NoeHill Travels in California
California Landmarks in Shasta County
California Landmark 78
Clear Creek
US 99 and Canyon Road
Redding
 "California Historical Landmark #78: Clear Creek in Redding")
25 September 2006
 "California Historical Landmark #78: Clear Creek in Redding")
27 February 2011
 "California Historical Landmark #78: Clear Creek in Redding")
25 September 2006
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Mt. Shasta
14161 Feet
Offical Emblem of Shasta Historical Society
14161 Feet
Offical Emblem of Shasta Historical Society
IN 1848
GOLD WAS FIRST DISCOVERED
ON THIS CREEK
BY
MAJOR PIERSON BARTON READING
EARLY CALIFORNIA PIONEER
Erected By
California Highway Commission
1931
We were unable to locate a California Bear Flag marker for Clear Creek. The California Office of Preservation
offers the following citation at ohp.parks.ca.gov.
Clear Creek
Five miles up the creek, at Reading's Bar, is the site of the discovery of gold by Major Pierson B. Reading and his Indian laborers in 1848.
Historic sites associated with Major Pierson Barton Reading: