Historical resource study: Whiskeytown National Recreation Area, California
Toogood AC. 1978. Historical resource study: Whiskeytown National Recreation Area, California. NPS Denver Service Center Historic Preservation Team. Denver, CO
This report details the history of the Whiskeytown National Recreation Area, before and after it was designated as such. The mining aspect of the history is described in detail, along with the mineral resources, soils, geology, and associated land uses. The major sections of the report are: California gold sets pace for early state, regional, and local development; Exhaustion of surface gold spurs new mining methods in Shasta County; Twentieth century social and economic patterns; Existing historic features; Recommendations; Documentation for historical base maps; Historical base maps; Illustrations; Appendixes; and Bibliography.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Toogood, Anna
- Date of Issue
- 1978-10
- Publisher
- NPS Denver Service Center Historic Preservation Team
- Units
- HIST , WHIS
- Keywords
- Abundance (Biodiversity), Cultural Resources, ehistory, Geography, Geology, gold mines, gold mining, History, History, Land Use, Minerals, Mining, Physical Resources, Presence (Biodiversity), quartz mining, resource extraction, Soils, Taxa Links To References