Lighthouses Of Humboldt County
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Lighthouses Of Humboldt County
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Author : Julie Clark
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2021-10-11
Lighthouses Of Humboldt County written by Julie Clark and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-10-11 with History categories.
The impenetrable coast of Humboldt County has been a historic navigational conundrum for sea captains since the 16th century. The Humboldt bar crossing, the lack of safe harbors, the storms, the unpredictable seas, and the rocky shores caused tragic shipwrecks, drownings, and maritime disasters. Beginning in 1850, the Department of the Treasury funded the construction of 11 lighthouses in California, including the Humboldt Harbor Lighthouse, the first one in Humboldt County. Due to its poor location in the sand dunes, the lighthouse was abandoned in 1892. New lighthouses were built in more appropriate locations such as Table Bluff, Cape Mendocino, Trinidad, and Punta Gorda. An increase in population on the north coast resulted in the reliance on passenger schooners and freight vessels, making these lighthouses critical to Humboldt County's economic stability and success. The Trinidad Head Lighthouse is the only one in operation today, yet the lighthouses of Humboldt County and their keepers remain integral to California's maritime history.
St George Reef Lighthouse
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Author : Guy Towers
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2015-05-18
St George Reef Lighthouse written by Guy Towers and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-05-18 with Photography categories.
Situated at the end of a reef six miles offshore of Crescent City, California, stands St. George Reef Lighthouse. Constructed after the wreck of the coastal steamer Brother Jonathan in 1865, the beacon warned mariners of the dreaded “Dragon Rocks” of St. George Reef for nearly a century. This book chronicles the loss of the Jonathan, decades of efforts to make the light a reality, the 10-year construction period, manning of the station by keepers of the US Lighthouse Service and Coast Guard, and the struggles and accomplishments of dedicated volunteers to restore what many lighthouse historians refer to as “America’s greatest lighthouse.”
Sentinel Of The Seas
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Author : Dennis M. Powers
language : en
Publisher: Citadel Press
Release Date : 2007
Sentinel Of The Seas written by Dennis M. Powers and has been published by Citadel Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with History categories.
One of the most rugged expanses in the continental U.S., the coast of northern California and Oregon saw frequent shipping disasters in the 19th century, before Congress ordered the construction of lighthouses on such dangerous promontories as Heceta Head, Cape Mendocino and a seaward-trending pile of rocks called St. George Reef. The brave, resourceful engineer who directed the Tillamook Rock lighthouse construction, Alexander Ballantyne, was later engaged for the St. George job, and it's this story that author Powers (Treasure Ship) chronicles here. Without any maps to illustrate it, however, readers will need an atlas to follow the movement of men and ships up and down the coast. Later chapters describing lighthouse life prove less problematic; lighthouse keepers were fascinating, courageous characters (and included a good number of women) who not only kept lights burning and fog horns sounding, but also risked life and limb to rescue people stranded in torrential weather.
Eureka And Humboldt County
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Author : Clarke Historical Museum
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2001-06-20
Eureka And Humboldt County written by Clarke Historical Museum and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-06-20 with Photography categories.
The cry amongst the redwoods-Eureka!-was the shout heard from early pioneers in 1850 as they came to settle in Humboldt County. Discovery of gold permanently changed the area's history, and eventually lead to the extraction of Humboldt's other natural resource: the "red gold" of its forests. Captured here in over 200 vintage photographs is the pictorial history of this bountiful county and its residents. As the gold fever faded in the late 1800s, Humboldt County's primary source of industry became the lumbering of its vast redwoods. Pictured here are the men and machines that felled, transported, and milled the lumber, as well as photographs of the elegant Victorian mansions of the industry's lumber barons, such as William Carson. Weaving the history of Humboldt County together are the stories of its earliest residents, including the Native American tribes, fevered Gold Rushers, the early Chinese community, railroad workers, shipyard sailors, and industrious farming families, all of whom created the foundation it prospers on today.
The Field Guide To Lighthouses Of The Pacific Coast
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Author : Elinor De Wire
language : en
Publisher:
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The Field Guide To Lighthouses Of The Pacific Coast written by Elinor De Wire and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with categories.
The History Mystery Examiner Vol 3 No 1 Spring 2007
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007
The History Mystery Examiner Vol 3 No 1 Spring 2007 written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with categories.
King Range National Conservation Area
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004
King Range National Conservation Area written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with categories.
Great American Lighthouses
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Author : F. Ross Holland, Jr.
language : en
Publisher: Wiley
Release Date : 1995-07-19
Great American Lighthouses written by F. Ross Holland, Jr. and has been published by Wiley this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995-07-19 with Architecture categories.
Lighthouses are increasingly endangered by modernization and abandonment. Simple steel skeletons are replacing the picturesque, conical towers, squat screwpiles and Cape Cod styles so much a part of America's maritime history. This traveler's guide to more than 300 of the nation's most significant lighthouses and lightships includes an introductory look at the evolution of lighthouse technology and how these obsolete but beloved structures can be rescued.
Cultural Resources Overview For Northwestern California
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Author : Jerome King
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016
Cultural Resources Overview For Northwestern California written by Jerome King and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with California categories.
Lighthouse Tales
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Author : Frederick Stonehouse
language : en
Publisher: Gwinn, Mich. : Avery Color Studios
Release Date : 1998
Lighthouse Tales written by Frederick Stonehouse and has been published by Gwinn, Mich. : Avery Color Studios this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with History categories.
"Stories of wreck and rescue, death and sacrifice, all thread their way through the pages of this remarkable tribute to the 'wickies' of a bygone era. The book speaks of the courage of the old time keepers and their families, not just in rescuing shipwreck victims but also in the tenacity of their daily lives ... Narratives include : The thrilling story of the steamer "George W. Perkins" and it's close encounter with the Lansing Shoal Light during the height of the infamous 1940 Armistice Day storm ; Superior Shoal and the lighthouse that wasn't ; The death of six brave Coast Guardsmen at Oswego, New York in 1942 ; Poverty Island Light and the mysterious treasure ..."--Back cover.