1861, April 12 First guns are fired in Civil War at Union installation at Fort Sumter, South Carolina, over question of southern states' right to secede from the Union.

CALIFORNIA - Shasta County - Historic Districts

Cottonwood Historic District (added 1973 - Shasta County - #73000456) Off US 99 , Cottonwood (90 acres, 4 buildings) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown Architectural Style: No Style Listed Area of Significance: Architecture, Commerce Period of Significance: 1850-1874 Owner: Local , Private Historic Function: Education, Government, Religion, Transportation Historic Sub-function: Post Office, Rail-Related, Religious Structure, School Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic Current Sub-function: Business, Single Dwelling French Gulch Historic District (added 1972 - Shasta County - #72000257) Also known as French Gulch Along both sides of French Gulch Rd. , French Gulch (1800 acres, 9 buildings) Historic Significance: Event Area of Significance: Industry, Social History Period of Significance: 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874 Owner: Private Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Religion, Social Historic Sub-function: Hotel, Meeting Hall, Post Office, Specialty Store Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Recreation And Culture Current Sub-function: Hotel, Specialty Store, Theater Lake Britton Archeological District (added 1975 - Shasta County - #75000485) Address Restricted , Burney (13000 acres) Historic Significance: Information Potential Area of Significance: Prehistoric, Historic - Aboriginal Cultural Affiliation: Achomawi, Early American, Atsugewi Period of Significance: 3000-3499 BC, 1900-1750 AD, 1800-1824, 1749-1500 AD, 1700-1749, 1600-1649, 1500-1599 Owner: Federal , Private Historic Function: Domestic Historic Sub-function: Village Site Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Recreation And Culture Current Sub-function: Energy Facility, Outdoor Recreation Lassen Volcanic National Park Highway Historic District (added 2006 - Shasta County - #06000527) Also known as NPS Route 1; Lassen Loop Highway; Lassen Peak Highway NPS Route 1, CA 89 , Mineral (2900 acres, 2 buildings, 129 structures) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: et.al., Hewitt, Frank C. Architectural Style: Other Area of Significance: Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation, Community Planning And Development, Landscape Architecture Period of Significance: 1950-1974, 1925-1949 Owner: Federal Historic Function: Recreation And Culture, Transportation Historic Sub-function: Outdoor Recreation, Road-Related Current Function: Recreation And Culture, Transportation Current Sub-function: Outdoor Recreation, Road-Related Lower Clear Creek Archeological District (added 1979 - Shasta County - #79003812) Address Restricted , Whiskeytown (0 acres) Owner: Federal Manzanita Lake Naturalist's Services Historic District (added 2006 - Shasta County - #06000525) 39489 CA 44 , Shingletown (850 acres, 3 buildings, 1 structure) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Loomis, Benjamin, et.al. Architectural Style: Other, Renaissance Area of Significance: Science, Conservation, Entertainment/Recreation, Architecture Period of Significance: 1925-1949 Owner: Federal Historic Function: Domestic, Education, Recreation And Culture Historic Sub-function: Institutional Housing, Museum, Museum, Outdoor Recreation, Research Facility Current Function: Recreation And Culture Current Sub-function: Museum, Outdoor Recreation Nobles Emigrant Trail (added 1975 - Shasta County - #75000222) Also known as Fort Kearney;South Pass;Honey Lake Wagon Road E of Shingletown in Lassen Volcanic National Park , Shingletown (5820 acres) Historic Significance: Event Area of Significance: Transportation, Commerce, Communications Period of Significance: 1850-1874, 1825-1849 Owner: Federal Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Transportation Historic Sub-function: Pedestrian Related Current Function: Landscape Current Sub-function: Park Phillips Brothers Mill (added 2002 - Shasta County - #02001406) Approx. 30 mi. NE of Redding , Oak Run (75 acres, 17 buildings, 3 structures) Historic Significance: Event Area of Significance: Industry, Engineering Period of Significance: 1950-1974, 1925-1949 Owner: Private Historic Function: Industry/Processing/Extraction Historic Sub-function: Manufacturing Facility Current Function: Industry/Processing/Extraction Current Sub-function: Manufacturing Facility Shasta State Historic Park (added 1971 - Shasta County - #71000199) Also known as Shasta U.S. 299 , Shasta (150 acres, 16 buildings) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Multiple Architectural Style: Other Area of Significance: Politics/Government, Architecture, Industry Period of Significance: 1850-1874, 1825-1849 Owner: State , Private Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Social Historic Sub-function: Courthouse, Meeting Hall, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store Current Function: Government, Landscape, Recreation And Culture Current Sub-function: Courthouse, Museum, Park Sulphur Creek Archeological District (added 1980 - Shasta County - #80000370) Also known as Teh-583 thru Teh-590;Teh-596;Sha-786 Address Restricted , Mill Creek (4600 acres) Historic Significance: Information Potential Area of Significance: Native American, Historic - Aboriginal, Prehistoric Cultural Affiliation: atsugewi, northeastern madiu, yahi yana Period of Significance: 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD Owner: Federal Historic Function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction Historic Sub-function: Camp, Manufacturing Facility, Processing Current Function: Landscape, Recreation And Culture Current Sub-function: Outdoor Recreation, Park Swasey Discontiguous Archeological District (added 2003 - Shasta County - #03000115) Address Restricted , Redding (4160 acres) Historic Significance: Information Potential Area of Significance: Prehistoric Cultural Affiliation: Native American Period of Significance: 500-999 BC, 499-0 BC, 499-0 AD, 4000-4499 BC, 3500-3999 BC, 3000-3499 BC, 2500-2999 BC, 2000-2499 BC, 1500-1999 BC, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD, 1000-1499 BC Owner: Federal Historic Function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction Historic Sub-function: Camp, Processing, Processing Site, Village Site Current Function: Landscape, Recreation And Culture Current Sub-function: Conservation Area, Outdoor Recreation Tower House District (added 1973 - Shasta County - #73000257) Whiskeyton National Recreation Area , Whiskeytown (200 acres, 7 buildings, 4 structures) Historic Significance: Event Area of Significance: Commerce, Agriculture, Transportation, Industry Period of Significance: 1850-1874, 1825-1849 Owner: Federal Historic Function: Domestic, Funerary, Transportation Historic Sub-function: Cemetery, Road-Related, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling Current Function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Landscape Current Sub-function: Park Tower House--Soo-Yeh-Choo-Pus (added 1985 - Shasta County - #85003483) Also known as Tower House Archeological District Address Restricted , French Gulch (470 acres) Historic Significance: Information Potential Area of Significance: Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Prehistoric Cultural Affiliation: American,rural, Shasta Complex Period of Significance: 500-999 BC, 499-0 BC, 499-0 AD, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1000-500 AD, 1000-1499 BC Owner: Federal Historic Function: Domestic Historic Sub-function: Village Site Current Function: Landscape Current Sub-function: Park

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