Welcome to Exploring Shasta County history...
With this blog, I am bringing to life the stories of the early day pioneers and some of the oft-forgotten history of a bygone era in Shasta County, California. I'll also focus on important events after the turn of the 20th century. I would like to reflect upon current historical sites of the modern age as well.
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Aaron Fender established the Fender Cemetery upon his death in 1885 near Oak Run, in rural Shasta County, California. From sandstone markers and a wooden marker in the cemetery come find out whose laid to rest in this historic cemetery.
Filmed on location August 18, 2024.
REOURCES:
1850 U.S. Census
1860 U.S. Census
1870 U.S. Census
North-Eastern Shasta - The Republican Free Press newspaper of Shasta County, July 4, 1885
Died - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, February 9, 1897
This historic 10x14 foot cold storage room is situated in the ghost town of Shasta, in Shasta County, California, at Shasta State Historic Park, located near Redding. It was built in the 1850s and utilized by numerous owners and operators of the City Market, a thriving butcher business in town. Coming into a long chain of succession of ownership it became a permanent fixture for local Shastan’s. Find out who, what and more in this video from Exploring Shasta County History.
Filmed on locations August 5, 2024.
RESOURCES:
Settle Up! - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, February 20, 1864
The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, August 6, 1864
The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, January 7, 1871
Notice - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, February 4, 1871
Business Directory - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, February 10, 1872
The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, June 8, 1878
Destructive Fire in Shasta - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, August 17, 1878
The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, September 14, 1878
The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, September 28, 1878
The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, April 10, 1880
The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, January 7, 1882
Notice to Creditors - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, March 11, 1882
1885 Business Directory of Shasta County
Peter Hoff Goes to His Reward - The Free Press newspaper of Redding, December 2, 1902
Peter Hoff’s Funeral - The Free Press newspaper of Shasta, December 3, 1902
Pioneer Resident Called by Death - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, December 3, 1902
Lorrenz Garrecht Dies at Shasta Home - The Free Press newspaper of Redding, January 16, 1905
This documentary starts with local Shasta County, California, pioneers, which continues to cover some of the nationally renowned famous people, as well as some of the historical figures buried within this amazing 226-acre cemetery. Journey with me as we explore the Mountain View Cemetery in Oakland, Alameda County, California, which was established in 1863. From murder victim Elizabeth Short also known as the Black Dahlia, to legendary Oakland rapper Mac Dre, and then to Major League Baseball Hall of Famer, Ernie Lombardi, is just a small portion of the famous people buried here. Among the millionaires are Domenico Ghirardelli and Charles Crocker, who are both historical figures like James A. Folger, and Henry G. Blasdell. Come find out about the life these famous and historical people led.
In 1865 Charles Camden located the first iron ore body upon Iron Mountain which gave its name to the mountain, a 3,600 ft. high mountain, situated in the West Shasta mining district of Shasta County, California. Over the years the property grew to contain the Brick Flat mine, the Complex mine, the Hornet mine, the Little Nelly mine, the Lost Confidence mine, the Mattie mine, the Minnesota mine, the No. 8 mine, the Old mine, and the Richmond mine. It became a celebrated lucrative producer within this county. Camden then went into partnership with Colonel William Magee, and they eventually brought on James M. Sallee as an owner with them after Sallee located an impressive ore body of silver upon the mountain. The nearby communities of Iron Mountain, Keswick, Matheson, South Park, and Taylor came into fruition due to the mine itself. The first year of production for this mine was in 1879 and the last year of production was in 1963. On September 8, 1983, the Iron Mountain mine became an EPA superfund site and is presently ranked as the third largest polluter in California. In 2010, the Iron Mountain Mine was labeled as a "Toxic Hellhole" by the San Francisco Gate media outlet. For more information, please see the attached YouTube video: "The Iron Mountain Mine; A Site Overview."
Resources:
A Road to Shasta Would Pay - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, September 11, 1869
Iron, Mountain - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, October 21, 1871
Iron Mountain - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, April 2, 1881
Lost Confidence Mine - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, May 14, 1881
Iron Mountain - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, May 21, 1881
Iron Mountain - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, June 25, 1881
Iron Mountain - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, September 24, 1881
Rich Mineral Strike - The Record-Union newspaper of Sacramento, August 29, 1881
The Republican Free Press newspaper of Redding, August 8, 1885
Eleven Bars of Bullion - The Republican Free Press newspaper of Redding, September 17, 1887
The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, December 7, 1895
The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, December 14, 1895
The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, January 11, 1896
Will Succeed Hill - The Free Press newspaper of Redding, May 1, 1897
Mines and Miners - The Free Press newspaper of Redding, May 4, 1897
South Park - The Free Press newspaper of Redding, July 22, 1897
Mail Route to Fielding - The Free Press newspaper of Redding, November 19, 1897
Aubury, Lewis E. The copper resources of California: California Mining Bureau Bulletin 23: 65. 1902
William McKendrick - The Free Press newspaper of Redding, December 25, 1903
William McKendrick - The Free Press newspaper of Redding, December 29, 1903
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