California Historical Landmarks in Humboldt County
Listings
Table:
Landmark name	Location	City or town

842	Arcata and Mad River Rail Road Company	330 Railroad Ave	Blue Lake

543	California 's First Drilled Oil Wells	Mattole Rd . & Front St. 40°19′28″N 124°17′13″W / 40.324383°N 124.287083°W / 40.324383 ; -124.287083 ( California 's First Drilled Oil Wells )	Petrolia

215	Camp Curtis	L.K . Wood Blvd-Frontage Rd . 40°53′28″N 124°04′46″W / 40.891039°N 124.079575°W / 40.891039 ; -124.079575 ( Camp Curtis )	Arcata

173	Centerville Beach Cross	Centerville Rd . 40°34′11″N 124°21′06″W / 40.5698°N 124.35155°W / 40.5698 ; -124.35155 ( Centerville Beach Cross )	Ferndale

477	City of Eureka	City 40°48′13″N 124°09′59″W / 40.803706°N 124.1664°W / 40.803706 ; -124.1664 ( City of Eureka )	Eureka

883	Ferndale	Historic district 40°34′36″N 124°15′48″W / 40.576667°N 124.263333°W / 40.576667 ; -124.263333 ( Ferndale )	Ferndale

154	Fort Humboldt	3431 Fort Ave. 40°46′37″N 124°11′20″W / 40.776944°N 124.188889°W / 40.776944 ; -124.188889 ( Fort Humboldt )	Eureka

882	Humboldt Harbor Historical District	Harold Larsen Vista Pt . 40°45′14″N 124°12′55″W / 40.753758°N 124.215203°W / 40.753758 ; -124.215203 ( Humboldt Harbor Historical District )	Eureka

783	Jacoby Building	8th & H ( SE Corner )	Arcata

164	The Old Arrow Tree	40°52′01″N 123°57′01″W / 40.866861°N 123.950158°W / 40.866861 ; -123.950158 ( The Old Arrow Tree )	Korbel

838	Old Indian Village of Tsurai	41°03′34″N 124°08′35″W / 41.059444°N 124.143056°W / 41.059444 ; -124.143056 ( Old Indian Village of Tsurai )	Trinidad

216	Town of Trinidad	Historic district 41°03′33″N 124°08′35″W / 41.059167°N 124.143056°W / 41.059167 ; -124.143056 ( Town of Trinidad )	Trinidad

146	Trinidad Head	Hwy 101 41°03′16″N 124°09′03″W / 41.054308°N 124.150914°W / 41.054308 ; -124.150914 ( Trinidad Head )	Trinidad

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The Arcata and Mad River Railroad ( reporting mark AMR ) , founded in 1854 , was the oldest working railroad in California . It operated on a unique narrow gauge until the 1940s when standard gauge rails were laid . Service ceased in 1983 due to landslides . It is California Historical Landmark # 842 .
Blue Lake ( formerly , Scottsville ) is a city in Humboldt County , California , United States . Blue Lake is located on the Mad River , 16 miles ( 26 km ) northeast of Eureka , at an elevation of 131 feet ( 40 m ) . The population was 1,253 at the 2010 census , up from 1,135 in 2000 .
Petrolia ( formerly , New Jerusalem and Petrolea ) is an unincorporated community in Humboldt County , California , 10 miles ( 16 km ) southeast of Cape Mendocino , at an elevation of 121 feet ( 37 m ) above sea level , within ZIP Code 95558 , and area code 707 . Petrolia was the site of the first oil well drilled in California .
Camp Curtis , California State Historic Landmark # 215 , was located about one mile north of Arcata , California , and served as the headquarters and garrison of the 1st Battalion California Volunteer Mountaineers from 1862 to 1865 . Before Camp Curtis , an older Camp on Janes ' Farm , was situated on a rise above Arcata and used by California Militia volunteers as early as 1858 during the local Indian Wars . Arcata was a trans-shipment point from boats to pack trains for interior mines . In the early 1860s , a ferry was maintained where the main road crossed the Mad River ( California ) at Essex . In early June 1862 , the ferry operator and his family were attacked . An older woman was killed and a younger woman injured by bullets , two men drowned while fleeing the attack , but the ferryman and three children survived uninjured . The injured woman claimed she saw at least one white man painted to look like an Indian . In 1862 , Captain Owsley arrived , establishing the official Camp Curtis on the same site as the volunteer camp . He and a party of 30 to 40 soldiers were charged with preventing the murder by Indians of any more citizens in that vicinity .
Arcata ( meaning where there is a lagoon ) in Yurok or Oket'oh , originally Union Town or Union , is a city adjacent to the Arcata Bay ( northern ) portion of Humboldt Bay in Humboldt County , California , United States . At the 2010 census , Arcata 's population was 17,231 . Arcata , located 280 miles ( 450 km ) north of San Francisco ( via Highway 101 ) , is home to Humboldt State University . Arcata is also the location of the Arcata Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Land Management , which is responsible for the administration of natural resources , lands and mineral programs , including the Headwaters Forest , on approximately 200,000 acres of public land in Northwestern California .
The Centerville Beach Cross is a monument that commemorates the 17 passengers and 21 crew members who died in the shipwreck of the SS Northerner on January 6 , 1860 . The vessel , owned by the Pacific Mail Steamship Company , struck a rock near Cape Mendocino and wrecked on Centerville Beach , in Humboldt County , California . The monument is registered as California Historical Landmark # 173 .
Ferndale is a city in Humboldt County , California , United States . Its population was 1,371 at the 2010 census , down from 1,382 at the 2000 census . The city contains dozens of well-preserved Victorian storefronts and homes . Ferndale is the northern gateway to California 's Lost Coast and the city , which is sited on the edge of a wide plain near the mouth of the Eel River , is also located near the extensive preserves of coast redwood forests .
Eureka ( Hupa : do'-wi-lotl-ding , Karuk : uuth ) is the principal city and county seat of Humboldt County in the Redwood Empire region of California . The city is located on U.S. Route 101 on the shores of Humboldt Bay , 270 miles ( 430 km ) north of San Francisco and 100 miles ( 160 km ) south of the Oregon border . At the 2010 census , the population of the city was 27,191 , and the population of Greater Eureka was 45,034 . Eureka is the largest coastal city between San Francisco and Portland , Oregon , and the westernmost city of more than 25,000 residents in the 48 contiguous states . It is the regional center for government , health care , trade , and the arts on the North Coast north of the San Francisco Bay Area . 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 ( 800 km ) . The headquarters of both the Six Rivers National Forest and the North Coast Redwoods District of the California State Parks System are in Eureka . As entrepôt for hundreds of lumber mills that once existed in the area , the city played a leading role in the historic West Coast lumber trade . The entire city is a state historic landmark , which has hundreds of significant Victorian homes , including the nationally recognized Carson Mansion , and the city has retained its original 19th-century commercial core as a nationally recognized Old Town Historic District . Eureka is home to California 's oldest zoo , the Sequoia Park Zoo .
Fort Humboldt State Historic Park is a California state park , located in Eureka , California , United States . 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 , and both logging equipment and local narrow gauge railroad history of the region . Within the collection , there are trains , logging equipment , including a fully functional Steam Donkey engine , and an authentic Native American dug-out canoe . The Fort overlooks Humboldt Bay from a commanding position atop a bluff . The North Coast regional headquarters of the California State Parks system is located onsite .
Humboldt Bay is a natural bay and a multi-basin , bar-built coastal lagoon located on the rugged North Coast of California , entirely within Humboldt County . It is the largest protected body of water on the West Coast between San Francisco Bay and Puget Sound , the second largest enclosed bay in California , and the largest port between San Francisco and Coos Bay , Oregon . The largest city adjoining the bay is Eureka , the regional center and county seat of Humboldt County , followed by the town of Arcata . These primary cities together with adjoining unincorporated communities and several small towns comprise a Humboldt Bay Area total population of nearly 80,000 people , which accounts for nearly 60% of the population of Humboldt County . In addition to being home to more than 100 plant species , 300 invertebrate species , 100 fish species , and 200 bird species , the bay and its complex system of marshes and grasses support hundreds of thousands of migrating and local shore birds . Commercially , this second largest estuary in California houses the largest oyster production operations on the West Coast , producing more than half of all oysters farmed in California . The Port of Humboldt Bay ( also referred to as the Port of Eureka ) is a deep water port with harbor facilities including large industrial docks at Fairhaven , Samoa , and Fields Landing designed to serve cargo and other vessels , while several marinas also located in Greater Eureka have the capacity to serve hundreds of small to mid-size boats and pleasure craft . Since the 1850s , the bay has been used extensively to export logs and forest products as part of the historic West coast lumber trade , with infrequent shipping occurring currently .
The Old Arrow Tree is California Historical Landmark Number 164 . For many years , people placed twigs , arrows or feathers into the bark of the tree as they passed . There are two suggestions of why there were so many arrows in the tree . One story says that the Indians respected this tall , straight redwood , calling it a great warrior and that shooting it was a form of respect . The other tale is that it marks war between the Hoopa and Korbel tribes . The Korbel won and afterwards Indians passing the tree would put an arrow into it , to show they arrived in peace . There is no official marker at this location .
Korbel ( formerly North Fork ) is an unincorporated community in Humboldt County , California . It is located 1.5 miles ( 2.4 km ) east-southeast of Blue Lake , at an elevation of 154 feet ( 47 m ) . The ZIP Code is 95550 .
Tsurai ( also , Tschura , Tschura-Allequas , Tsurau , and Zoreisch ) is a former Yurok settlement in Humboldt County , California . It was located at Trinidad , at an elevation of 174 feet ( 53 m ) and is California State Historic Landmark # 838 .
Trinidad ( Yurok : Chuerey ) is a seaside city in Humboldt County , located on the Pacific Ocean 8 miles ( 13 km ) north of the Arcata-Eureka Airport and 15 miles ( 24 km ) north of the college town of Arcata . Situated at an elevation of 174 feet ( 53 m ) above its own North Coast harbor , Trinidad is one of California 's smallest incorporated cities by population ( 367 residents in 2010 , up from 311 residents in 2000 ) . Trinidad is noted for its spectacular coastline with ten public beaches and offshore rocks , part of the California Coastal National Monument , of which Trinidad is a Gateway City . Fishing operations related to Trinidad Harbor are vital to both local tourism and commercial fishery interests in the region .
Trinidad Head ( Yurok : Chuerewa ' ) is a rocky promontory surrounded by sea stacks sheltering Trinidad Harbor , adjacent to the town of Trinidad in Humboldt County , California , USA , designated as California Historical Landmark # 146 .