Website:http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=456 (Website)https://www.parks.ca.gov/pages/456/files/ShastaSHPFinalWebLayout050917.pdf (Park Brochure)https://www.parks.ca.gov/Gallery/456 (Image Gallery)
Description:Six miles west of Redding a row of old, half-ruined, brick buildings remind passing motorists that Shasta City, the lusty "Queen City" of California’s northern mining district, once stood on this site. These ruins and some of the nearby roads, cottages, and cemeteries are all silent but eloquent vestiges of the intense activity that was centered here during the California gold rush. Iron shutters still swing on massive, old, iron hinges before the doors and windows of grass-filled, roofless buildings that once were crowded with merchandise, and alive with the human sounds of business, trade, and social endeavor. The County Courthouse is restored to its 1861 appearance, the year when it was converted from commercial uses to become the Shasta County Courthouse. Today the building is filled with historical exhibits, and an unparalleled collection of historic California Artwork that make it the central figure of Shasta State Historic Park.
Site Condition:General to Note: Eureka Way is HWY 299, each of these buildings except for the barn is smack off the road.
General Notes:California gold rush era site with half-ruined, brick buildings and cottages. The restored County Courthouse building is filled with historical exhibits that make it the central figure of Shasta State Historic Park. updated: 7.18.24 bd
Jurisdictions::CALIFORNIA FILM COMMISSION - CFC, SHASTA COUNTY FILM COMMISSION - FLICS / FILM SHASTA
Within 30-Mile Zone: N
State Property: Yes
Closed/Vacant: No
GPS Source:Google Maps (interactive), x coordinate: 40.5993601, y coordinate: -122.4924543
Building Materials: Brick
Ownership: state
Contacts: Wright, Aaron *Public Safety Chief, Northern Buttes District, Lake Oroville Sector530-370-8180 Phone 1530-538-2244 Fax[email protected]http://www.californiasbestcamping.com/oroville/floating.html
State Parks and Beaches, Permits Department,California Film Commission7080 Hollywood Blvd., Suite 900, Hollywood, CA 90028 USA323.860.2960 Phone 1800.858.4749 Phone 2[email protected]http://film.ca.gov/state-permits/parks-beaches/
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