Eureka in Humboldt County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

1935 Redwood Lumber Strike

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, January 21, 2022

1. 1935 Redwood Lumber Strike Marker

Inscription. Striking sawmill workers gather in a mass picket at a redwood mill due west of Fort Humboldt on June 21,1935, trying to convince local redwood mill owners to bargain with their union.

Police ordered the strikers to disperse. As they were leaving, a tear gas canister was fired into the crowd. It knocked Jerrine Camarri to the ground, unconscious. The strikers, believing she had been killed, turned and fought. In the clash that followed, three strikers were killed and scores injured. Those killed were:

Harold Edlund Wilhelm Kaarte Paul Lampella

Three groups of strikers were prosecuted on charges arising from the confrontation. But no one was convicted. No one was brought to trial for the deaths of the three strikers.

Erected 1995 by Central Labor Council of Humboldt & Del Norte Counties, Building Trades Council of Humboldt & Del Norte Counties, AFL-CIO.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Labor Unions. A significant historical date for this entry is June 21, 1935.

Location. 40° 46.726′ N, 124° 11.413′ W. Marker is in Eureka, California, in Humboldt County. Marker is at the intersection of Broadway Street (U.S. 101), on the right when traveling south on Broadway Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3300 Broadway Street, Eureka CA 95501, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Fort Humboldt (approx. 0.2 miles away); Humboldt Bay Jetty Dolos (approx. 0.8 miles away); The Cottage (approx. 1½ miles away); John A. Cottrell House (approx. 1.6 miles away); Sequoia Hose Company No. 6 (approx. 1.9 miles away); Saint Innocent of Alaska (approx. 1.9 miles away); Simpson-Vance House (approx. 1.9 miles away); World War I Honor Roll 1917-1918 (approx. 1.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Eureka.

More about this marker. The marker is located in the middle of the Bayshore Mall, directly below the signage saying "Bayshore Mall".

Also see . . . The Great Timber Strike of 1935 and lessons from our past (North Coast Journal, 9/9/2021). The local news revisits an event "alternately described as a riot or a massacre, depending on who's doing the accounting." (Submitted on January 21, 2022.)

1935 Redwood Lumber Strike Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, January 21, 2022

2. 1935 Redwood Lumber Strike Marker - wide view

Credits. This page was last revised on January 21, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 21, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 218 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 21, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.