In this episode of Digging Deeper we will be discussing the 1947 Pony Express ride from Yreka to Sacramento to promote the California State and Yreka fairs. This event took place 87 years after the original Pony Express delivered mail from St. Joseph, Missouri to Sacramento, California. Some 1,800 miles that took 10 days to ride.

Sources:

Newspapers from Yreka to Sacramento. Siskiyou, Shasta Tehama, Butte, Yuba, Placer, and Sacramento Counties.

In this episode of Digging Deeper, Cheryl and I dive into the history of Aladero Pantyhose Junction in Dunnigan California, a grease spoon truck stop restaurant that used sex appeal and 24 hr diner style food to attract truckers off I-5. He also talk a little about the Trucker and CB Radio craze in the 1970's and it inpact on pop culture.

Music

Convoy: https://youtu.be/d9BWlGP_DJw?si=C3oIW1HLhsnQjvt-

Teddy Bear: https://youtu.be/3aefSB68i-E?si=gcdOnBivIQ7DTi31

East Bound and Down: https://youtu.be/-u1Kzcs-z3c?si=m51VVyXqOTkuCc-d

In the rugged mining town of Downieville, California, a dark chapter unfolded on July 5th 1851. Josefa Segovia, also known as Juanita found herself at the center of a gripping drama that would forever etch her name into California history by becoming the first and only woman hanged in California.

#californiaunearthed #californiahistory #downieville #josefasegovia #diggingdeeper

Downieville Museum Website:

https://sierranevadageotourism.org/entries/downieville-museum/db7fb8b6-5fdb-4d6e-afa6-7d35b185670d

Pioneers of Knott's Berry Farm: How Walter, Cordelia, Claude, Paul, Bud and Andy Shaped Amusement Park History. In this episode we will discuss how five artist changed the shape of amusement parks throught out the county and created a standard for all others to follow. A farmer, wood carver, sculptor, painter and ride engineer came together to creat a realitic ghost town using real historic buildings, and creating new one that look old.

Sources: 1. Boettner, Jack. “Hand Over Your Gold Partner: Walter Knott's Ghost Town to Come Alive GHOST TOWN.” Los Angeles Times, Apr 18, 1968, OC_A1. 2. Boettner, Jack. “Ride Creator Designs Another: He's Been Tied Into Knott's for Years.” Los Angeles Times, Oct 1, 1980, Sec. OC A8. 3. Grimm, Michele and Tom. “Knott's Calico Lost Its Ghosts.” Los Angeles Times, Jan 6, 1980, K10. 4. Henderson, John. “How it all began... Walter and Cordelia Knott's Date with Destiny.” Los Angeles Times, Jul 27, 1980, W6. 5. Howser, Huell. “California Gold: Knott’s Berry Farm.” You Tube Video, 15:31, July 2 2016, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sY5nXl6VpS4&t=28s. 6.Jenning, Jay. Images of American: Knott’s Berry Farm, The Early Years. San Francisco: Arcadia, 2009. 7. Jennings, Jay. “Knott's Berry Farm: The Early Years.” Facebook. Accessed May 10, 2018. https://www.facebook.com/pg/knottsearlyyears/photos/?ref=page_internal. 8. Find A Grave

9. Ancestry

Do you love history and ghosts? Then tune in to this weeks episode of Digging Deeper where we explore the history of Ojai California and the ghost that call this city home. We will talk about Char Man an, The Ojai Vampire and many more.

#californiaunearthed #californiahistory #ojiaca #ojiavampire #charman #venturacountyhistory #venturacounty

Wierd California: http://www.weirdca.com/location.php?location=77

Preston Castle is a historic landmark in Ione, California, that was once the site of a reform school for juvenile offenders. The castle, built in 1894 hides a dark and tragic history. In this podcast you will hear the history of the castle, the boys who lived there and the ghost srories that haunt the hall today.

#californiaunearthed #prestoncastle #californiahistory #Ioneca #reformschoolhistory #ghoststorries

Preston Castle webpage: https://prestoncastle.org/

California Unearthed video: https://youtu.be/8X2OeiT5X-Y?si=Lw00YxZGUJS2eKUq

In this episode I talk about how serenidipitious moments happen in life and how one such moment happened to me this week, while doing family research for a friend of mine.