Arcata in Humboldt County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
The Gregg-Wood Party and the Union Company
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, November 17, 2019
1. The Gregg-Wood Party and the Union Company Marker
Gregg-Wood Party
and
Members of the Union Company
Founders of the
Town of Union
Now known as the City of Arcata
April 30, 1850
Members of the Gregg-Wood Party
Dr Josiah Gregg · Thomas Sebring · David A. Buck · J.B. Truesdale · Van Duzen · Charles Southard · Isaac Wilson · L. K. Wood
Members of the Union Company
H.Nelson Lloyd ·
W. H. Sansbury ·
B. Kelsey ·
Jas. H. Lewis ·
Joseph Smith ·
Jas. C. Matthews ·
E.B. Bones ·
Joseph Wardlow ·
Paris Teters ·
Ephraim Prigmore ·
Peter Lothian ·
Isaac Wilson ·
Wm.F. Von Thulen ·
Arter Graham ·
George Spence ·
Frederiock Peterson ·
Julius W. Graham ·
John Kelley ·
John Saf ·
John Burman ·
D. W. Ginkins ·
Sig Vard Nelson ·
Thomas Sebring ·
Joshua Innman ·
John C. Preston ·
R. I. Winders ·
A. M. Preston ·
Charles Liscom ·
Wm. S. Denison ·
Adolph Eiswald ·
W.M. Cornwell ·
Capt. William Teichenor ·
L.K. Wood
Erected 1950 by Native Sons of the Golden West Arcata Parlor Number 20, Arcata Volunteer Fire Dept., Arcata Chamber Of Commerce.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included
this page online
Location. 40° 52.117′ N, 124° 5.113′ W. Marker is in Arcata, California, in Humboldt County. It is on 9th Street east of G Street, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 631 9th Street, Arcata CA 95521, 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 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 Mexicos Alta California.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Site of Arcata Stage & Bus Depot (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); First Methodist Society on Humboldt Bay (about 300 feet away); Minor Theatre (about 600 feet away); Jacoby's Storehouse (about 600 feet away); a different marker also named Jacoby Building (about 600 feet away); The Phillips House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Union Plank Walk Railtrack (approx. 1.1 miles away); Camp Curtis (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Arcata.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Jacoby Building (was about 500 feet away but has been permanently removed).
Also see . . .
1. Humboldt County: A Briefest of Histories. Humboldt County Library website entry:
"...The first entrance to Humboldt Bay was in 1806 by an American with Aleut hunters, all in the employ of the Russian-American Company out of Sitka. But it wasn't until rediscovery by land by the Gregg-Wood Party
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, November 17, 2019
2. The Gregg-Wood Party and the Union Company Marker - wide view
The marker is the mounted to the firehouse - it's the rightmost plaque visible here.
2. Welcome to Arcata's past. Historical Sites Society of Arcata website homepage:
"Arcata's townsite was located by the 33-member Union Company in April 1850 with each man also selecting 160 acres to claim as his own. Subdivision of the claims into blocks and lots initiated a rush of horse-trading as property went from hand-to-hand, but the dust soon settled and the business of building a community got underway...." (Submitted on December 5, 2019.)
Credits. This page was last revised on July 29, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 5, 2019, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 789 times since then and 66 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 5, 2019, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
