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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