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1979 Map of French Gulch

Name: 1979 Topographic Map of French Gulch
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

Mining operations and historical mountain settlements define this rugged stretch of the Trinity Mountains on the border of Shasta and Trinity Counties. The community of French Gulch serves as a focal point along Clear Creek, surrounded by evidence of decades of resource extraction, including extensive Dredge Tailings and numerous lode mines such as the Washington Mine, Black Tom Mine, and the Brown Bear Mine. The presence of the Lewiston Turnpike Road suggests the historical importance of this corridor for trans-mountain travel.

Further south, the landscape transitions into the Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area, where the Judge Carr Powerplant and Crystal Creek reflect the region's mid-century hydroelectric development. Small, isolated locations like Deadwood and Shingle Shanty offer clues for genealogists and local historians tracing the movement of miners and timber workers through these steep gulches and ridges, from Highland Ridge down to Tower House.