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July 2005 Vol. 24. No. 7
Published by the Humboldt Senior Resource Center in Eureka, California. HSRC is a non-profit community-based organization offering services for senior citizens, multi-generational families and caregivers.
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Traveling at home Crescent City offers time travel by Sharon McKinney High gas prices and the bustle of traveling may have you thinking about staying closer to home this summer. Have you considered time travel? There are two wonderful sources for stepping into Del Norte County's past for only $3. They are Battery Point Lighthouse at the foot of A Street and the Historical Society's Main Museum at 6th and H streets. The first lamp at Battery Point Light was lit in 1856 and has been in continuous service ever since. The lighthouse keepers conduct tours, including a climb to the light tower. There is a museum featuring remembrances of past events, artifacts and historical information. Remember to wear good walking shoes as the lighthouse is on an island accessible only at low tide. Low tide reveals the tide pools, rocks and gravel that you'll traverse to get to it. A tide schedule is posted at the parking lot. The Main Museum houses a wealth of interesting displays including a gold coin from the wreck of the Brother Jonathan. There are two rooms filled with Tolowa and Yurok Native American artifacts. In the Bolen Annex you'll find the Fresnel lens from Saint George Reef Lighthouse, along with displays of logging, mining, trains and fashion. There are room displays of local Chinese history, military history, a model of Smith River and a replica of a schoolroom. Add to that the cases of memorabilia of all kinds, enough to interest everyone. The original jail cells now house displays of old stills and blacksmith tools. There are carousels of tidal wave photographs, the building of Pelican Bay State Prison and much more. The complete research library is well used by authors and those interested in authentic backgrounds for stories. Come and see for yourselves how much history is saved in these two remarkable buildings. Smiling volunteers are waiting to greet you. Sharon McKinney lives in Crescent City and can be reached at shay-jay70@earthlink.net. |
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