WHISKEYTOWN - View this location on map  - Settled by gold miners in 1849, the town was first called Whiskey Creek for the stream on which it was located, but later the name was changed to Whiskeytown. A barrel of whiskey lost off a pack mule christened the stream with the popular drink of that day. The town is inundated by Whiskeytown Reservoir. Whiskey Creek Rd and State Hwy 299, Whiskeytown, California Historical |