10/11/1998
10/11/1998
10/11/1998
Landmark information
- Location:
Near entrance to Reading Island Park, 22947 Adobe Rd, 5.8 mi E of Cottonwood - Plaque:
Official State Plaque - Site:
Existing - Date First Visited:
10/11/1998 - Date Most Recently Visited:
10/11/1998 - GPS Coordinates:
N 40 23.434, W 122 11.828 - Other Designations:
National Register of Historic Places
About this landmark
Plaque text:
Site of Reading Adobe
Rancho Buena Ventura
Home of Pierson Barton Reading (1816-1868) - California pioneer of 1843 - major in Fremont's California Battalion, Mexican War of 1846, signer of capitulation of Cahuenga - discoverer of second major gold strike 1848 - adobe built here 1847, designated seat of Shasta County government 1850-51, kitchen wing of Reading Mansion 1854-1881, destroyed by vandals 1942 - best stock farm in California 1862 - Major Reading buried nearby.