DT Data Page #

659

Newspaper

The Humboldt Times

Newspaper Date

6/27/1947

Page #

4

Item Type

History

Place

Eureka

Text

Speegle's col. In 1866 Jack Honey, as a teenager, arrived in Eureka. He noted the block now occupied by the courthouse was covered in alders. The city decided to hold the 4th of July there so some of the alders were cut down and a flagpole erected.

Key Words

History, Alders, City

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