Humboldt County CA Archives History - Books .....Freshwater 1890 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ca/cafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@gmail.com December 6, 2005, 10:51 pm Book Title: History And Business Directory Of Humboldt County FRESHWATER Is situated nine miles northeast of Eureka, three miles off the Arcata and Eureka stage road, and on the Freshwater Railroad. This town is the supply depot for the entire valley and surrounding country. The enterprising merchant, Alex. Coeur, carries the most complete general merchandise stock in the county. C. M. Foster, the pioneer stage driver and stable keeper, runs a stage twice a day to and from Eureka. Geo. E. Shinn, the postmaster, stationer and book-seller, is another enterprising citizen. He is alert to the wants of the community, and keeps apace with the progress of the county. Richard Allard, an old pioneer, is the genial host of the Summerville Hotel. P. McAleenan, the general merchandise dealer, enjoys the esteem and a liberal patronage of the people. Additional Comments: Extracted from: 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. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ca/humboldt/history/1890/historya/freshwat176ms.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/cafiles/ File size: 1.8 Kb