THE M.A. BURNS LUMBER COMPANY RAILROAD BOILER AT CASTLE CRAGS STATE PARK

A follow up to the M.A. Burns Lumber Company abandoned railroad 36' narrow gauge video that I filmed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHb14... with Robert Frazier of California Unearthed. The subject focuses on a boiler which was found along the railroad grade by state park staff in 1994.

The M.A. Burns Lumber Company Railroad: an Abandoned 36' Narrow Gauge Logging Railroad At Castella

On this episode of Exploring Shasta County History, join Robert Frazier, host of California Unearthed, and I as we explore an abandoned logging railroad situated just outside of the Castle Crags State Park at Castella on the North Fork of Castle Creek which was laid in 1910 as part of the M. A. Burns Lumber Company holdings as a 36" narrow gauge line which was utilized for hauling lumber that this company was milling and producing. Later on, the company changed its name to the Castle Creek Lumber Company. This lumber company operated this route until 1929 and the tracks were removed and relocated to another undisclosed location in 1936 when this railroad grade became abandoned. Today, only the abandoned railroad grade and ties remain of this railroad logging operation. Filmed on location October 8, 2023.

The Conant Cemetery.

Filmed on location October 21, 2022.

Learn about this unique cemetery which dates back to 1898, and includes a biography of the founder of this cemetery and the contributions he made to our society in the area which, William R. Conant, resided in. Come explore the historic Conant Cemetery. The location just might surprise you.

The burial markers of one interment: Ione Silvanna Conant. Photo taken by Jeremy Tuggle on October 21, 2022.

Resources:

1888 California Voters Register for William R. Conant

1892 California Voters Register for William R. Conant

1896 California Voters Register for William R. Conant

Mr. Conant - The Free Press newspaper of Redding, The Free Press, May 16, 1898

Judge Conant Heart Failure Victim Today - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, March 23, 1918

1900 U.S. Census

1910 U.S. Census