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Greater Eureka, one of California's major commercial fishing ports, is the location of the largest deep-water port between San Francisco and Coos Bay, a stretch of about 500 miles (805 km). [22] The headquarters of both the Six Rivers National Forest and the North Coast Redwoods District of the California State Parks System are in
1991. Old Town Eureka (formally the Eureka Old Town Historic District) in Eureka, California, is a historic district listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places. It is a 350-acre (1.4 km 2) area containing 154 buildings mostly from the Victorian era. The core of the district runs the length of First, Second, and Third ...
Humboldt County (/ ˈhʌmboʊlt / ⓘ) is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 136,463. [ 6 ] The county seat is Eureka. [ 7 ] Humboldt County comprises the Eureka– Arcata – Fortuna, California, Micropolitan Statistical Area. It is located on the far North Coast of California, about 270 ...
Fort Humboldt State Historic Park is a California state park, located in Eureka, California, United States.Its displays interpret the former U.S. Army fort, which was staffed from 1853–1870, the interactions between European Americans and Native Americans in roughly the same period, logging equipment and local narrow gauge railroad history of the region.
The Carson Mansion is a large Victorian house located in Old Town, Eureka, California. Regarded as one of the premier examples of Queen Anne style architecture in the United States, [2]: 33 the house is "considered the most grand Victorian home in America." [3] It is one of the most written about and photographed Victorian houses in California ...
51,651 acres (209.02 km 2) Established. 1921. Governing body. California Department of Parks and Recreation. Humboldt Redwoods State Park is a state park of California, United States, containing Rockefeller Forest, the world's largest remaining contiguous old-growth forest of coast redwoods. It is located 30 miles (48 km) south of Eureka ...
Avenue of the Giants. The Avenue of the Giants is a scenic highway in northern California, United States, running through Humboldt Redwoods State Park. It is named for the coast redwoods that tower over the route. The road is a former alignment of U.S. Route 101, and continues to be maintained as a state highway as State Route 254 (SR 254).
Tuluwat Island (formerly Indian Island or Gunther Island) is located on Humboldt Bay within the city of Eureka, California. The 1860 Wiyot Massacre was perpetrated in the village of Tolowot or Tuluwat on this island. A National Historic Landmark encompasses the midden at Gunther Island Site 67. Since October 21, 2019, the Wiyot people have had ...