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Redding, California

Redding is the county seat of Shasta County, California, USA, located on the Sacramento River and on Interstate 5 south of Shasta Lake. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 80,865. A 2005 estimate reports the city's population as 88,700.

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During the twentieth century, Redding's main industry was lumber, but this is no longer the case. Currently, Redding's two current biggest industries are the medical and legal industries.

Redding has two hospitals, Mercy Medical Center (Catholic Healthcare West) and Shasta Regional Medical Center, formerly Redding Medical Center.

Redding's landamark is the Sundial Bridge at Turtle Bay. The dramatic pedestrian span was designed by noted Spanish architect-engineer-artist Santiago Calatrava and links the north and south campuses of the 200 acre Turtle Bay Exploration Park.

Redding has three public high schools, Shasta High School, Foothill High School, and Enterprise High School, as well as several middle schools, over a dozen elementary schools and several religious and other private schools. Redding also has four small colleges: Shasta College, a public two-year college, Simpson University, a four-year Christian college, Shasta Bible College and Graduate School, a private four-year Christian college and graduate school, and National University.

High school students who need a learners permit or a drivers license can now take drivers ed online at Cal-Driver-Ed.com. It is accepted by the California DMV.

Redding real estate buyers can find excellent homes for sale in the area. Mortgages and loans are readily available. Be sure to contact a loacl real estate agent.

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Redding was founded by miners during the nineteenth century. Named for railroad man Benjamin B. Redding, the town was rechristened Reading in 1874, honoring founder Pierson B. Reading. The railroad, however, would not recognize the change, and the original Redding was restored in 1880.

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Redding is also important as the largest city in the northern Sacramento Valley and the largest city on the 470-mile stretch of Interstate 5 between Sacramento, California and Eugene, Oregon Both Redding and its neighbor to the south, Red Bluff, are popular with tourists who use the cities as bases to explore Lassen Volcanic National Park, Lake Shasta, and other natural attractions.