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Crescent City is the only incorporated city in Del Norte County, California; it is also the county seat. Named for the crescent-shaped stretch of sandy beach south of the city, Crescent City had a total population of 6,673 in the 2020 census , down from 7,643 in the 2010 census .
Battery Point Light is a lighthouse in Crescent City, California, United States. It is registered as a California Historical Landmark, [4] and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as "Crescent City Lighthouse". [3]
Tolowa Indian Village Site is a historical site in Crescent City, California in Del Norte County. The Native America Tolowa Tribe had villages in what is now northern Del Norte County. The villages were on Battery Point and Pebble Beach south of Point St. George, and north of Point St. George. There were a number of large independent Tolowa ...
Brother Jonathan was a paddle steamer that struck an uncharted rock near Point St. George, off the coast of Crescent City, California, on July 30, 1865.The ship was carrying 244 passengers and crew, with a large shipment of gold.
Its population was 27,743 as of the 2020 census, down from 28,610 from the 2010 census. The county seat and only incorporated city is Crescent City. [6] Del Norte was pioneered and populated by Azorean Portuguese settlers and dairy farmers, which may account for the local pronunciation of the county name. [7]
Camp Lincoln (also known as Long's Camp, Fort Long, Lincoln's Fort, or Fort Lincoln), in Crescent City, California, was a United States military post. It was established June 13, 1862, by the men of Company G, 2nd Regiment, Infantry, California Volunteers to keep peace between the Tolowa tribe of Native Americans and the miners and settlers of northwestern California.
Head to City Park to recuperate and explore 1,300 acres of oak trees, lagoons, biking and walking trails, lakes, and green space. The park is open year-round, seven days a week, and admission is free.
The Tolowa Tribe, or the Taa-laa-wa Dee-ni' is a Native American tribe from northwestern California and southern Oregon. In the Spring of 1853, a group of prospectors headed by a man by the name of "California Jack" started from Crescent City on a prospecting journey. They planned to go to a place near the Smith River.