Blue Lake’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 3 old photos of Blue Lake. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Present Blue Lake comprises "old" Blue Lake, Powersville, and Scottsville. In 1854, Augusta Bates settled in the Scottsville area and sold to Brice M. Stokes in 1862. In 1861, the 13-acre Blue Lake was formed from flooding of the north fork of Mad River, and it gave the town a resort atmosphere. As the river changed course in the 1920s, the lake disappeared to become what today is a small pond on private property.
In 1866, William Scott purchased land from Brice M. Stokes and established "Scott's Farm," later becoming Scottsville. Powersville was established in 1869 by David Powers on land originally claimed by Augusta Bates, Brice M. Stokes and William Scott.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Blue Lake’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Blue Lake’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🗓️Date a photo1 archive item has no date+2 🔁Retake an old viewMan standing on an enormous redwo…, 1895: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Blue Lake, decade by decade
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Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Man standing on an enormous redwood stump near Blue Lake, Humboldt County, California, 1895 (1895) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.