Historical Markers and War Memorials in Crescent City, California
Crescent City is the county seat for Del Norte County
Crescent City is in Del Norte County
Del Norte County(21) ► ADJACENT TO DEL NORTE COUNTY Humboldt County(157) ► Siskiyou County(167) ► Curry County, Oregon(22) ► Josephine County, Oregon(36) ►
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The Battery Point Lighthouse is one of the first lighthouses on the California Coast.
Rugged mountains and unbridged rivers meant coastal travel was essential for the economic survival of this region.
In 1855 Congress appropriated $15,000 for . . . — — Map (db m101692) HM
On Kings Valley Road, 0.3 miles north of S. Kraft Road, on the right when traveling north.
A United States military post was established here September 12, 1862 by the men of Company G, 2nd Regiment, Infantry, California Volunteers, to keep peace between the Indians and the miners and settlers of northwestern California. It was abandoned . . . — — Map (db m176820) HM
During the evening of March 27, 1964 a massive earthquake shook Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula heavily damaging Anchorage, located more than 60 miles away, and sending a tsunami racing across the Pacific Ocean. About four hours later, on March 28, the . . . — — Map (db m114260) HM
On Front Street at D Street, on the right when traveling east on Front Street.
1.76 Acres of this parkland have been donated by the
family of Henry Sause, Jr. Who, with his brothers,
Curt and Paul, pioneered the transportation of forest
products by tug and barge. From 1949 to 1962, Sause
Bros. Ocean Towing Company moved in . . . — — Map (db m92063) HM
This Unit of 500 Acres in the
National Tribute Grove
is preserved through the
National Society
Daughters of the American Revolution
to honor those who served in the armed forces
of the United States in World War II
and to . . . — — Map (db m241927) WM
On Elk Valley Road at Parkway Drive, on the right when traveling north on Elk Valley Road.
Constructed in 1858, this was the route of the Crescent City Turnpike. Following the present Elk Valley Road to Old Camp Lincoln, it then crossed the ridge, forded Smith River to low divide, and continued to Jacksonville, Oregon, by way of various . . . — — Map (db m176819) HM
Through the collective recognition of the Community of Nations
expressed within the Principles of the
Convention concerning Protection of the World
Cultural and Natural Heritage, Redwood National Park
has been designated a
World Heritage . . . — — Map (db m182011) HM
On Front Street near G Street, on the left when traveling west.
The monument you are looking at is dedicated to Billy Boone. But who was Billy Boone? Former newspaper publisher Wally Griffin, remembers him as a "promoter" of Del Norte County, but most people who remember him recall that he was instrumental in . . . — — Map (db m92062) HM
On Front Street at Stamps Way, on the left when traveling south on Front Street.
Nearby are portions of the hull of the General Petroleum Corporation tanker S.S. Emidio, which on December 20, 1941 became the first casualty of the Imperial Japanese Navy's submarine force action on California's Pacific Coast. The ship was attacked . . . — — Map (db m143397) HM WM
On Redwood Highway (US 199) at Walker Road on Redwood Highway (US 199).
Discovery the unique features of an old-growth redwood forest. Welcome to the Simpson-Reed Discovery Trail!
You are in the midst of an ancient redwood forest. Here, you will see trees of many ages that create a multi-layered forest ceiling or . . . — — Map (db m87814)
On Redwood Highway (US 199) at Walker Road on Redwood Highway (US 199).
Simpson-Reed Grove for the perpetual enjoyment of all--This grove was presented to the State of California by the Simpson Timber Company in memory of Mark E. Reed, its president from 1914 to 1955. — — Map (db m87815) HM
On Front Street at N Street, on the right when traveling east on Front Street.
These giant jacks are used to protect harbors from damaging current. As waves hit the tetrapods, the force of the water is dissipated by the curve of the legs. There are 1630 tetrapods on the ocean side of the Crescent City breakwater. There are . . . — — Map (db m181238) HM
On Howland Hill Road, on the left when traveling east.
This grove is given to the State of California for the preservation of these ancient trees by Mr. and Mrs. Jesse H. Metcalf of Rhode Island. — — Map (db m1510) HM
On North Pebble Beach Drive, 0.1 miles south of Pacific Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
At the time of white contact the principal villages of the native Tolowa Indians of northern Del Norte County were located at Battery Point in Crescent City (Ta'atun), Pebble Beach (Meslteltun), south of Point St. George (Tatintun), and north of . . . — — Map (db m164583) HM
On Front Street at Play Street, on the left when traveling south on Front Street.
The townspeople of Crescent City slumbered peacefully in the late-night hours
of March 28, 1964 - tragically unaware of a catastrophe at their doorstep.
Earlier whipped into fury by a devastating Alaskan earthquake, seismic waves
raced . . . — — Map (db m183645) HM
On K Street at 2nd Street, on the right when traveling south on K Street.
Thirty-seven tsunamis have been observed or recorded on the North Coast since
the first tide gauge was installed in Crescent City in 1933. All but five were tele-tsunamis (the source was far away). Crescent City, known as "Tsunami Central,” has . . . — — Map (db m183655) HM
