1901 Map of Redding

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Redding serves as the focal point of this 1900 survey, situated where the Southern Pacific R. R. follows the Sacramento River through the heart of Shasta County. The landscape is a study in industrial and agricultural transition, from the mining hubs of Keswick and Kennett to the broad agricultural expanses of the Stillwater Plains and Millville Plains. This era represents a period before major dam construction altered the northern river systems, showing the original course of the Pit River and its confluence with the Sacramento near Baird. Settlements like Churntown, Whitehouse, and Bully Hill indicate a dense network of mining camps and early communities, while family-named locales such as Loomis Corners and Frazier Corners reveal the rural social fabric. The presence of the Central Mine Spur and smelting sites underscores the region's mineral-driven economy at the turn of the century.