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Research index · Updated 8 September 2026

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Recent additions to the shared research catalog, including articles, archival records, and media. The cataloging date is separate from a document’s historical date and does not imply when an older page first appeared online.

Cataloged 8 September 2026#

Regional Video References #
Curated park and Tribal-linked video references, with publisher attribution, source context, related articles, and click-to-load privacy-enhanced players.
Reference article
Moody Bridge in its river landscape #
Moody Bridge in its river landscape. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · Documentation compiled after 1968
River landscape from Greenlaw Vista Point #
River landscape from Greenlaw Vista Point. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 2024
Sunlight in the Avenue’s forest #
Sunlight in the Avenue’s forest. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 2017-07-09
Redwood NSP Fern Canyon 2 #
Redwood NSP Fern Canyon 2. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 2017-08-18
Big Tree in Prairie Creek Redwoods #
Big Tree in Prairie Creek Redwoods. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 2017-07-11
River valley from the Avenue #
River valley from the Avenue. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 2024
Eel River at Crab Park #
Eel River at Crab Park. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 2018-12-31
Mountains of Humboldt County, California #
Mountains of Humboldt County, California. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 2016-08-15
Hwy CA1 US101 1 South Fork Eel River #
Hwy CA1 US101 1 South Fork Eel River. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 2017-08-16
Fern Canyon’s green wall #
Fern Canyon’s green wall. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 2021-09-08
Open understory among redwood trunks #
Open understory among redwood trunks. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 2015
Redwood trunk reaching toward the canopy #
Redwood trunk reaching toward the canopy. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 2017-07-09
Hollow at a redwood’s base #
Hollow at a redwood’s base. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 2012
Avenue of the Giants in December #
Avenue of the Giants in December. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 2024
Avenue of The Giants road #
Avenue of The Giants road. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 2015-08-23
Giant Log Across the Creek #
Giant Log Across the Creek. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 2014-09-20
Branches over the forest trail #
Branches over the forest trail. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 2013
Fog along the redwood highway #
Fog along the redwood highway. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 2013
Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park 2019-09-26-5 #
Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park 2019-09-26-5. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 2019
Road to Nowhere 1 (Unsplash)#
Road to Nowhere 1 (Unsplash). Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 2017-03-29
Northern Avenue entrance at Pepperwood, 2000 #
Northern Avenue entrance at Pepperwood, 2000. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 2000
Redwood trees on the Boy Scout Tree Trail - Flickr - chris.rycroft #
Redwood trees on the Boy Scout Tree Trail - Flickr - chris.rycroft. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 2023
Avenue of the Giants roadway #
Avenue of the Giants roadway. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 2013-04-10
Hwy CA1 US101 4 South Fork Eel River #
Hwy CA1 US101 4 South Fork Eel River. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 2017-08-16
Zane Ruddy Arcata MF Eel River Raft #
Zane Ruddy Arcata MF Eel River Raft. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 2023
Redwood National and State Parks 2019-09-26-2 #
Redwood National and State Parks 2019-09-26-2. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 2019
Dyerville rail bridge and river #
Dyerville rail bridge and river. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 2024
Redwood Fallen Tree with Passage #
Redwood Fallen Tree with Passage. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 2015
Looking upward along a redwood trunk #
Looking upward along a redwood trunk. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 2012
Drop in an Ocean #
Drop in an Ocean. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 2018-09-01
Fallen tree in the redwood forest #
Fallen tree in the redwood forest. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 2015
Cedar Creek bridge on old Highway 101 #
Cedar Creek bridge on old Highway 101. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 2000
Fallen trees across Fern Canyon #
Fallen trees across Fern Canyon. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 2012
Northern California coast from Route 101 #
Northern California coast from Route 101. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 2012
Fern leaves at Stout Grove #
Fern leaves at Stout Grove. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 2012-07-07
Cross-section of a fallen redwood #
Cross-section of a fallen redwood. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 2015
Redwood National and State Parks 2019-09-26-3 #
Redwood National and State Parks 2019-09-26-3. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 2019
Redwood forest floor in warm light #
Redwood forest floor in warm light. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 2013
Fallen wood and living redwoods #
Fallen wood and living redwoods. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 2012
A fallen redwood - Avenue of the Giants, California #
A fallen redwood - Avenue of the Giants, California. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 2017-07-09
Dyerville landscape in December #
Dyerville landscape in December. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 2024
Broad redwood bases in Humboldt #
Broad redwood bases in Humboldt. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 2015
Bolling Grove in December #
Bolling Grove in December. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 2024
Redwood NSP Gold Bluffs 1 #
Redwood NSP Gold Bluffs 1. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 2017-08-18
Moody Bridge central truss connection #
Moody Bridge central truss connection. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · Documentation compiled after 1968
Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park 2019-09-26-1 #
Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park 2019-09-26-1. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 2019
Logging truck on a California highway #
Logging truck on a California highway. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 2013
Ferns at a redwood’s base #
Ferns at a redwood’s base. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 2013
Bridge Creek bridge on the Avenue, 2000 #
Bridge Creek bridge on the Avenue, 2000. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 2000
Corkscrew Tree in Prairie Creek Redwoods #
Corkscrew Tree in Prairie Creek Redwoods. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 2017-07-11
Ave of Giants (Unsplash)#
Ave of Giants (Unsplash). Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 2016-08-02
A dry Eel River #
A dry Eel River. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 2015-09-06
A walk in Humboldt County #
A walk in Humboldt County. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 3 April 2016 (original upload date)
Road through the northern redwoods #
Road through the northern redwoods. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 2012
Redwood Tall View #
Redwood Tall View. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 2015
Side view of the old highway river bridge #
Side view of the old highway river bridge. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 2000
Newton B. Drury Scenic Parkway #
Newton B. Drury Scenic Parkway. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 2017-07-11
Redwood trunk beside a forest path #
Redwood trunk beside a forest path. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 2012
Redwood canopy from below #
Redwood canopy from below. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 2012
Ferns beside the Avenue of the Giants #
Ferns beside the Avenue of the Giants. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 2017-08-27
Ferns beneath coast redwoods #
Ferns beneath coast redwoods. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 2013
US 101 through the redwood forest #
US 101 through the redwood forest. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 2013
Redwood NSP Gold Bluffs 2 #
Redwood NSP Gold Bluffs 2. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 2017-08-18
Moody Bridge across the South Fork Eel #
Moody Bridge across the South Fork Eel. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · Documentation compiled after 1968
Ah-Pah interpretive trail #
Ah-Pah interpretive trail. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 2023
Redwood forest understory #
Redwood forest understory. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 2013
Tree line at Elk Prairie #
Tree line at Elk Prairie. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 2017-08-18
Moody Bridge end-post connection #
Moody Bridge end-post connection. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · Documentation compiled after 1968
Founders Grove forest trail #
Founders Grove forest trail. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 2013-11-08
Redwood trunks and forest floor #
Redwood trunks and forest floor. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 2013
Redwood National and State Parks 2019-09-26-1 #
Redwood National and State Parks 2019-09-26-1. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 2019
Dyerville rail bridge in 2023 #
Dyerville rail bridge in 2023. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 2023
South Fork Eel bridge on old Highway 101 #
South Fork Eel bridge on old Highway 101. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 2000
Humboldt Redwoods river landscape #
Humboldt Redwoods river landscape. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 2024
Roosevelt elk in a coastal meadow #
Roosevelt elk in a coastal meadow. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 2017-12-31
Branching canopy in Redwood National Park #
Branching canopy in Redwood National Park. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 2022-07-20
Eureka-Arcata-Fortuna, CA, CA, USA #
Eureka-Arcata-Fortuna, CA, CA, USA. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 2015
Eel Wild and Scenic River, California #
Eel Wild and Scenic River, California. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 2009
Path between Fern Canyon’s walls #
Path between Fern Canyon’s walls. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 2012
Fern Canyon forest path #
Fern Canyon forest path. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 2012
Redwood coast from the International Space Station #
Redwood coast from the International Space Station. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 2020
Elk Prairie in evening light #
Elk Prairie in evening light. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 2017-08-18
Old Highway 101 north of Miranda, 2000 #
Old Highway 101 north of Miranda, 2000. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 2000
Looking up in Rockefeller Redwood Forest #
Looking up in Rockefeller Redwood Forest. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 2023-07-18
Sunburst through redwood branches #
Sunburst through redwood branches. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 2017-07-09
South Fork Eel River from Garberville #
South Fork Eel River from Garberville. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 2025-09-05
Avenue of Giants #
Avenue of Giants. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 2015
Highway crossing of the South Fork Eel #
Highway crossing of the South Fork Eel. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 2017-08-16
365-365 ~ Stout Grove -redwood -trees -panorama -california -statepark -green #
365-365 ~ Stout Grove -redwood -trees -panorama -california -statepark -green. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 2013-08-08
Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park 2019-09-26-3 #
Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park 2019-09-26-3. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 2019
Tall trunks in Humboldt forest #
Tall trunks in Humboldt forest. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 2015
Redwood NSP Fern Canyon 1 #
Redwood NSP Fern Canyon 1. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 2017-08-18
Looking through Moody Bridge #
Looking through Moody Bridge. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · Documentation compiled after 1968
Road bend in redwood fog #
Road bend in redwood fog. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 2013
Williams Grove forest road #
Williams Grove forest road. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 2013-11-08
Branching tree in the northern redwoods #
Branching tree in the northern redwoods. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 2017-07-11
Redwood National Park #
Redwood National Park. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 2022-07-20
Forest approach to Fern Canyon #
Forest approach to Fern Canyon. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 2012
View of Eel River #
View of Eel River. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 2015
Highway bridge in Richardson Grove, 2000 #
Highway bridge in Richardson Grove, 2000. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 2000
Uprooted Redwood Tree #
Uprooted Redwood Tree. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 2015
Dad's tree #
Dad's tree. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 2015-07-05
Looking up at redwoods - Flickr - chris.rycroft #
Looking up at redwoods - Flickr - chris.rycroft. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 2025
A tall redwood among neighboring trunks #
A tall redwood among neighboring trunks. Source, photographer, date, license, archival context, responsive previews, and native-resolution wallpaper downloads.
Photograph · 2022-07-20
Humboldt Redwoods State Park CCC Features #
California State Parks’ historical account of Civilian Conservation Corps development at Humboldt Redwoods, including the park’s 1921 origin and surviving recreational features.
Archival record · California State Parks
Ericson Photograph Collection: Archival Guide #
A university archival finding aid for the Ericson photographic collection, with provenance and research context for northwestern California logging and community history.
Archival record · Cal Poly Humboldt Special Collections
South Fork Eel River near Miranda: 2009 Water-Data Record #
The 2009 USGS station report for South Fork Eel River near Miranda, including the historical maximum listed for the December 1964 flood.
Archival record · 2009 · U.S. Geological Survey
Caltrans Historical Transportation Chronology #
Caltrans route-history appendices used to distinguish modern highway numbering from the earlier incorporation of road segments into the state system.
Archival record · California Department of Transportation
USGS 1964–1965 Flood Station Records #
USGS station records for the December 1964 and January 1965 floods, including the Eel River at Scotia and South Fork Eel River near Miranda.
Archival record · U.S. Geological Survey
Avenue of the Giants: History and Route Guide #
A directional guide to the Avenue of the Giants, its communities, Humboldt Redwoods history, official park maps, and current SR 254, river, and weather reports.
Topic hub
Redwood Highway and Highway 101 History #
A source-based guide to the Redwood Highway, former US 101 alignments, road engineering, bridges, and the Avenue of the Giants in Humboldt County.
Topic hub
Highway 36: How to Read the Chronology #
Separating SR 36 route adoption, numbering, and construction dates from the Redwood Highway’s history.
Reference article
Humboldt County Logging History #
An archival guide to Humboldt redwood logging, felling, steam equipment, rail transport, mills, and the relationship between timber history and conservation.
Topic hub
Eel River and South Fork Eel Research #
River observations, flood-history sources, photographs, bridges, and geographic context for the Eel River and South Fork Eel in the Humboldt redwood region.
Topic hub
Indigenous History and Living Communities #
A careful guide to Sinkyone history in the Humboldt Redwoods region, contemporary Tribal sources, cultural landscapes, and the limits of archival interpretation.
Topic hub
Jay Smith Road #
A public historical-reference library for Jay Smith Road in unincorporated southern Humboldt County, California: maps, surveys, road records, utilities, water history, Humboldt Meridian research, and Humboldt Redwoods environmental records.
Topic hub
Privacy #
Privacy information about local reading preferences, research search, Google AdSense, external video, and ordinary website requests.
Reference article
4K Wallpapers from the Regional Archive #
Native-resolution redwood, river, highway, and archival wallpapers with real 4K downloads, responsive previews, and complete source attribution.
Reference article
Rise and Shine — Avenue of the Giants #
Licensed 4K and other wallpaper crops of redwood forest in the avenue of the giants region, with attribution and original-source information.
Wallpaper
Humboldt Meridian Schematic #
An original 3840 × 2160 educational grid composition, clearly distinguished from a historical plat or official survey map.
Wallpaper
South Fork Eel River near Avenue of the Giants #
Licensed 4K and other wallpaper crops of south fork eel river near state route 254, humboldt redwoods region, with attribution and original-source information.
Wallpaper
Live Southern Humboldt Conditions #
Official USGS river observations and seven-day charts, NWS forecasts, Caltrans SR 254 road reports, and Humboldt Redwoods State Park notices, with cache and source timestamps.
Live data · USGS; NWS; Caltrans; California State Parks
Jay Smith Road historical records #
Canonical HTML reference pages for public Jay Smith Road historical records, maps, surveys, deeds, utility instruments, and environmental sources.
Reference article
Eureka land-office records in National Archives Record Group 49 #
A collection-level guide identifying Eureka land-office material and Humboldt Meridian township maps from 1856–1894.
Archival record · National Archives
1876 Township 2 South, Range 3 East plat #
HTML reference record for the 1876 Township 2 South, Range 3 East, Humboldt Meridian plat, county survey record copy 100 UR 445.
Archival record · 1876 · County survey copy
Forest Service Sudden Oak Death study #
HTML reference record for the U.S. Forest Service report on conditions ten years after Sudden Oak Death suppression treatments in California's North Coast.
Archival record · 2017 · U.S. Forest Service
Humboldt Redwoods State Park brochure #
An official park introduction and regional map for Humboldt Redwoods, including nearby communities and named park features.
Archival record · 2017 · California State Parks
1958 telephone right-of-way grant #
HTML reference record for the 1958 Pacific Telephone and Telegraph right-of-way grant, recorded in Humboldt County Official Records 499/422.
Archival record · 1958-06-12 · Pacific Telephone and Telegraph
1952 PG&E right-of-way #
HTML reference record for the 1952 Jay J. Smith and Mildred E. Smith PG&E right-of-way, reference 1202-03-0050.
Archival record · 1952 · PG&E historical instrument
1959 Smith-to-Clarke grant deed #
HTML reference record for the 7 April 1959 Smith-to-Clarke grant deed, recorded in Humboldt County Official Records 531/537.
Archival record · 1959-04-07 · Humboldt County Official Records
A History of the Rectangular Survey System #
C. Albert White’s federal survey history supplies the October 1853 Humboldt initial-point account and the broader history of rectangular surveying.
Archival record · 1983 · Bureau of Land Management
2006 Sudden Oak Death containment notice #
HTML reference record for California Department of Parks and Recreation's 2006 Jay Smith Road Sudden Oak Death Containment notice, SCH 2006018194.
Archival record · 2006-01-18 · California State Parks
Humboldt Redwoods Road and Trail Management Plan #
A dated planning publication with cultural and environmental context, including a southern Humboldt disease discussion naming Jay Smith Road.
Archival record · 2019 · California State Parks
1978 Phillips-to-Watts grant deed #
HTML reference record for the 1 June 1978 Phillips-to-Watts grant deed, recorded in Humboldt County Official Records 1498/555.
Archival record · 1978-06-01 · Humboldt County Official Records
BLM cadastral survey manuals and research tools #
A source gateway to historical survey manuals, terminology, corner evidence, and modern cadastral resources.
Archival record · Bureau of Land Management
1952 proposed road right-of-way map #
HTML reference record for the 1952 proposed road right-of-way map, county record 3 UR 137, in the Jay Smith Road history library.
Archival record · 1952 · County map copy
Contact & Source Corrections #
Publisher information and guidance for reporting source, citation, or image-rights corrections to the Jay Smith Road reference library.
Reference article
Jay Smith Road History #
Explore Jay Smith Road history through surveys, maps, road references, utilities, recorded deeds, water history, and environmental records in Humboldt County.
Topic hub
Jay Smith Road water history: the tank record #
Read the 1959 and 1978 Humboldt County deed records documenting a historical tank-overflow provision, with citations and clear source limits.
Topic hub
Coast Redwood History in Humboldt County #
Coast redwood ecology, logging technology, archival research, and conservation in Humboldt County, connected to the Humboldt Redwoods historical landscape.
Topic hub
Jay Smith Road maps & survey sources #
A source-based guide to historical maps and survey sources relevant to Jay Smith Road in Humboldt County, including the 1876 township plat and 1952 proposed road map.
Topic hub
Humboldt Highway History #
A source-based transportation-history center distinguishing road construction, route numbering, highway naming, and remaining Highway 36 chronology research.
Reference article
Humboldt Meridian research center #
Explore the Humboldt Meridian, its 1853 initial point, township and range, historical survey methods, Eureka land-office archives, and Jay Smith Road survey records.
Topic hub
How to Read Township, Range & Section #
An illustrated guide to T2S, R3E, Section 27, quarter sections, and aliquot parts, with a clearly schematic educational PLSS grid.
Reference article
From Original Survey to Modern GIS #
How GLO plats, field notes, resurveys, county surveys, recorded documents, assessor maps, and GIS serve different purposes.
Reference article
Surveying in Redwood Country #
Chains, field books, survey corners, bearing trees, and the physical work of nineteenth-century surveying, with BLM historical sources.
Reference article
California State Parks Records #
A curated index of State Parks maps, planning publications, and environmental records relevant to Humboldt Redwoods and Jay Smith Road.
Topic hub
Jay Smith Road Sudden Oak Death containment #
State Parks and Forest Service sources on Jay Smith Road Sudden Oak Death containment, SCH 2006018194, in the Humboldt Redwoods setting.
Topic hub
Jay Smith Road and southern Humboldt historical timeline #
A source-linked chronology of Jay Smith Road records and the surrounding survey, redwood conservation, park, road, utility, water, and environmental history.
Reference article
Avenue of the Giants History & Records #
A historical-reference guide to the Avenue of the Giants, State Route 254, Humboldt Redwoods, nearby communities, maps, and Jay Smith Road records.
Reference article
Southern Humboldt Historical Geography #
Myers Flat, Miranda, postal references, Avenue of the Giants, Humboldt Redwoods, and the distinction between historical survey and modern map geography.
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Jay Smith Road historical sources #
A structured public source register for Jay Smith Road history, linking maps, surveys, utility records, deeds, and environmental agency records to canonical record pages.
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Humboldt Redwoods State Park History #
A source-based historical guide to Humboldt Redwoods State Park: Sinkyone history, logging, conservation, historic groves, maps, and environmental records.
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Sources, Image Rights & Site Use #
A guide to source citations, licensed photographs, historical reproductions, and the informational purpose of JaySmithRoad.com.
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Photographic and Media Archive #
Browse rights-verified redwood, river, highway, and archival photographs with creator, source, date, license, and related research.
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Rise and Shine — Avenue of the Giants #
Redwood forest in the Avenue of the Giants region — photograph by Kirt Edblom, with source, license, and related historical research.
Photograph · 2014-09-21
South Fork Eel River near Avenue of the Giants #
South Fork Eel River near State Route 254, Humboldt Redwoods region — photograph by Adbar, with source, license, and related historical research.
Photograph · 2013-04-10
Avenue of the Giants Visitor Guide #
Plan a source-informed visit to Avenue of the Giants with official park, SR 254, weather, and river-information links alongside historical context.
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About Jay Smith Road #
About the Jay Smith Road public reference library: a source-based guide to historical maps, surveys, records, water history, and environmental documentation in Humboldt County, California.
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