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| Landmark #377 | Shasta County | Visited: May 10, 2012 | Plaque? YES! 🙂 |
| What is it? | A plaque to mark the burial site of a Jewish pioneer baby! |
| What makes it historical? | THE GUIDE SAYS: Charles, infant son of George and Helena Cohn Brownstein of Red Bluff, died December 14, 1864. He was buried near land established by the Shasta Hebrew Congregation as a Jewish cemetery in 1857, one of the earliest such cemeteries in the region. Since there was no Jewish burial ground in Red Bluff, Charles’ parents made the arduous journey to Shasta to lay their baby to rest. Concern for the fate of the grave led to the rerouting of Highway 299 in 1923.
OTHER TIDBITS: That pretty well sums it up! |
| How can I Help the Helpers? | HERE’S HOW:
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| Where is this place? | LISTED DIRECTIONS: 0.75 mi W of Shasta on State Hwy 299 ANNOTATIONS: From Los Angeles: ~551mi (887km) — 9.2hrs |
| When should I go? | Whenever the mood strikes you! |