41°12′29″N 123°45′19″W / 41.20806°N 123.75528°W
Martins Ferry, California | |
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Former settlement | |
  Location in California | |
| Coordinates: 41°12′29″N 123°45′19″W / 41.20806°N 123.75528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Humboldt County |
| Elevation | 315 ft (96 m) |
Martins Ferry is a former settlement in Klamath County and later in Humboldt County, California.[1] It lay on the Klamath River,[2] at an elevation of 315 feet (96 m).[1] It still appeared on maps in 1983.[1]
History
editA post office operated at Martins Ferry from 1861 to 1862 and from 1865 to 1891. There was a military fort at the place in the 1860s. The name honors John F. Martin, its first postmaster, who also operated a ferry.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Martins Ferry, California
- ^ a b Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 102. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
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