Shasta

Shasta (HM137N)

Location: Shasta, CA 96087 Shasta County
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N 40° 35.94', W 122° 29.535'

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Founded 1849 as Reading's Springs. Named Shasta June 8, 1850. Second county seat Shasta County 1851-1888. Metropolis Northern California during 1850's. End road and beginning Oregon Pack Trail until 1861. Present home Western Star Lodge No. 2. F. & A.M., whose charter brought across plains Peter Lassen Party 1848. Shurtleff House built 1851. Business section destroyed, fire 1853. Shasta Courier founded 1852.

State Registered Landmark No. 77

Tablet furnished by California Centennials Commission. Base provided by Shasta County Centennial Committee

Dedicated June 12, 1950
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HM NumberHM137N
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Marker Number77
Year Placed1950
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Friday, October 3rd, 2014 at 8:32am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)10T E 542960 N 4494367
Decimal Degrees40.59900000, -122.49225000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 35.94', W 122° 29.535'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 35' 56.40" N, 122° 29' 32.10" W
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Area Code(s)530
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 15275 Eureka Way, Shasta CA 96087, US
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