Download or read book Lighthouses of Humboldt County written by Julie Clark and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2021-10-11 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The impenetrable coast of Humboldt County has been a historic navigational conundrum for sea captains since the 16th century. The Humboldt bar crossing, the lack of safe harbors, the storms, the unpredictable seas, and the rocky shores caused tragic shipwrecks, drownings, and maritime disasters. Beginning in 1850, the Department of the Treasury funded the construction of 11 lighthouses in California, including the Humboldt Harbor Lighthouse, the first one in Humboldt County. Due to its poor location in the sand dunes, the lighthouse was abandoned in 1892. New lighthouses were built in more appropriate locations such as Table Bluff, Cape Mendocino, Trinidad, and Punta Gorda. An increase in population on the north coast resulted in the reliance on passenger schooners and freight vessels, making these lighthouses critical to Humboldt County's economic stability and success. The Trinidad Head Lighthouse is the only one in operation today, yet the lighthouses of Humboldt County and their keepers remain integral to California's maritime history.
Download or read book Eureka and Humboldt County written by Clarke Historical Museum and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2001-06-20 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The cry amongst the redwoods-Eureka!-was the shout heard from early pioneers in 1850 as they came to settle in Humboldt County. Discovery of gold permanently changed the area's history, and eventually lead to the extraction of Humboldt's other natural resource: the "red gold" of its forests. Captured here in over 200 vintage photographs is the pictorial history of this bountiful county and its residents. As the gold fever faded in the late 1800s, Humboldt County's primary source of industry became the lumbering of its vast redwoods. Pictured here are the men and machines that felled, transported, and milled the lumber, as well as photographs of the elegant Victorian mansions of the industry's lumber barons, such as William Carson. Weaving the history of Humboldt County together are the stories of its earliest residents, including the Native American tribes, fevered Gold Rushers, the early Chinese community, railroad workers, shipyard sailors, and industrious farming families, all of whom created the foundation it prospers on today.
Download or read book History of the State of California and Biographical Record of Coast Counties California written by James Miller Guinn and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 1558 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Field Guide to Lighthouses of the Pacific Coast written by Elinor De Wire and published by . This book was released on with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Ship Registries and Enrollments Port of Eureka California 1859 1920 written by Survey of Federal Archives (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1941 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Catalogue of the Public Documents of the Congress and of All Departments of the Government of the United States for the Period from to written by and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 1808 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Great American Lighthouses written by F. Ross Holland, Jr. and published by Wiley. This book was released on 1995-07-19 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lighthouses are increasingly endangered by modernization and abandonment. Simple steel skeletons are replacing the picturesque, conical towers, squat screwpiles and Cape Cod styles so much a part of America's maritime history. This traveler's guide to more than 300 of the nation's most significant lighthouses and lightships includes an introductory look at the evolution of lighthouse technology and how these obsolete but beloved structures can be rescued.
Download or read book Catalogue of the Public Documents of the the Fifty third Congress to the 76th Congress and of All Departments of the Government of the United States written by United States. Superintendent of Documents and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 1804 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Catalogue of the Public Documents of the Congress and of All Departments of the Government of the United States written by United States. Superintendent of Documents and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 1806 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Lighthouses of the Pacific Coast written by Pamela Welty, Randy Leffingwell and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once beckoning to ocean-weary sailors, the lighthouses of the Pacific Coast still stand as beacons to adventurous travelers. Let this beautifully illustrated book conduct you to these classic lighthouses and treat you the fascinating stories behind these picturesque structures and the keepers who served in them. Along with the history of the lighthouses’ development and service, the book also delves into their technological evolution, with special attention to the architecture, the actual lights and lenses, and today’s movement to preserve and restore them. A breathtaking and edifying tour page by page, the book is also an ideal, informative guide for those who wish to venture into the living history of these coastal lighthouses.
Download or read book House Documents written by USA House of Representatives and published by . This book was released on 1872 with total page 1960 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Point Cabrillo Light Station written by Bruce Rogerson and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2008 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Point Cabrillo Lighthouse, on the rugged coast of Mendocino County in Northern California, was first lit as an aid to navigation on June 10, 1909. The light station continues to serve mariners and is regarded as one of the crown jewels of lighthouses on the West Coast. In July 1850, just north of the future site of the lighthouse, the clipper brig Frolic wrecked in its journey from China to Gold Rushera San Francisco. European settlers in search of salvage from the cargo found instead Mendocinos vast strands of virgin redwood timber stretching inland from the coast. Getting this valuable lumber to market in the mid-19th century required ships, and ships needed lighthouses to guide them. In 1909, the light known today as Point Cabrillo was built on a windswept promontory two miles north of the village of Mendocino.
Download or read book The History Mystery Examiner written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides public lands-related activities and games for children; children are instructed to use multiple resources: the History mystery examiner, trading cards, and the web site in order to solve themed mysteries.
Download or read book Saving California s Coast written by Susan Pritchard O'Hara and published by Arthur H. Clark Company. This book was released on 1991 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For more than a century the history of the American Frontier, particularly the West, has been the speciality of the Arthur H. Clark Company. We publish new books, both interpretive and documentary, in small, high-quality editions for the collector, researcher, and library.
Download or read book Cultural Resources Overview for Northwestern California written by Jerome King and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
