Whiskeytown, California
Whiskeytown | |
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Ghost town | |
Aerial view of the Whiskeytown National Recreation Area | |
| Coordinates: 40°38′05″N 122°33′40″W / 40.6348°N 122.5610°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Shasta County |
| Population | 0 |
| Reference no. | 131 |
Whiskeytown was an unincorporated community in Shasta County, California, United States. Although once a bustling mining town, it was flooded to make way for Whiskeytown Lake in 1962, now part of Whiskeytown–Shasta–Trinity National Recreation Area. All that remains is the relocated store, a few residences (mostly occupied by National Recreation Area personnel), and old mines that are above the water level of the lake. Whiskeytown is registered as a California Historical Landmark.