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Hospital Rock
While the betrayal at the negotiating tent (site
of Canbys Cross today) was taking place another group of Modocs advanced
with a white flag on Hospital Rock, the encampment of Major John Green
and Major Edwin Mason. Lieutenant Sherwood, the Officer of the Day, went
to meet with them. The Modocs opened fire on him and Lieutenant Boyle,
wounding both officers. Sherwood later died from his wounds.
A walk to the top of Hospital Rock leads you to an interpretive sign
explaining the significance of this area of the monument. It also
affords you a beautiful spot to view and photograph Mt. Shasta.
California poppies and Anderson larkspur add splashes of color along the
trail with saltbush growing at the end. Northern harriers can sometimes
be seen gliding over the adjacent fields looking for prey.
Delve into another aspect of the Modoc War and its surrounding
landscape. You'll find it intriguing.
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