William B. Ide Adobe State Historic Park

William B. Ide Adobe State Historic Park is a California State Historic Park located on the west bank of the Sacramento River, a mile north of Red Bluff in Tehama County, California. It is in the Sacramento Valley of Northern California.

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William B. Ide

The park memorializes William Brown Ide, a California pioneer, captain of the Bear Flag Revolt and the only president of the California Republic, which lasted from June 14 to July 9, 1846.

The Adobe

Original

There is an adobe house located in a picnic area. The adobe is not William Brown Ide's original home, which was different. The adobe, which had been added onto several times, was occupied by Butte Sutton and his wife until the state bought it in the 1950s. Generations of Red Bluff kids believed that the series of square holes across the upper front of the building were rifle ports for shooting at enemies. Actually, they originally held the roof beams. The Suttons moved to a new house across Adobe Road.

Demolition

Against the wishes of the community, the park service tore down the original adobe and replaced it with one that in no way resembles the original and which faces the river, rather than the road.

New Museum

The park contains the new adobe containing a museum, and an open air museum with replicas of a typical carriage shed, a replica blacksmith shop, and a small visitor center. A a picnic area overlooks the Sacramento River

Media

An episode of California's Gold visited the park as part of a profile of its namesake.[1]

The park was one of the 48 California state parks which were proposed for closure in January 2008 by California's Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger as part of a deficit reduction program, since rescinded following public outcry.[2]

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References

  1. ^ Emperor and the President (2000)
  2. ^ CBS5.com: List Of Calif. Parks To Close In Budget Proposal

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