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Jedidiah Smith Redwoods State Park

On September 11, 1929, the family of the late Frank D. Stout, a former president of the Del Norte Company, Ltd., gave to the State of California 44 acres of redwoods at the confluence of Mill Creek with Smith River. ...

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Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park

On August 20, 1924, George F. Schwarz of New York purchased 157 acres of redwoods and deeded them to the State of California. This tract was dedicated in honor of Henry S. Graves, former Chief Forester of the United States ...

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Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park

Ranchers and homesteaders pre-empted most of the lands bordering on Prairie Creek, north of Orick, in the 1880s and 1890s, with the rest of the area now included in Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park being staked out as mining and ...

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Humboldt County

Lumbering commenced in Humboldt County in 1850, but five years were to pass before any attention was paid the redwoods. The pioneer lumbermen were easterners from Maine and the Maritime Provinces of Canada, who were accustomed to the pine, spruce, ...

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Great Western Divide

Sequoia National Park lies south of Kings Canyon and adjoins it. The park consists of a single unit that rises from the low western foothills to the crest of the Sierra at 14,495- foot- high (4,418- m) Mt. Whitney, the highest ...

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Gertrude Williams Welch House

Built in 1910, this Late 19th/20th American Movements / Classic Box Foursquare home was believed to have been the birthplace of former early 1900s City Council Member, Gertrude Williams Welch.

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Farley and Prater House

This one-story wood framed Hipped Gable, c.1900, was used as an apartment building during WWII, and once had a small orchard. It was purchased by Lee and Belle Prater in 1954, who lived there until 2009. Lee and Belle raised ...

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Methodist Church Annex

Used as a meeting hall, this Bungalow structure, built in 1929, was formerly an annex to the 1904 church. In 1949, Herbert Stoneburg paid to move it to its present site as a wedding gift to his son Marvin, who ...

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Sponsor—Downtown Missoula Partnership

Visit the fine and friendly staff at the Downtown Missoula Partnership (218 East Main Street) to connect to Downtown Missoula. Say you found them on Next Exit History, and you will receive a free Downtown Missoula tote bag, made ...

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The Lahaina Jodo Mission

Located just outside of downtown Lahaina, the Jodo Mission is a physical reminder of Hawaii's connection to Japan and the immigrants that came to the islands starting in the late 19th century.

The Jodo Mission was constructed in the late-1960s ...

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