Pioneer Baby’s Grave

Registered as a Historical Landmark on July 28, 1942.

This unique, singular gravesite is perched right next to highway 299 and is easy to visit.

Description: Charles, infant son of George and Helena Cohn Brownstein of Red Bluff, died December 14, 1864. He was buried near land established by the Shasta Hebrew Congregation as a Jewish cemetery in 1857, one of the earliest such cemeteries in the region. Since there was no Jewish burial ground in Red Bluff, Charles’ parents made the arduous journey to Shasta to lay their baby to rest. Concern for the fate of the grave led to the rerouting of Highway 299 in 1923.

Interesting fact: To this day, visitors to the Pioneer Baby’s Grave leave toys and other baby-related ornaments at the gravesite.