Anderson in Shasta County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

The Flume

Point of Historical Interest

— Dept. of Parks and Recreation – Reg. No. SHA-013 —

The Flume Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, October 26, 2013

1. The Flume Marker

Inscription. This aqueduct was built in 1918 as connecting link of main canal of Anderson Cottonwood Irrigation Dist., to carry water across Anderson Gulch to irrigate lands in southern Shasta Co. Aqueduct is 1249 ft. long, 8 ft. wide, 5 ft. deep and 20 ft. from the ground.

Sponsors: Historic Preservation Comm., Cascade Dist., Calif. Garden Clubs, Inc., Anderson Valley Garden Club and Cottonwood Garden Club.

Erected by Historic Preservation Comm., Cascade Dist., Calif. Garden Clubs, Inc., Anderson Valley Garden Club and Cottonwood Garden Club. (Marker Number SHA-013.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Bridges & Viaducts. A significant historical year for this entry is 1918.

Location. 40° 26.517′ N, 122° 18.191′ W. Marker is in Anderson, California, in Shasta County. It is on Olinda Road, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 20263 Olinda Road, Anderson CA 96007, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s Sacramento Valley,

specifically in the Central Valley,

and in the Shasta Cascade.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

in the Cascade Range,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Masonic Lodge (approx. 0.6 miles away); Historic County Jail (approx. 0.6 miles away); Anderson Historic Fire Station (approx. 0.6 miles away); California – Oregon Road (approx. 2 miles away); Fort Reading.

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(approx. 4½ miles away); Reading Adobe (approx. 5 miles away); Clear Creek (approx. 6 miles away); Balls Ferry (approx. 6.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Anderson.

More about this marker. The marker is on the east side of the flume.

The Flume and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, October 26, 2013

2. The Flume and Marker

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, October 26, 2013

3. The Flume

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, October 26, 2013

4. The Flume

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 21, 2013, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 1,030 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 21, 2013, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.