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Browsing Local History Articles tagged "Davenport"
The first 50 years of statehood witnessed continued slow and fitful development on the North Coast. Settlers struggled up the ... [Read more] Since the 1860s, geologists had been confidently predicting that there was oil on the North Coast. The early years were ... [Read more]
Early History of Davenport, by
Alverda Orlando
Davenport was founded in 1868. The original town was about a mile to the north of the present location near ... [Read more]
Whales Along the Coast of Davenport, by
Alverda Orlando
From the Davenport area you can view the annual southern migration of the California gray whale. The gray whale spends ... [Read more]
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The hallowed grounds of Mount Hermon's Christian retreat have a colorful past. In 1841 the redwood preserve hosted California's first power sawmill, and a Mexican-era distillery predated the temperance community. But the uninhibited bohemian resort that eventually became a Christian retreat left a more lasting legacy in its love ..." [More]
Excerpted from Mountain Paradise, Mount Hermon has Bohemian Roots by Ross Eric Gibson
