Shasta, California

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Shast was first settled in and around the area of High Street in 1848^[1] or 1849 by Oregon goldminers^[2] and known as Reading's Springs. Officially named Shasta on June 8, 1850 at a town meeting held outside of R.J. Walsh's store (the same lot where Excelsior Hall once stood) ^[3]. Shasta served as the county seat from February 10, 1851^[3] until 1886.

Following the arrival of the railroad and the removal of the county seat to Redding, Shasta went into a long decline.

Thanks to the efforts of the Shasta Historical Society, the Native Sons of the Golden West, and Mae Helene Bacon Boggs, the remaining structures and ruins were saved and eventually became the Shasta State Historic Park.

References

1. ↑ Smith, Dottie (1999). The Dictionary of Early Shasta County History (2nd ed.). self-published.
2. ↑ Frisbee, Mabel Moores and Jean Moores Beauchamp (1973). "Shasta: The Queen City of the North." Los Angeles: California Historical Society.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Frank, B.F. & H.W. Chappell (1881). The History And Business Directory of Shasta County. Redding: Redding Independent Book and Job Printing House.

External Links

• Official site of Shasta State Historic Park