Yreka

Complete with all the trappings of a Wild West gold-mining town, Yreka was incorporated in 1857. Within six weeks of the discovery of gold in 1851, over 2,000 miners had arrived, and a town of makeshift wooden and canvas shelters suddenly appeared, forming the beginnings of what was to become the city. Today Yreka is Siskiyou County s government center. Its National Historic District encompasses both a lovely residential section and charming commercial district, offering a glimpse into the late 1800s. The Golden City boasts over 75 structures from the 1800s and early 1900s, wrought by the founders of Siskiyou County s gold, agricultural, and timber industries and preserved by Yreka s community today."

Author: Claudia A. East, Karen Cleland, Donald Y. East
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Published: 05/09/2007
Pages: 128
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.69lbs
Size: 9.17h x 6.53w x 0.34d
ISBN13: 9780738547350
ISBN10: 0738547352
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States | State & Local | General