Adin Supply Company - Adin, CA - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

"The Adin Supply Company is the oldest and largest retail facility in the town of Adin. It is the most conspicuous survivor of Adin's turn-of-the-century commercial district, which was once a bustling center of stores, shops, and hotels, but has since virtually disappeared.

Adin was settled in the 1870s as a supply point for newly established farms and ranches in the Big Valley, an area of roughly 800 square miles in northeastern California. At an altitude of over 4,000 feet and without much natural Irrigation or easy access to distant markets, the valley had only limited prospects for growth.

Adin, however, helped by nearby lumbering and periodic mining activity a few miles to the south, quickly became the most important town between Redding and Alturas. Its population may have reached 500 in the 1890s but probably never exceeded 250 after the turn of the century."

Street address: W side of Main St. between Center and McDowell Sts Adin, CA USA County / Borough / Parish: Modoc Year listed: 1997 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event Periods of significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924 Historic function: Commerce/Trade Current function: Commerce/Trade Privately owned?: yes Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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