Landmark #32 | Shasta County | Visited: May 11, 2012 | Plaque? YES! 🙂 |
What is it? | A plaque by the side of the road! |
What makes it historical? | THE GUIDE SAYS: Major Pierson B. Reading and his Indians washed out the first gold in Shasta County on a bar at the mouth of the canyon of Clear Creek in March 1848.
OTHER TIDBITS: Read more about Major Reading! |
How can I Help the Helpers? | HERE’S HOW:
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Where is this place? | LISTED DIRECTIONS: Clear Creek Bridge On Clear Creek Rd 6.9 mi W of old Hwy 99 Redding, CA 96001 ANNOTATIONS: From Los Angeles: ~555mi (894km) — 9.3hrs |
When should I go? | Whenever the mood strikes you! |