Pioneer Baby's Grave

Pioneer Baby's Grave is a California Historical Landmark in Shasta County.

Shasta County · 0.75 mile west of Shasta · location approximate

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Hebrew inscription: "Here lies buried Elchanan, son of Eliakim Broinshstein, from the city of Red Bluff, born the 29th day of the month of Adar in the year 5624. Died the 15th day of Kislav of the year 5625 from the Creation of the World (according to the Hebrew calendar)."English inscription:"Charles, son of George and Helena Brownstein. Born May 4, 1864, died December 14, 1864."

1971 register text, presented as a historical document.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 ↗

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

Pioneer Baby's Grave

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