Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. 7 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1890.
“Reading Adobe is a historical site in Cottonwood, California in Shasta County. Pioneer Baby's Grave is a California Historical Landmark No. 10 listed on June 1, 1932.”
Wikipedia article Reading Adobe, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 20 National Register listings published here for Shasta County · listed in 1971 · category: Site.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 421 fires within 5 miles of Reading Adobe Site between 1992 and 2020, burning about 8,167 acres in total. 16 started naturally. 48 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 125 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 105 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 48 |
| Debris and open burning | 47 |
| Smoking | 33 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 25 |
| Natural | 16 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 11 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northern California District | UNNAMED FIRE 3586 |
| 9 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Shasta-Trinity Unit | HAWES RD / KIMBERLY RD |
| 9 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Shasta-Trinity Unit | COTTONWOOD #2 |
| 9 September 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Shasta-Trinity Unit | PANORAMA |
| 9 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Shasta-Trinity Unit | RHONDA #2 |
| 8 September 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Shasta-Trinity Unit | LONG BRANCH DR COTTONWOO |
| 8 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Northern California District | TGU JELLYS |
| 8 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Shasta-Trinity Unit | VALLEY |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Reading Adobe Site: 3 producers, 2 occurrences, 1 unknown, 1 prospect. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Platinum, Osmium, Iridium. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cottonwood Creek | Gold, Platinum, Osmium, Iridium | Producer | Stream Placer | |
| Cottonwood Creek | Gold, PGE | Unknown | ||
| Tehama Dredging Co. | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Cottonwood Creek Pit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Cottonwood Creek Pit #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unidentified Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Unidentified Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cottonwood, the town this property stands in, in 10 storm reports between 2000 and 2023: 7 flood, 2 hail, 1 heavy rain. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2023 | Flood | Cottonwood | $30,000 | California Highway Patrol reported water overflowing the roadway and going into houses at Main Street and Trefoil Lane. |
| March 2023 | Flood | Cottonwood | - | California Highway Patrol reported substantial flooding across the roadway, leading to the closure of the roadway near Gas Point Road and Park Drive. |
| March 2023 | Flood | Cottonwood | - | California Highway Patrol reported substantial flooding across the roadway, leading to the closure of the roadway near Gas Point Road and Park Drive. |
| March 2023 | Flood | Cottonwood | - | California Highway Patrol reported substantial flooding across the roadway, leading to the closure of the roadway near Gas Point Road and Park Drive. |
| April 2019 | Flood | Cottonwood | - | Gas Point Road off-ramp at Highway 5 South, west bound land reported flooded. |
| September 2014 | Flood | Cottonwood | - | CHP reported roadway flooding near Panorama Pt. Rd. and Balls Ferry Rd. |
| March 2009 | Hail | Cottonwood | - | CHP reported up to 2 inches of hail covering Interstate 5. |
| July 2000 | Heavy Rain | Cottonwood | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Flood | Cottonwood | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Cottonwood | - | no account filed |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the coordinate the National Park Service records for this property, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Cottonwood Historic District | 4.3 miles | 1973 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 71000194 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Shasta County | All 20 listed properties in this county. |
Block
