Ltcuntadun is the name given to this place by the native Sinkyone-Lolangkok people. For hundreds of years they celebrated the river's abundant salmon, lamprey and steelhead.
In 1876, a ferry crossed the river here. The town of Dyerville, named . . . — — Map (db m121005) HM
A World class Forest Preserve
Containing over 53,000-acres, Humboldt Redwoods State Park includes some of the world's most impressive redwood forests, many miles of river frontage, and nearly 100 miles of hiking, riding and mountain bike . . . — — Map (db m176731) HM
Laura Perrott Mahan 1867-1937 James P. Mahan 1867-1937 • Pioneers in the Save-the-Redwoods League • The California State Park Commission has dedicated to their memory this site where on Nov.19.1924, Mr. and Mrs. Mahan discovered that logging had . . . — — Map (db m150292) HM
Periodic winter flooding is not uncommon along California's Northcoast, and several floods have been catastrophic!
Try to imagine standing at this exact spot while 33 feet of river water rages overhead. Such was the scene in 1964, when a . . . — — Map (db m176729) HM
In 1148 this tree began growing near Jordan Creek at the north end of the “Avenue of the Giants”. It was 839 years old when it fell in 1897. Average Diameter at Base—9 feet; Height of Tree—300 Feet; Age of Cross . . . — — Map (db m87846) HM
Better Beginnings
You are standing on the site of the historic town of Dyerville.
In the late 19th century, timber gave rise to a booming community
that served outposts and lumber camps up and down the Eel River.
Dyerville boasted several . . . — — Map (db m121336) HM
Indigenous People
Since time immemorial, Lalongkok peoples have lived respectfully among and cared for these redwoods. As Europeans arrived, their cultural ideology led to lasting negative impacts to native cultural practices and to . . . — — Map (db m190829) HM
