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| Landmark #838 | Humboldt County | Visited: May 10, 2012 | Plaque? YES! 🙂 |
| What is it? | A plaque marking the site of the village of Tsurai! |
| What makes it historical? | THE GUIDE SAYS: Directly below was located the Yurok village of Tsurai. A prehistoric permanent Indian community, it was first located and described by Captains Bodega and Heceta, June 9-19, 1775. The houses were of hand-split redwood planks, designed for defense and protection. The village was occupied until 1916.
OTHER TIDBITS: Tsurai (“chair-eye“) was one of the last Native American communities on the Redwood Coast to be occupied. The last resident left in 1916 after a thousand years of continuous use! What kept them in one place so long was the massive abundance of seafood nearby, and in fact, the Yurok were one of few, if not only, Native American tribes that actually made private claims on home and fishing sites! |
| How can I Help the Helpers? | HERE’S HOW:
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| Where is this place? | LISTED DIRECTIONS: SW corner of Ocean and Edwards Sts Trinidad, CA 95570 ANNOTATIONS: From Los Angeles: ~667mi (1074km) — 11.2hrs |
| When should I go? | Whenever the mood strikes you! |