For some odd reason, I have never ventured to write about eastern Shasta County. It is in a sense, familiar territory for me as my great-grandmother, Mary Knoch Murrer (1877-1964) was a native of that region. While she married my great-grandfather Edward Murrer in1898, she was always a frequent visitor in the Fall River Mills region to visit family.
To accompany Mary, on those trips, was her only daughter Lola. For about an nine-year period, 1916-1925, Lola had a camera with her at all times. She photographed on visits the construction of Pacific Gas & Electric’s Pit River powerhouses. The above dam construction would create Lake Britton, named for John A. Britton, Vice President and General Manager of PG&E.