Site of Reading Adobe

Site of Reading Adobe (HM137I)

Location: Cottonwood, CA 96022 Shasta County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 23.48', W 122° 12.02'

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Home of Pierson Barton Reading (1816-1868)-California Pioneer of 1843-Major in Fremont's California Battalion, Mexican War of 1846, signer of Capitulation of Cahuenga-discoverer of second major gold strike 1848-adobe built here 1847, designated seat of Shasta County Government 1850-51, kitchen wing of Reading mansion 1854-1881, destroyed by vandals 1942-best stock farm in California 1862. Major Reading buried nearby.
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HM NumberHM137I
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Marker Number10
Placed ByState Department of Parks and Recreation in cooperation with The Shasta Historical Society, May 18, 1968
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Friday, September 12th, 2014 at 2:34pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)10T E 567868 N 4471499
Decimal Degrees40.39133333, -122.20033333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 23.48', W 122° 12.02'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 23' 28.80" N, 122° 12' 1.20" W
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Area Code(s)530
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 19 Adobe Ln, Cottonwood CA 96022, US
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