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Wiyot Residents- Arcata Marsh History, Susie Van Kirk

Susie Van Kirk Papers

From time immemorial, Wiyot people lived in permanent villages around North or Arcata Bay. Tidal flats and sloughs, bay channels, brackish marshes, creeks, and seasonal wetlands and ponds were the nature of things, all providers of food and materials. The people fished, harvested bivalves and crustaceans, gathered plant materials, and hunted waterfowl, marine mammals, and upland game. The bay and its environs sustained them.

A Cultural Resource Investigation Of Two Louisiana-Pacific Corporation Parcels, Susie Van Kirk

Susie Van Kirk Papers

During the month of October, November, and December 1996, a Cultural Resources Investigation was conducted on two Louisiana-Pacific Corporation parcels located at Big Lagoon, Humboldt County, California (see Map 1). The survey was requested by Jamie Heltsley of Ron Hunt Surveying & Forestry, Arcata, California. Proposed project plans include the combining of four separate assessors parcels into two assessor's parcels.

The purposes of this investigation were to (1) locate and record project area cultural resources; (2) to evaluate the significance of study area cultural resources; (3) to assess potential impacts to cultural resources resulting from project related operations; (4) to …

Jack Shaw Bridge, Susie Van Kirk

Susie Van Kirk Papers

To adequately assess the historical significance of the Mad River suspension bridge near Mountain View, commonly referred to as the Jack Shaw Bridge, it was necessary to research not only the bridge but the surrounding area as well. Resulting information provides a context or association for understanding the bridge's role in local history.

Alford-Nielson House, Susie Van Kirk

Susie Van Kirk Papers

Chain of title for original lot on Main Street in downtown Ferndale.

Van Duzen Management Plan, Susie Van Kirk

Susie Van Kirk Papers

Primary sources highlight the what appears to be the first record of white intrusion into the Van Duzen basin in 1850. History of settlement, land use and place names in the Van Duzen basin.

Van Duzen Basin Study: Historical Research On Houses In Hydesville-Carlotta Area, Susie Van Kirk

Susie Van Kirk Papers

This paper is an edited version of two separate reports. This report, Van Duzen Basin Atlas, California State Department of Water Resources and the County of Humboldt, was prepared under the direction of Don Tuttle, Resources Analyst for Humboldt County (listed as "Van Duzen Basin Study: Historical Research on Houses in Hydesville-Carlotta Area"). The second report, Van Duzen Management Plan, California Department of fish and Game, was directed by Environmental Research Consultants, Inc., Arcata (listed as "Historical Survey of Van Duzen River Basin").

Historical Survey Of The Van Duzen River Basin, Susie Van Kirk

Susie Van Kirk Papers

This paper is an edited version of two separate reports. The first, Van Duzen Basin Atlas, California State Department of Water Resources and the County of Humboldt, was prepared under the direction of Don Tuttle, Resources Analyst for Humboldt County (listed as "Van Duzen Basin Study: Historical Research on Houses in Hydesville-Carlotta Area"). This version, Van Duzen Management Plan, California Department of fish and Game, was directed by Environmental Research Consultants, Inc., Arcata.