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Skeleton unearthed on Rittenhouse Property as area was Indian burial ground

DT Data Page #: 415

Newspaper: Humboldt Times

Newspaper Date: 2/21/1925

Page #: 9

Item Type: Land use

Place: Blue Lake

Text: Blue Lake. While Gus Nelson was preparing to move an old building on his place ( better known as the Rittenhouse property ) the workman unearthed a skeleton of a young person. It's though this spot was an Indian burial ground long before white men settled here.

Key Words: Skeleton, Unearthed, Indian Burial Ground, Gus Nelson

Microfilm Call # : MF 10