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Fort Humboldt State Historic Park

Name: Fort Humboldt State Historic Park
Address: 3431 Fort Avenue, Eureka, CA, 95503, US

3431 Fort Avenue

Eureka, CA 95503

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Fort Humboldt is situated on a bluff overlooking Humboldt Bay. This remote military post was established in 1853 to assist in conflict resolution between Native Americans and gold-seekers and settlers who had begun flooding into the area after the discovery of gold in the northern mines.

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