READING ADOBE - View this location on map - This was the home of Pierson Barton Reading (1816-1868), a California pioneer of 1843. He was a major in Frimont's California Battalion which fought in the Mexican War. He was a signer of the Capitulation of Cahuenga and discovered gold in 1848. Major Reading is buried nearby. , 213 Adobe Rd,, Cottonwood, California Historical

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