Centerville, Humboldt County, California
40°34′29″N 124°20′53″W / 40.57472°N 124.34806°W / 40.57472; -124.34806
Centerville | |
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Coordinates: 40°34′29″N 124°20′53″W / 40.57472°N 124.34806°W / 40.57472; -124.34806 | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | Humboldt County |
Elevation [1] | 13 ft (4 m) |
Time zone | Pacific Standard Time |
Area code | 707 |
Centerville (formerly, Centerville City and Centerville Beach)[2] is a former settlement in Humboldt County, California.[1] It was located 4.5 miles (7 km) west of Ferndale,[2] on the Pacific Ocean at an elevation of 13 feet (4 m).[1]
Centerville was founded in 1852, and served as a trans-shipment point for oil from Petrolia to Eureka and was at its height during the 1850s to the 1870s.[2]
In 1857 Arnold Berding, a native of Germany arrived in Humboldt County and set up a store, hotel, livery and post office at the now-abandoned village of Centerville where Abraham Lincoln appointed him the first and only postmaster of the town.[3]
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In January 1860, residents provided assistance and shelter to survivors of the wrecked steamship Northerner.[5] Shortly after the victims were buried in a mass grave that is now marked by the Centerville Beach Cross, the wreck salvage was sold at auction at Berding's Centerville store.[6]
The Centerville Beach Cross Historic Marker was erected in 1921,[7] wrecked by the 1992 Cape Mendocino earthquakes but rebuilt and rededicated afterwards.
Centerville Beach is administered as a Humboldt County Park.[8]
Historic artifacts and genealogical records of Centerville are maintained at the Ferndale Museum in Ferndale, California.
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Centerville, Humboldt County, California
- ^ a b c Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 36. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ Genzoli, Marilyn (1994). The Victorian Homes of Ferndale: A Pictorial Guide and History. Ferndale, California: The Ferndale Museum. p. 16.
- ^ Wright, E.W., ed. (1895). Lewis & Dryden's Marine History of the Pacific Northwest. Portland, Oregon: The Lewis & Dryden Printing Company. pp. 95–96.
- ^ Vincent, Francis (1860). Semi-Annual United States Register. Philadelphia: Francis Vincent. pp. 14–18.
- ^ Bess, Carol; Newman, Beryl; Roberts, Ann, eds. (2004). Images of America: Ferndale. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. p. 116. ISBN 0-7385-2890-0. LCCN 2004104609.
- ^ CERES State Historical Landmarks. "CERES State Historical Landmarks". CERES. Archived from the original on 2012-03-23.
- ^ Humboldt County Parks. "Centerville Beach County Park". Humboldt County, California. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
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