Pioneer baby's grave
| Pioneer Baby's Grave | |
|---|---|
  Location of Pioneer Baby's Grave in California  Pioneer baby's grave (the United States) | |
| Location | CA 273, Redding, California |
| Coordinates | 40°27′54″N 122°19′26″W / 40.465°N 122.324°W |
| Built | 1864 |
| Designated | July 28, 1942 |
| Reference no. | 377 |
Pioneer Baby's Grave is a historical site in Redding, California in Shasta County. Pioneer Baby's Grave is a California Historical Landmark No. 377 listed on July 28, 1942.[1] George and Helena Cohn Brownstein lived in Red Bluff. There infant son, 8-month-old, Charles Brownstein died on December 14, 1864. As there was Jewish cemetery in Red Bluff, George and Helena traveled 40 miles in two-days by covered wagon to a Jewish cemetery founded in 1857 by the Shasta Hebrew Congregation, Shasta Hebrew Benevolent Society. Charles was interred in Shasta Hebrew Congregation's Jewish cemetery, the first one found in the region. When California State Route 299 was built in 1923, the plans route the highway as to not disturb the grave. The Jewish cemetery was neglected for some years, till in 1976 when the Redding Jewish Community Center was founded. The site is now cared for by the Jewish Community Center.[2][3]
The historical marker at on California State Route 299 0.75 miles West of Shasta. The marker was placed there on July 28, 1990, by California Department of Parks and Recreation working with the Shasta Historical Society, Kevin Hollis Moss Historical Fund and Trinitarianus Chapter 62, E Clampus Vitus.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Pioneer Baby's Grave#377". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
- ^ "CHL # 377 Pioneer Baby's Grave Shasta". www.californiahistoricallandmarks.com.
- ^ "Pioneer Baby's grave". May 18, 2012.
- ^ "Pioneer Baby's Grave Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.