The cry amongst the redwoodsóEureka!ówas the shout heard from early
pioneers in 1850 as they came to settle in Humboldt County. Discovery
of gold permanently changed the areaís history, and eventually lead
to the extraction of Humboldtís other natural resource: the ìred
goldî of its forests. Captured here in over 200 vintage photographs
is the pictorial history of this bountiful county and its residents.
ÝÝAs the gold fever faded in the late 1800s, Humboldt Countyís
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 industryís 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.
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