What is the history of Caspar, California?
Caspar was first settled in 1857 by Siegfried Caspar, who later sold the land to Jacob Green Jackson, one of the founders of the Caspar Lumber Company, which turned Caspar into a significant logging town in Northern California from 1864 to 1955. Pilings from the mill can be seen on Caspar Beach, located south of the ZCTA. Oscar Smith, owner of the Caspar Cattle Company, recently put much of Caspar’s land up for sale, sparking debate and discussion in the sometimes divided community. In 2000, a large chunk of the Caspar headlands was purchased by the Mendocino Land Trust, forming Caspar Headlands State Reserve. However, a large portion of the area is still for sale, and the fate of the ZCTA remains in question. Source: http://en.wikipedia.
