Gas Point, California
Gas Point (40°24′56″N 122°32′04″W / 40.41556°N 122.53444°WCoordinates: 40°24′56″N 122°32′04″W / 40.41556°N 122.53444°W)[1] is a ghost town in Shasta County, California, on Cottonwood Creek. It was also known as Pinckney and Janesville.[2] The ghost town burned to the ground on April 8, 2008.[3]
References[]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gas Point, Shasta County, California
- ^ Miller, Donald C. (1978). Ghost towns of California. Pruett Publisyhing Company. p. 71. ISBN 0871085178.
- ^ David Benda (April 9, 2008), "Gas Point ghost town destroyed – Historic buildings consumed by flames; cause of blaze is unknown", Record Searchlight, Redding, California, archived from the original on 2008-04-10
Categories:
- Ghost towns in California
- Geography of Shasta County, California
- Shasta Cascade geography stubs