Shasta Rain Rock - Fort Jones Museum - Fort Jones, CA - New World Ancient Evidence on Waymarking.com

Visitors to Fort Jones Museum can't miss the evidence of Native American civilization here that have been preserved as part of a rock wall that encompasses the exterior of the museum. This evidence includes mortars and pestles and the most famous ancient New World evidence of all, the Shasta Rain Rock. This rock was apparently used by the local Shasta tribe to change the weather (make it rain) by pounding holes into the rock. To stop the rain, the rock was covered.

I wasn't able to speak with the museum staff since the museum was closed but I'm positive there's a story to tell about how the museum obtained this ancient rock. I know that the rock wall was constructed by J. Dempsey, a mason, in 1947 when the museum was erected. In addition to Native artifacts, the wall contains three mill stones and a cannonball, obsidian rock and lava rock from the local area.

Any visitors to this museum are highly encouraged to inquire about the history behind this Shasta Rain Rock and note it here.

Type: Bedrock Mortar How did you find this "Ancient Evidence": Other Terrain Rating: Trailhead: Not Listed

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