Pierson B. Reading settled on a large land grant in Shasta County in the 1840s, planting California's first cotton and northern California's first grapevines on his Rancho Buena Ventura, which included the current town of Redding. Although first nicknamed Poverty Flats by the early settlers, the Southern Pacific Railroad chose this spot for its turnaround roundhouse in 1872, ignoring the neighboring mining boomtown of Shasta. To honor a powerful Sacramento politician who acted as their general land agent, the railroad named the new town Redding.
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Under the able direction of office manager Diane Kathleen, the Shasta Historical Society the winning team that produced the successful Shasta County Images of America book has carefully mined its extensive archives for the best images to illustrate Redding's colorful, tumultuous history. Historian Al Rocca has lent his expertise by providing informative and engaging text. Under the able direction of office manager Diane Kathleen, the Shasta Historical Society the winning team that produced the successful Shasta County Images of America book has carefully mined its extensive archives for the best images to illustrate Redding's colorful, tumultuous history. Historian Al Rocca has lent his expertise by providing informative and engaging text.
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This is a historical view of Redding, Ca. Pictures dating back to before the 1950s. The only thing that could have been added was to have a couple of current pictures of landmarks that have been designated.
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Not much is known about the area we now call the City of Redding before the railroad appeared in 1872. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Market Street, Shasta County, Sacramento River, Shasta Dam, California Street, Lorenz Hotel, Central Valley, Pine Street, World War, Placer Street, Temple Hotel, United States, Yuba Street, Bureau of Reclamation, Butte Street, Fourth of July, Golden Eagle Hotel, San Francisco, Yuha Street, Courtesy of Richard Lorenz, Diestlehorst Bridge, Eureka Way, Shasta Courier, Shasta Street, Southern Pacific Railroad New!
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Not much is known about the area we now call the City of Redding before the railroad appeared in 1872. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Market Street, Shasta County, Sacramento River, Shasta Dam, California Street, Lorenz Hotel, Central Valley, Pine Street, World War, Placer Street, Temple Hotel, United States, Yuba Street, Bureau of Reclamation, Butte Street, Fourth of July, Golden Eagle Hotel, San Francisco, Yuha Street, Courtesy of Richard Lorenz, Diestlehorst Bridge, Eureka Way, Shasta Courier, Shasta Street, Southern Pacific Railroad New!
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- Shasta County (CA) (Images of America) by Shasta Historical Society in Front Matter
- School Education by Charlotte M. Mason on page 116
- California Street by Thomas A. Curtis on page 95
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