1858
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| Centuries: | 18th century - 19th century - 20th century |
| Decades: | 1820s 1830s 1840s - 1850s - 1860s 1870s 1880s
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| Years: | 1855 1856 1857 - 1858 - 1859 1860 1861 |
Officers of Western Star Lodge
- Master: John A. Raymond
- Senior Warden: Hugh H. Shuffleton
- Junior Warden: S.R. Merrill
- Treasurer: A.B. Brown
- Secretary: Homer A. Curtiss
Events of 1858
January 23: The first telegraph is sent from Shasta. It reads, "The citizens of Shasta greet by lightning (a most obedient and swift messenger) their neighbors of Red Bluff. May the lightning, laden with truth and intelligence, never cease to flash along our line" [1]
- ↑ Giles, Rosena A. (1949). Shasta County California: A History. Oakland: Biobooks.
