Weaverville

History

Founded in 1850, Weaverville is a historic California Gold Rush town. Located at the foot of the current Trinity Alps Wilderness Area, Weaverville was once home to approximately 2,000 Chinese gold miners and had its own Chinatown. Many of these miners left once the gold rush ended, and the majority of the Chinatown burned down in a 1911 fire. Historical monuments and architecture throughout the town keep this history alive. The Joss House is California's oldest active Chinese temple, housing Chinese artifacts from the 19th century, and is Weaverville's oldest building, built in 1852. A self-guided walking tour of historic downtown buildings (some said to be haunted) is the best way to experience the ambiance and quaint shops and businesses. Logging and tourism were the economic mainstays of Weaverville for many years. Weaverville is now more known for its robust trail system and quaint historic downtown. The Trinity Alps Basin Trails system starts in Weaverville and is a network of professionally maintained hiking and biking trails ranging in difficulty in and around Trinity Alps and its majestic lakes. Weaverville has notable and unusual original gold rush historical architecture, like its iconic spiral staircases on Main Street, an old bandstand, and red courthouse. The Jake Jackson Museum on Main Street is an original building from the 1850's and displays gold rush equipment, tools, photos and memorabilia. The Diggins Saloon and New York Saloon are still open and welcoming customers since the gold rush era. Trinity Lake (off California State Route 3 just 15 minutes from Weaverville) is a man-made lake providing water to nearby Whiskeytown Lake in neighboring Shasta County, and farmers as far as the Central Valley of California. It became a popular secret…

Geography

Weaverville is located at (40.736687, -122.936208). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land. – although the 1976–77 "rain year" with many days in May missing had a recorded total of only . The most precipitation in 24 hours was on January 4, 1982. Average annual snowfall is . The most snowfall in one month was in January 1950.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Common Raven

  Corvus corax Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  2,606
• California/Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay

  Aphelocoma californica (Vigors, 1839) · Aves
  1,905
• Acorn Woodpecker

  Melanerpes formicivorus (Swainson, 1827) · Aves
  1,856
• Spotted Towhee

  Pipilo maculatus Swainson, 1827 · Aves
  1,329
• Song Sparrow

  Melospiza melodia (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves
  1,140
• Northern Flicker

  Colaptes auratus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,077
• Steller's Jay

  Cyanocitta stelleri (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
  1,002
• California Quail

  Callipepla californica (Shaw, 1798) · Aves
  998

Largest nearby schools

• Weaverville Elementary
  Elementary · Weaverville · 333 students · 18.5:1 ratio
• Trinity High
  High · Weaverville · 316 students · 16.6:1 ratio
• Douglas City Elementary
  Elementary · Douglas City · 162 students · 18:1 ratio
• Lewiston Elementary
  Elementary · Lewiston · 75 students · 18.8:1 ratio
• Junction City Elementary
  Elementary · Junction City · 63 students · 21:1 ratio
• Alps View High (Continuation)
  High · Weaverville · 23 students

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