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Del Norte County
Location and origin
This town, situated on the Pacific in the "High North" not far from the border with Oregon, was founded by gold-seekers in 1851, and gets its name from the horn-shaped bay. Point St George, the headland immediately north of the harbor, protects the town from the cold north winds. The paddle-steamer "Brother Jonathan" sank off this coast in 1885 with the loss of 265 lives. The victims of the catastrophe are buried in the Brother Jonathan Cemetery (Ninth St, Pebble Beach). A further disaster, a tidal wave, destroyed a large part of the town in 1964.
Location and origin
This town, situated on the Pacific in the "High North" not far from the border with Oregon, was founded by gold-seekers in 1851, and gets its name from the horn-shaped bay. Point St George, the headland immediately north of the harbor, protects the town from the cold north winds. The paddle-steamer "Brother Jonathan" sank off this coast in 1885 with the loss of 265 lives. The victims of the catastrophe are buried in the Brother Jonathan Cemetery (Ninth St, Pebble Beach). A further disaster, a tidal wave, destroyed a large part of the town in 1964.
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