Andrew Firebaugh and his family occupied the Fort Miller Hospital for awhile. The town of Firebaugh was named for him as he had established the first ferry there in 1854. Here at the fort, his daughter Emma Leonora was born on May 26, 1866. She lived but twelve years and was buried beside her father and infant brother on the ranch they purchased from the Schultz family. (See the story of Peg-Leg Paden in a previous issue.) The monument still exists although it has been leveled several times in the past 90-plus years by accidents on the road and each time restored. It is located on the Crabtree Ranch near the road to Tollhouse. The Firebaugh story would fill a book.
Andrew Firebaugh and his family occupied the Fort Miller Hospital for awhile. The town of Firebaugh was named for him as he had established the first ferry there in 1854. Here at the fort, his daughter Emma Leonora was born on May 26, 1866. She lived but twelve years and was buried beside her father and infant brother on the ranch they purchased from the Schultz family. (See the story of Peg-Leg Paden in a previous issue.) The monument still exists although it has been leveled several times in the past 90-plus years by accidents on the road and each time restored. It is located on the Crabtree Ranch near the road to Tollhouse. The Firebaugh story would fill a book.
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