California History Timeline, February 14 to February 21

February 14 Exploration in 1827 Peter Ogden, explorer and  fur trapper, thought he named Mount Shasta. He wrote in his journal, “There is a mountain… I have named Mt. Sastise.” He was wrong. He named what we call Mt. McLoughlin in Oregon. Exploration in 1844 Exploring the trail to California, John Frémont first saw Lake Tahoe from a […]