Ferndale Museum

The nonprofit Ferndale Museum, located in , houses and exhibits artifacts, documents and papers from settlement during the California Gold Rush to the present including an active Bosch-Omori seismograph.
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  • Opening hours: Wednesday—Saturday 11:00 AM—4:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: nonprofit history museum in Humboldt County, California
  • Address: 515 Shaw Avenue, CA

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ferndale Public Library.

Library
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The was built in 1909 as a Carnegie Grant Library on donated land and supported by the , until becoming part of the Library system in 1915. is situated 760 feet northeast of Ferndale Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ferndale and Arlynda Corners.

is a city in is in the region of with a charming Victorian ambience.

Hamlet
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is a locality in , . It lies at an elevation of 13 feet. The name "Arlynda" was selected in 1882. was a cross-roads village between and .

Hamlet
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is an unincorporated community in , . It is located 1.5 miles northwest of , at an elevation of 13 feet. A post office operated at from 1886 to 1899 and from 1903 to 1913.

Ferndale Museum

Latitude
40.57835° or 40° 34′ 42″ north
Longitude
-124.26338° or 124° 15′ 48″ west
Elevation
52 feet (16 metres)
Open location code
84GQHPHP+8J
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1459471089
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Geo­Names ID
5563579
Wiki­data ID
Q5445063
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