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1942 Map of Eureka

Name: 1942 Topographic Map of Eureka
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1942
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1942

About this map

Eureka and the surrounding timber and maritime landscape of Humboldt County appear here as surveyed in the early 1930s. The regional economy is anchored by the complex web of the Northwestern Pacific RR and the Hammond Lumber Co RR, which served the mills and docks of the North Spit. Coastal operations are clearly marked, including the Coast Guard Sta and Lighthouse Service Sta near the entrance to the bay.

The northern reaches of Arcata Bay show the development of Arcata and the campus of Humboldt State College. Numerous small rural schools like Washington Sch and Fieldbrook Sch dot the inland hills, reflecting a network of small farming and lumber communities such as Dows Prairie and Freshwater Corners. The intricate system of sloughs, including Mad River Slough and Liscom Slough, underscores the tidal geography that shaped early transportation and land use in this coastal enclave.