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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 ...
Scotia, California is a company town, previously owned by The Pacific Lumber Company, and is being dismantled through PLC's bankruptcy process. [30] Cass, West Virginia, is a former company town now a state park. Originally founded in 1901, the town of Cass served employees who cut and processed lumber from the surrounding mountain slopes. [31]
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.
Pino Grande, California, built by El Dorado Lumber Company [6] Rockport, California, built by Cottoneva Lumber Company [3] Samoa, California, built by Vance Lumber Company [7] Scotia, California, largely owned by the Pacific Lumber Company (PALCO) Selby, California, owned by American Smelting and Refining Company.
Large earthquakes also occurred near the junction in northern California in previous Decembers, according to the geological survey. There were two, a 6.1 and 6.0, near Petrolia in 2021 and a 6.4 ...
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]
Bull Creek (formerly, Bull Creek Settlement [1]) is a locality [1] 11 miles (18 km) south-southeast of Scotia, [1] at an elevation of 7 feet (2.1 m) [2] in Humboldt County, California. Bull Creek Road parallels Bull Creek and is also known as the Mattole Road.