TIONESTA

NAME: Tionesta COUNTY: Modoc ROADS: 2WD GRID: 1 CLIMATE: Snow in winter and warm in summer BEST TIME TO VISIT: Summer and fall

COMMENTS: There is currently 30 people living in town all year round. We are located near the southern end of the Lava Beds National Monument. REMAINS: Plenty of old historical buildings, old photos, and other old artifacts.

The so called Tionesta is actually the town of Timber Mountain back in the old logging days which housed a brothel, (which is now Timber Mountain Store) and a few small cabins that a still standing. The real town of Tionesta is actually a few miles west of Timber Mountain where there was a mill that caught on fire and ended up burning down the entire community around the year 1942. Submitted by: Jesse Addison

The old brothel..  currently Timber Mountain Store Courtesy Jesse Addison

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