Before the gallows In the years following the Gold Rush, Shasta County was a rough and rapidly changing corner of California. Established on February 18, 1850, the county quickly attracted miners, merchants, adventurers, and drifters seeking their fortunes in the… Continue Reading
When the California and Oregon Railroad bypassed the old mining town of Shasta, its merchants faced a hard choice: remain with the community where they had built their names or gamble on an uncertain settlement rising on the Sacramento River… Continue Reading
In May of 1876, the quiet residential streets of the historic town of Shasta were disturbed by a grim discovery that brought a deeply private tragedy into public view. Beneath the floor of a small woodhouse behind a home on… Continue Reading
About six miles west of present-day Redding, in the rolling country between the historic town of Shasta and the old mining settlements along Clear Creek, once stood Middletown. Today almost nothing remains to suggest that hundreds of people who once… Continue Reading
Skating has a long and fascinating history stretching back thousands of years. The earliest form—ice skating—dates to between 3000 and 4000 B.C., when people in Northern Europe fashioned skates from animal bones to travel across frozen lakes and rivers. Continue Reading
The story of midwifery in Shasta County is inseparable from the 50-year career of Nora McNeill, whose impact was recently celebrated at the Shasta District Fairgrounds on March 21, 2026. This milestone offers a chance to look back at how… Continue Reading
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