Guidebook
NO. 842 ARCATA AND MAD RIVER RAIL ROAD COMPANY - Incorporated December 15, 1854, as the Union Plank Walk, Rail Track, and Wharf Company, the Arcata and Mad River Rail Road is the oldest line on the north coast. Originally using a horse-drawn car, the railroad served as a link between Humboldt Bay and the Trinity River mines. Later, locomotives were added as the line grew to serve the redwood industry.
Location
Across the street from: 239 Railroad Ave, Blue Lake. Across the street from F St. and Railroad Ave, Blue Lake
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Notes
State Plaque is across the street from: 239 Railroad Ave, Blue Lake. It is in the rear parking lot of the Blue Lake Museum.
NO. 842 ARCATA AND MAD RIVER RAIL ROAD COMPANY - Town of Blue Lake
NO. 842 ARCATA AND MAD RIVER RAIL ROAD COMPANY - Marker
NO. 842 ARCATA AND MAD RIVER RAIL ROAD COMPANY - State Plaque
NO. 842 ARCATA AND MAD RIVER RAIL ROAD COMPANY - Blue Lake Museum
NO. 842 ARCATA AND MAD RIVER RAIL ROAD COMPANY - Across the street
NO. 842 ARCATA AND MAD RIVER RAIL ROAD COMPANY - Across the Street
Annie and Mary were the secretaries at opposite ends of the railroad.