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Near Myers Flat in Humboldt County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
 

Redwood Time-ring

 
 
Redwood Time-ring Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, September 8, 2019
1. Redwood Time-ring Marker
Inscription. 1000 Vikings discover North America • 1096 Oxford University founded • 1160 University of Paris founded • 1218 Genghis Khan conquers Persia • 1368 Ming dynasty begins • 1453 Renaissance begins • 1486 Printing press invented • 1521 Cortez conquers Aztecs • 1620 Pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock • 1773 Boston tea party • 1850 Humboldt Bay discovered • 1928 California State Park system established
 
Erected by California State Parks.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Events.
 
Location. 40° 18.496′ N, 123° 54.496′ W. Marker is near Myers Flat, California, in Humboldt County. It can be reached from Avenue of the Giants near Pensula Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 17119 Avenue of the Giants, Myers Flat CA 95554, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s North Coast, specifically on the Coast Ranges, and in the Klamath Mountains. It is also on the American Pacific Coast and in the Pacific Northwest. Globally, it is
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in North America, on the Ring of Fire, in the Pacific Rim, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Old Giant Redwood Tree (approx. 0.2 miles away); Mother Nature Cannot Be Tamed (approx. 1½ miles away); Humboldt Redwoods State Park (approx. 1½ miles away); Laura Perrott Mahan & James P. Mahan (approx. 2.8 miles away); The Tangled Roots of Founders Grove (approx. 3.2 miles away); The Shrine Tree (approx. 3.3 miles away); "Ltcuntadun" (approx. 3.4 miles away); Swept Away (approx. 3.4 miles away).
 
More about this marker. This marker is located at the Visitors Center of Humboldt Redwoods State Park.
 
Redwood Time-ring Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, September 8, 2019
2. Redwood Time-ring Marker
Redwood Time-ring Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, September 8, 2019
3. Redwood Time-ring Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 23, 2019. It was originally submitted on September 23, 2019, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 1,383 times since then and 79 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on September 23, 2019, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.
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Jul. 31, 2026