Watch Duty: "Air Attack reporting the fire is running up to the ridge w/extreme fire behavior and no current opportunities to catch it. He concurs that evacuation orders are urgent & priority should be getting people out of there. He is also seeing additional spot fires down river."" That means: evacuate, safely, and get out of the way. #HeadFire #SiskiyouCounty #Siskiyou #Yreka

#Earthquake (#sismo) M2.2 strikes 19 km SE of #Yreka (#California) 2 min ago. More info: https://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=1231654

Dec. 8, 1941: On this in day infamy, there was no secession, or formation of “The State of Jefferson”. The State of Jefferson?

In the 1940s, several counties in northern #California and southern #Oregon,  decided to succeed from thier respective States rule.  Some call it a publicity stunt, prompted by the unhappiness of residents of the area.  Feeling ignored by #Sacramento and Salem in regard to policy and funding, a new “State of Jefferson” was born, almost.

Gilbert Gable, former Mayor Port Oxford OR, was one of the leaders of the movement.  He argued that: Jackson, Curry, Josephine and Klamath counties, should unite with counties in California, and #succeed from Oregon. The northern California counties were Siskiyou, Modoc and Del Norte.  There was even a torchlit parade in #Yreka, and an inauguration for the first “Governor of The State of Jefferson”, John Leon Childs.  When ever there’s a parade, you know it’s got to be official.

On November 27, 1941, a number of residents made headlines after setting up armed road blocks on US99, near Yreka, CA.  They Stopped drivers giving them a “Proclamation of Independence” stating that, “Jefferson” was in “patriotic rebellion against” the two states.  They also advised that the “rebellion” would continue with succession, “every Thursday until further notice” 

The #succession effort ended quickly with the Dec. 2. death of Mayor Gable and the attack on Pearl Harbor, 71 years ago, yesterday.

In 1971, there was a short-lived resurgence of support for the movement and in 1989, “Jefferson Public Radio” was named in commemoration of the “rebellion”.  The “State of Jefferson” is still a part of the culture and #folklore of the region.  So, Happy Birthday to the “State of Jefferson”, kind of.

Images show the official flag created for the new state, and some other historic images.

 
https://www.oregonhistoryproject.org/articles/historical-records/state-of-jefferson-brochure/

https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/state_of_jefferson/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jefferson_%28proposed_Pacific_state%29

#StateOfJefferson