The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Before the arrival of European settlers, the area now known as Humboldt County was occupied by a number of indigenous peoples, including the Wiyot, Yurok, Hupa, Karuk, Chilula, Whilkut, and the southern Athabascans. Fields Landing is located within the original territory of the Wiyot tribe.
The first recorded entrance into Humboldt Bay occurred in 1806 by members of a Russian-American company from Sitka. The Josiah Gregg party arrived by land in December 1849, and by 1850 the first ships came to the bay bringing men seeking gold. As the Gold Rush subsided, the economy shifted to the use of the surrounding natural resources, mainly timber, salmon, and agricultural land. The area was a prime exporter of agricultural products from 1857 to 1900.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Fields Landing’s history is told.
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2000
Nothing in Fields Landing is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Fields Landing has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Humboldt Bay Life-Saving Station in Fairhaven, 3 miles away.
Fields Landing and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.