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CHL No. 882 Humboldt Harbor Historical District - Humboldt

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NO. 882 HUMBOLDT HARBOR HISTORICAL DISTRICT - Captain Jonathan Winship made the first recorded entry into Humboldt Bay by sea in June 1806, and Josiah Gregg's party visited the bay in 1849. By 1850 the Laura Virginia Association had founded Humboldt City, Union (Arcata), Bucksport, and Eureka - in subsequent years, the bay became a major North Coast lumber port and shipbuilding center.

Location

Harold Larsen Vista Pt, Humboldt Hill Rd off Hwy 101 (P.M. 73.7), Eureka
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NO. 882 HUMBOLDT HARBOR HISTORICAL DISTRICT - Marker