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 Weed Posted by:  TheBeanTeam
N 41° 25.383 W 122° 23.273
10T E 551149 N 4585902
Weed California is described in an amazingly negative light in the 1939 American Guide book for California.
Waymark Code: WM3X0A
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 05/28/2008
Views: 19
WEED, 52.1 m. (3,466 alt., 4,000 pop.), at the junction with US
97 (see TOUR 3A), is a lumber town, bleak and raw looking, in a
hill-rimmed hollow. From the logged-over slopes, dotted with scrubby
timber and blackened stumps, the brush sweeps down to encroach on
weather-beaten houses and rickety fences. Along the railroad sidings
(L) beyond the grimy business district, spread great lumber mills with
vast rows of stacked pine boards. In clearings at the edge of the brush
huddle desolate, unpainted company shacks, barracklike rooming houses,
and company stores.
California : A Guide to the Golden State (1939) Someone in Weed must have ticked off the author of this guidebook to elicit such a negative reaction. Weed California, while still raw and desolate, has improved over the years (if it really was that bad) and has grown to an approximate population of 3,300 with another 7,000 in the unincorporated areas making the area 's population a little over 10,000. It's proximity to the Mt Shasta area and the rugged beauty of the area is an attraction to many outdoor enthusiasts each year.
Book: California
Page Number(s) of Excerpt: 432
Year Originally Published: 1939
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