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Picturesque Shasta County, located at the northern end of California's Sacramento Valley, is known for its colorful history, abundant natural beauty, and unlimited recreational opportunities. First home to native tribes such as the Wintu and Yana, Shasta County was officially established in 1850, and fur trappers, cattle ranchers, and miners, lumber mills, copper smelters, and railroads soon made their indelible mark on the landscape. The region's story continued to unfold throughout the 20th century as its many lakes, parks, rivers, and the snow-capped peak of Mt. Shasta glistening in the...

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.As Redding grew, so did the tug-of-war with the...

The Covered Wagon is an annual publication the Shasta Historical Society puts out every year. It is a collection of short articles on the history of Shasta County and its pioneers. The 2006 issue features a glimpse of the Italian Culture, the Greek Culture, and the Chinese Culture. Our editorial team decided there was more to tell about the discovery of gold, about landing in San Francisco, the travels to Sacramento, how miners panned for gold, and the hazards of doing so. Ralph Hollibaugh's rare collector's items - handwritten letters painstakingly deciphered to facilitate your enjoyment in...