California Landmark 238
Swift's Stone Corral
Maxwell-Sites Road
6.4 Miles West of Maxwell
25 September 2006 (Click Photos to Zoom)
Swift's Stone Corral
The original owner and builder of this stone corral was Granville P. Swift, a native of Kentucky. In 1847
Swift began ranching in Stone Creek Valley in Colusa County. In 1850 he and his partner Frank Sears needed a
corral and, as there was no timber in the surrounding country, they built one from the flat stones that were
scattered over the area.
Although Swift's Stone Corral is on private property, it is visible approximately a thousand feet south of
Maxwell-Sites Road. A couple of miles further out Maxwell-Sites Road is the Sites Quarry which supplied sandstone
to build the Ferry Building in San Francisco
and the Carnegie Library in Colusa.
We were unable to locate a commemorative plaque beside the road. If you know of one,
please contact us.
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