Featured Photo taken near Edgewood Contributed by Yreka Preservation It took from 1850 until December 16, 1887 before the railroad had the last piece of rail connecting San Francisco with Portland. It was with great angst that the railroad decided to bypass Yreka, the county seat, in favor of a different route via Montague. But, with determination and pluck Yreka set out to build a connecting … [Read more...] about The Shasta Route along the Southern Pacific Railroad
Dunsmuir
Dunsmuir and the Wobblies
The Wobblies preached a radical message. With their association with hobo culture and suspicions of being influenced by Socialists and Bolsheviks they were not a popular movement, but were welcomed in Dunsmuir. This is a Wobblies poster from the Early 20th Century. In the early years of the 20th century the mood in the growing mountain railroad town was probably typical of the entire country. … [Read more...] about Dunsmuir and the Wobblies