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The Wiyot and Yurok are the westernmost people to speak an Algic language. Their languages, Wiyot and Yurok, are distantly related to the Algonquian languages.The Wiyot people's traditional homeland ranged from Mad River (Wiyot name: potawot) through Humboldt Bay (including the present cities of Eureka and Arcata) to the lower Eel River basin.
Eureka railway station was a flag station on the East Coast Main Trunk, [8] about 3 km (1.9 mi) north of the village. [7] It opened on 1 October 1884, when the 16 mi 73 ch (27.2 km) Eureka contract from Hamilton to Morrinsville was completed. [12] The contract had been signed on 5 December 1883. [13]
On the night of February 26, 1860, a small group of settlers crossed Humboldt Bay and attacked the village, which was defenseless because almost all the able-bodied men were away. To avoid drawing attention from nearby Eureka residents, many of whom may not have condoned the killings, they used primarily handheld weapons: hatchets, clubs, and ...
Tuluwat Island is the largest of three islands located between the Samoa and Eureka Channels within Humboldt Bay and primarily consists of tidal marsh. Over time, human habitation on the island changed its topography, in part due to a process known as shell mounding, which increased the elevation of the island as Wiyot continually placed shells remaining from subsistence fishery management in ...
Through grassroots fundraising, and with the help of the community and individual donors, the Wiyot Tribe was able to purchase back 1.5 acres of the historic village site of Tuluwat on Indian Island in 2000, and in 2004, the Eureka City Council made history as they unanimously approved a resolution to return approximately 45 acres, comprising ...
Eureka is an unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, United States on the border of Warrington Township in Bucks County and Montgomery Township in Montgomery County. Eureka is at the intersection of Pennsylvania Route 152 and County Line Road.
Eureka is a city mainly in St. Louis County, with a small portion in Jefferson County, Missouri, ... By 1890, the village consisted of about 100 homes.
Eureka is a city and the county seat of Woodford County, Illinois. The population was 5,295 at the 2010 census. [ 2 ] Eureka is part of the Peoria, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area .