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Book Title: History And Business Directory Of Humboldt County

FAIRHAVEN

THE "ALAMEDA" OF HUMBOLDT.

    This beautiful and prosperous village is situated on a peninsula, and is
destined to be one of the brightest jewels in Humboldt's crown, bounded on the
north by Mad river, east by Humboldt Bay, south by the Humboldt Bay Light house,
and west by the Pacific Ocean. Can you imagine a lovlier spot for health and
pleasure? This has been the once happy grounds of the child of the forest
(mighty red man). Here the NATIVE AMERICAN roamed undisturbed until the advent
of the pioneer, eating clams and smoking the peace pipe (veni! vidi! vici!). But
we now look in vain for the departed shades of the glories of this once happy
and contented race.

    FAIRHAVEN lies 1 1/2 miles southwest from EUREKA, and is connected with the
latter by the Ocean Beach Ferry. Every fruit, grain, grass and shrubbery that
grow in any portion of the county will thrive and nourish here without
irrigation. The town is beautifully laid out, with a regular street system. At
one end of the village on the banks of the bay, is situated Bendixsen's
ship-yard, constantly employing about 40 to 50 men. The north end is occupied by
the Fay Bros, shingle mill, employing from 30 to 40 men. Its proximity to
Eureka, the natural position it occupies as a shipping point, its transportation
facilities, its level tracts of land along the bay, all point it out as the
place where most of the great manufactories of this county will one day be
situated. Liberal donations have been made by Mr. Bendixsen and the Messrs. Fay,
as well as the city of Eureka, to establish the Ocean Beach Ferry, and construct
a road across the peninsula, a distance of one mile, so as to enable turn-outs
of every description to drive along the beach. In the rear of Fairhaven lies one
of the grandest Ocean Beaches in the world. For a stretch of 18 miles you can
spin along this magnificent shell-marbled, ocean-crowned highway and inhale the
vigorous sea breeze. The village has a fine school, which is well attended.
Immediately north of Fairhaven are situated the finest and most picturesque
picnic grounds in this county. We see a grand and pleasing future for this
maiden village and the Ocean Beach road.


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History and Business Directory of

HUMBOLDT COUNTY
DESCRIPTIVE OF THE
NATURAL RESOURCES
DELIGHTFUL CLIMATE
PICTURESQUE SCENERY
BEAUTIFUL HOMES

THE ONLY COUNTY IN THE STATE CONTAINING NO CHINAMEN

LILLIE E. HAMM, PUBLISHER
(COPYRIGHTED)
EUREKA, CALA.
DAILY HUMBOLDT STANDARD 
NOVEMBER, 1890.


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