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Scotia, formerly known as Forestville until 1888, is a census-designated place in Humboldt County, California. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 2 ] It is located on the Eel River along U.S. Route 101 , 8.5 miles (13.7 km) southeast of Fortuna and 244 miles (393 km) north of San Francisco . [ 5 ]
The Scotia Mill and log pond. Pacific Lumber (or PL, as locals have known it for generations) began during the heat of the US Civil War in 1863 when A. W. McPherson and Henry Wetherbee purchased 6,000 acres (24 km 2) of timberland on California's Eel River at the rate of $1.25 per acre. Over the ensuing 20 years they added more partners and ...
Winema Theater signage below roofline The Winema Theater in Scotia, California in 2017. The Winema Theater is a historic wooden theater building in the lumber town of Scotia, California. Built in a rustic style with redwood logs, it was designed by San Francisco architect Alfred Henry Jacobs and built in 1919. [1] The first show was held in ...
These trestles and benches have been frequently damaged by floods and by massive blocks of sandstone falling from the upper cliffs. Rail service was interrupted in 1907, 1913, 1933, 1938, 1942, 1946, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1964 and 1971. A railroad bridge crew was assigned to work exclusively on the Scotia Bluff trestles from 1916 through 1959.
People from Scotia, California. Pages in category "People from Scotia, California" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
Scotiabank was founded in 1832 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where it was headquartered until relocating to Toronto in 1900. [5] Scotiabank has billed itself as "Canada's most international bank" due to its acquisitions primarily in Latin America and the Caribbean, and also in Europe and parts of Asia.
Rio Dell (Spanish: Río Dell, [7] meaning "river," with English "dell," meaning small valley in a woodland) [8] is a city in Humboldt County, California, United States.It is located on the west bank of the Eel River 1 mile (1.6 km) north of Scotia [8] at an elevation of 161 feet (49 m). [4]
Scotia is a Latin placename derived from Scoti, a Latin name for the Gaels, [1] first attested in the late 3rd century. [1] The Romans referred to Ireland as "Scotia" around 500 A.D. From the 9th century on, its meaning gradually shifted, so that it came to mean only the part of Britain lying north of the Firth of Forth : the Kingdom of ...