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1901 Map of Redding

Name: 1901 Topographic Map of Redding
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1905
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1905

About this map

The Sacramento River and its major tributaries, the Pit River and McCloud River, converge in this detailed turn-of-the-century portrait of Shasta County. The Southern Pacific R.R. dictates the rhythm of the corridor, serving a landscape defined by mining operations and early fisheries. Notable industrial sites like Bully Hill and the Central Mine Spur near Keswick highlight the era's mineral extraction, while the Baird Fishery marks a significant early point of conservation on the McCloud River.

Away from the rail lines, the topography transitions from the open Stillwater Plains and Swede Creek Plains into the heavy relief of the Klamath Mountains and southern Cascades. Early settlements such as Kennett, Copper City, and Churntown appear alongside family-named junctions like Loomis Corners and Frazier Corners, providing a precise record of local geography before many of these canyons were altered by later reservoirs.