Southern's Stage Station

Shasta County · 7.8 miles south of Castella on Highway 99 · location approximate

This is the site of the famous Southern Hotel and Stage Station built by Simeon Fisher Southern. The original building was a log cabin built in 1859. During a half-century many noted people who made early California history were entertained in this hotel.

1971 register text, presented as a historical document. It uses the period's terms for Native people; the state's landmark listings still carry most of this wording, and the California Office of Historic Preservation maintains the program's current texts.

Many of these plaques have since been recast or their texts revised. The California Historical Landmarks program and its current texts are maintained by the California Office of Historic Preservation. California Office of Historic Preservation ↗

David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Marker data: State of California, Department of Parks and Recreation, California Historical Landmarks (1971)

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