Situated along the Siskiyou Trail, an ancient trade and travel route connecting California's Central Valley and the Pacific Northwest, the site of Redding was occupied by Native Americans of the Wintu tribe from about the year 1000. During the early 1800s, Hudson's Bay Company trappers and members of the United States Exploring Expedition passed through the site of Redding, while traveling along the Siskiyou Trail. The first non-native settler in the area was Pierson B. Reading, an early California pioneer. Reading was an admirer of John Sutter, and in 1844, Reading received a Mexican land grant for the area occupied by today's Redding and Cottonwood, California, along the Sacramento River. At the time it was (by over 100 miles) the northernmost non-native settlement in California. Later, what was to become the town of Redding was founded by miners. Originally not a very prosperous town, it was known as Poverty Flats. Named for railroad man Benjamin B. Redding, the town was rechristened "Reading" in 1874, honoring founder Pierson B. Reading. However, the railroad would not recognize the change, and the original name, Redding, was restored in 1880. During the twentieth century, Redding's main industry was lumber, but this is no longer the case. Currently, Redding's two biggest industries are the medical and legal industries.

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