Justin Hinckley Sisson
Across the road from the Strawberry Valley Stage Station was the Berryvale United States Postal Service, opened in 1870 and closed in 1887, The Berryvale Post office first postmaster was Justin Hinckley Sisson (1826-1893). Near to the Strawberry Valley Stage Station was the Sisson Hotel. The Sisson Hotel was built by Sisson in 1865 and lost in a 1916 fire. Sisson also ran a trout hatchery, starting in 1887. Nearby was the Mount Shasta trout hatchery which was founded in 1888. Sisson was such as major part of the town, Strawberry Valley was renamed Sisson. Strawberry Valley Stage Station closed in 1886 when the railroad line was completed. In 1886, Sisson donated the land for the Central Pacific Railroad station. The center of town moved with the founding of the railroad line and the city of Sisson was renamed Mount Shasta City in 1923.
A historical marker is at the site of the former Strawberry Valley Stage Station on 3 North Old Stage Road Mt Shasta, California. The marker was placed there by Siskiyou County Historical Society in 1947.
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References
- ^ Mount Shasta trout hatchery wildlife.ca.gov
- ^ "Strawberry Valley Stage Station #396". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
- ^ "CHL # 396 Strawberry Valley Stage Station Siskiyou". www.californiahistoricallandmarks.com.
- ^ "Strawberry Valley Stage Station Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.