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

Cold Storage Room

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, October 25, 2013

1. Cold Storage Room Marker

Inscription. Peter Hoff’s butcher shop stood on this site. It was a wood-frame building built in 1855. The establishment, known for awhile as the City Meat Market, was destroyed by fire in 1878. The cavity in the hill side was a cold storage room. Snow was brought down from the mountains and used to keep meets cool. Each year, after the first frost the 10-foot by 14-foot dugout was used as a smokehouse for a month or so.

Erected by California State Parks.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1855.

Location. 40° 35.862′ N, 122° 29.445′ W. Marker is in Shasta, California, in Shasta County. It is on Eureka Way (California Route 299), on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 15371 California 299, Shasta CA 96087, 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 walking distance of this marker: Litsch Store (within shouting distance of this marker); Southside Ruins (within shouting distance of this marker); Western Star Lodge No. 2 (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Western Star Lodge No. 2 (about 300 feet away); Noble’s Trail (about 400 feet away);

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Survivors of the Gold Rush (about 400 feet away); “Stage Drivers’ Plaque” (about 500 feet away); The Coyle-Foster Barn in its Heyday (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shasta.

More about this marker. The Cold Storage Room is part of Shasta State Historic Park.

Cold Storage Room and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, October 25, 2013

2. Cold Storage Room and Marker

Cold Storage Room image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, October 25, 2013

3. Cold Storage Room

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 26, 2013, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 697 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 26, 2013, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.