Exploring Shasta County history by Jeremy M. Tuggle
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. This is copyrighted by Jeremy M. Tuggle.
Friday, March 15, 2024
A RAILWAY FROM BONITA TO DELAMAR: THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY & EASTERN RAILROAD.
Saturday, March 9, 2024
Elias Anderson (1817-1907), the Founder of Anderson, California.
RESOURCES:
Elias Anderson in the California, U.S., Pioneer and Immigrant Files, 1790-1950; available on Ancestry.com
1830 U.S. Census
A HISTORY OF CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI.
U.S., Appointments of U.S. Postmasters, 1832-1971
1850 U.S. Census
School Districts of Shasta County 1853-1955 compiled by Veronica Satorius1860 U.S. Census
Died - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, July 27, 1861
List Of Post Offices -The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, December 19, 1863
Died - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, May 4, 1867
1867, Shasta County Voters Registration
1870 U.S. Census
New Store! - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, March 1, 1873
The Shasta Courier newspaper July 19, 1873
Lots For Sale in the Town of Shasta Co., Cal. - The Sentinel Newspaper of Red Bluff, October 24, 1874
Died - The Reading Independent newspaper of Redding, August 14, 1979
1880 U.S. Census
Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps - Anderson, California, 1881-1947
A Big Fire at Anderson - The Chico Weekly Enterprise newspaper of Chico, January 28, 1887
Anderson In Ashes - The Marysville Daily Appeal newspaper of Marysville, January 30, 1887
The Fire at Anderson - The Chico Weekly Enterprise newspaper of Chico, February 4, 1887
The Republican Free Press newspaper of Redding, February 2, 1889
The Republican Free Press newspaper of Redding, July 6, 1889
1899, City & Business Directory of Shasta County
The Free Press newspaper of Redding, September 30, 1899
1900 U.S. Census
The Free Press newspaper of Redding, January 23, 1901
Death of a Pioneer Woman - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, November 4, 1903
Aged Lady Passes Away - The Free Press newspaper of Redding, November 6, 1903
Oldest Man in County Lives at Anderson - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, August 23, 1906
Founder Of Anderson Dies at Advanced Age - The Sacramento Daily Union newspaper of Sacramento,
Oldest Man in County is Dead - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, October 1,1907
Anderson To Incorporate - The Sacramento Daily Union newspaper of Sacramento, February 5, 1912
Found Dead in Bed in a Home in Anderson - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, May 28, 1931
Our Storied Landmarks – Shasta County, California, written by May H. Southern, published by Balakshin Printing Company, ©1942.
My Playhouse Was a Concord Coach, an anthology of newspaper clippings and documents relating to those who made California history during the years 1822-1888, by Mae Hélène Bacon Boggs. Published by Howell-North Press ©1942
Shasta Historical Society Pioneer Plaque file: AP-023 - Anderson, Elias, available on file at the Shasta Historical Society
979.424 - Anderson. Shasta Historical Society, Vertical files.
979.424 (324) Anderson (history) unknown author
Shasta Historical Society Pioneer Record: Elias Anderson, dated April 8, 1943
Shasta Historical Society Genealogical Records 7-59: Elias Anderson
Shasta Historical Society Genealogical Records 7-59: George H. Anderson
Shasta Historical Society Pioneer Record: George H. Anderson, dated: January 18, 1945
Way Back When - Myrtle McNamar, published by C.A.T. Publishing of Redding, California, 1952. 282 pages.
Place Names of Shasta County by Gertrude A. Steger revision by Helen Hinckley Jones, ©1966 by La Siesta Pressy, Glendale, California
Monday, February 26, 2024
Experiencing the Old Diggings Railroad Grade
RESOURCES:
New Railroad Is Being Rushed - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, December 28, 1906
Quartz Railroad Ready by October 1 - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, July 20, 1907
Quartz Hill Railroad Sold as Junk - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, May 1, 1918
Quartz Hill Steel Going To France - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, July 4, 1918
Sunday, January 14, 2024
Discharged from the hospital.
I just got discharged from being in the emergency room and then transferred to the hospital at Shasta Regional Medical Center earlier this week for having a mild stroke. Please keep me in your prayers for a speedy recovery. Thanks to everyone.
Sunday, December 31, 2023
TWO DISCONNECTING MINES WITH FLOWSTONE FEATURES.
I haven't found too many mines Shasta County with natural flowstone features in them; however, these small disconnecting mines are among the few I have found. Located in French Gulch inside the boundaries of the French Gulch Mining District of Shasta County, are these two small disconnecting mines with flowstone features in them. Usually, I see flowstone in natural caves of the region rather than inside the local mines here that I have been to and researched over the years as a local historian of the area. Flowstone is a sheetlike deposit of calcite or other carbonate minerals caused by the natural flow of water seepage over the years into the back, face, left and right ribs of the main haulage tunnel of a mine.
Thursday, December 28, 2023
A SMALL ABANDONED MINE WITH A SHAFT.
Located in French Gulch in the French Gulch Mining District of Shasta County is this abandoned small mine with a raise or a shaft. The natural lighting from the raise inside the mine was pretty cool to see. It appears that this mine was mined for gold. This video was filmed on location December 16, 2023. Featuring Ryan Hammon from Explore with Ryan.