Fort Humboldt - Eureka, CA
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member DougK
N 40° 46.630 W 124° 11.250
10T E 399792 N 4514699
This plaque is located near the parking lot at Fort Humboldt State Historic Park.
Waymark Code: WMHJ2A
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 07/14/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Bernd das Brot Team
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This remote military post was established in 1853 to assist in conflict resolution between Native Americans and gold-seekers and settlers who had begun flooding into the area after the discovery of gold in the northern mines. Later, Fort Humboldt would become the headquarters for the Humboldt Military District, which included Forts Bragg and Wright in northern Mendocino County, extending north through Humboldt County to Fort Ter-Waw in Klamath and Camp Lincoln near present-day Crescent City. The plaque near the parking lot reads:

Fort Humboldt

By the early 1850s, newly arrived white settlers had moved into the Humboldt Bay area, causing conflict with the native inhabitants. To protect both Indians and settlers, Fort Humboldt was established in 1853 and operated until 1866. It became a focal point in the violent struggle between two cultures. Many Native Americans were assembled here before removal to reservations.

California Registered Historical Landmark No. 154

Plaque placed by the State Department of Parks and Recreation in cooperation with the ancient and honorable order of E. Clampus Vitus, Eureka CHapter No. 101, May 10, 1980.

Fort Humboldt SHP also includes a Logging Museum and open air displays of historic 19th-mid 20th century logging equipment including the Dolbeer Steam Donkey; “Lucy,” the Bear Harbor Lumber Company’s Gypsy Locomotive #1; and the Elk River Mill and Lumber Company’s #1 “Falk” locomotive.

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