It was not until 1914 that Susanville founder had a proper monument to mark his grave, even though he passed away in 1869. It was through the efforts of Asa Fairfield, the local Masons and Native Sons to correct that. You can read about the dedication here.

This is just bit of trivia. The two pieces of gray granite weighing approximately four tons, were quarried near the Perkins ranch (Sella, 2025) on Gold Run. It was Susanville stone mason, Robert Brodie that did work and placed the monument on Roop’s grave. Less than two years later, Brodie was the lead stone mason for construction of the Lassen County Courthouse.

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