Eureka and Humboldt County: California (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780738518725)

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.

Author: Clarke Historical Museum
ISBN-10: 0738518727
ISBN-13: 9780738518725
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Language: English
Published: 06/20/2001
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 9.34h x 6.58w x 0.33d