/tags/calif Calif. en-US Copyright Thu, 19 Mar 2020 07:01:00 GMT /show/as-it-was/2020-03-19/as-it-was-happy-camp-calif-grange-forms-baseball-teams The Grange in Happy Camp, Calif., formed two youth baseball teams in 1924 that played against teams from other towns. A local poet named “Rex” described… Thu, 19 Mar 2020 07:01:00 GMT /show/as-it-was/2020-03-19/as-it-was-happy-camp-calif-grange-forms-baseball-teams Alice Mullaly /show/as-it-was/2020-02-26/as-it-was-weaverville-gets-water-powered-electricity-in-1893 Electric power is taken for granted today, but in the late 19th century it was experimental at best. In Weaverville, Calif., Dr. S.L. Blake urged the… Wed, 26 Feb 2020 08:00:00 GMT /show/as-it-was/2020-02-26/as-it-was-weaverville-gets-water-powered-electricity-in-1893 Gail Fiorini-Jenner /show/as-it-was/2020-01-24/as-it-was-yreka-railroad-assists-growth-of-montague The railroad contributed greatly to the growth of Montague, Calif., where cattle were driven to loading zones for rail shipment to Sacramento and San… Fri, 24 Jan 2020 08:00:00 GMT /show/as-it-was/2020-01-24/as-it-was-yreka-railroad-assists-growth-of-montague Gail Fiorini-Jenner /show/as-it-was/2019-12-26/as-it-was-once-bustling-mining-town-lies-under-shasta-dam-waters The land around Kennett, Calif., was once home to some 250 Wintu Indian villages, but by 1835 their numbers had been decimated by disease and war. After… Thu, 26 Dec 2019 08:01:00 GMT /show/as-it-was/2019-12-26/as-it-was-once-bustling-mining-town-lies-under-shasta-dam-waters Maryann Mason /show/as-it-was/2019-08-27/as-it-was-fairground-puts-old-school-on-display-in-august An authentic 1902 one-room schoolhouse is tucked away on the Del Norte County Fairgrounds in Crescent City, Calif.At the turn of the century, the North… Tue, 27 Aug 2019 07:01:00 GMT /show/as-it-was/2019-08-27/as-it-was-fairground-puts-old-school-on-display-in-august Laurel Gerkman /show/as-it-was/2019-07-09/as-it-was-first-henley-calif-school-holds-40-students The first Henley, Calif., schoolhouse was a simple building at the southwest end of the community’s main street.Big enough to handle 40 students, it was… Tue, 09 Jul 2019 07:01:00 GMT /show/as-it-was/2019-07-09/as-it-was-first-henley-calif-school-holds-40-students Gail Fiorini-Jenner /show/as-it-was/2019-07-04/as-it-was-obligatory-whiskers-mar-independence-day In May 1939, the Fourth of July committee in Crescent City, Calif., chose pirates as its celebration theme, complete with treasure hunts, parades, water… Thu, 04 Jul 2019 07:01:00 GMT /show/as-it-was/2019-07-04/as-it-was-obligatory-whiskers-mar-independence-day Laurel Gerkman /show/as-it-was/2019-06-27/as-it-was-shasta-county-calif-hamlets-share-unusual-names The quaint, remote communities of Igo and Ono in Shasta County, Calif., are a pair of settlements established during the gold rush. Fifteen miles from… Thu, 27 Jun 2019 07:01:00 GMT /show/as-it-was/2019-06-27/as-it-was-shasta-county-calif-hamlets-share-unusual-names Gail Fiorini-Jenner /show/as-it-was/2019-05-29/as-it-was-the-town-of-weed-calif-finally-embraces-weed The small Siskiyou County town of Weed, Calif., finally embraced linking its name to marijuana by holding a Four Twenty Educational Weed Festival this… Wed, 29 May 2019 07:01:00 GMT /show/as-it-was/2019-05-29/as-it-was-the-town-of-weed-calif-finally-embraces-weed Valerie Ing /show/as-it-was/2018-09-24/as-it-was-once-bustling-mill-town-of-upton-calif-has-short-life The town of Upton is among the many that no longer exist in Northern California’s Siskiyou County.It grew up around a small mill that operated in the… Mon, 24 Sep 2018 07:01:00 GMT /show/as-it-was/2018-09-24/as-it-was-once-bustling-mill-town-of-upton-calif-has-short-life Gail Fiorini-Jenner