"Ltcuntadun"

"Ltcuntadun" (HM29WY)

Location: Redcrest, CA 95569 Humboldt County
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N 40° 21.348', W 123° 55.347'

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Ltcuntadun is the name given to this place by the native Sinkyone-Lolangkok people. For hundreds of years they celebrated the river's abundant salmon, lamprey and steelhead.

In 1876, a ferry crossed the river here. The town of Dyerville, named for its oldest resident, — Charles "Dad" Dyer, was established in 1890. It served a growing population of homesteaders who ranched, farmed and logged the area.

Meat, dairy goods, fruits, vegetables and wood products were shipped to the Humboldt Bay region via riverboat and later by rail. A station across the river at South Fork served the Northwestern Pacific Railroad linking Eureka to San Francisco, opening the region to further commerce and passenger transport.

By 1920, the wagon road had become the "Redwood Highway" and the save-the-redwoods movement was well underway. Park land was acquired and a portion of Dyerville was purchased by the State which converted the town store into park headquarters.

During the early 1930's, the Civilian Conservation Corps established a camp here. Later the camp was moved south to Burlington near Weott due to high water in 1937 Park headquarters remained until 1955 when flood waters rose 19 feet in just one hour, destroying virtually everything.

Whatever was left of Dyerville was buried during the construction of Highway 101 in 1957. Less than 10 years later the 1964 flood drowned the north coast again. Layered beneath your feet is 30 feet of fill and landslide debris.

In 1995, several coast redwoods were planted



on what is today known as the Dyerville Overlook Day Use Area.
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HM NumberHM29WY
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Placed ByCalifornia State Parks
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Date Added Thursday, August 2nd, 2018 at 10:02pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)10T E 421669 N 4467657
Decimal Degrees40.35580000, -123.92245000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 21.348', W 123° 55.347'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 21' 20.88" N, 123° 55' 20.82" W
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Area Code(s)707
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling North
Closest Postal AddressAt or near CA-254, Redcrest CA 95569, US
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