Freshwater (formerly, Wrangletown, Garfield, Lambertville, and Hardscrabble) is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

in Humboldt County,

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. It is located on Freshwater Creek, a major tributary to Humboldt Bay (and the previous source of municipal water to the City of

Eureka, California Eureka (Wiyot: ''Jaroujiji'', Hupa: ''do'-wi-lotl-ding'', Karuk: ''uuth'') is the principal city and county seat of Humboldt County in the Redwood Empire region of California. The city is located on U.S. Route 101 on the shores of Humboldt ...

), south of

Arcata Arcata (; Wiyot: ''Goudi’ni''; Yurok: ''Oket'oh'') is a city adjacent to the Arcata Bay (northern) portion of Humboldt Bay in Humboldt County, California, United States. At the 2020 census, Arcata's population was 18,857. Arcata was first ...

, at an elevation of 92 feet (28 m). The area is the site of a now logged massive old-growth redwood forest and prevalent remaining second-growth forest. The trees in the area are storied to have been some of the largest

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to have ever existed. On September 24, 1964, the large area and all its residents became part of unincorporated Eureka, within the 95503 zipcode. Freshwater Park, a Humboldt County Park, which has picnic areas and a swimming area each summer, is located nearby on Freshwater Creek.

Education

Freshwater is the site of the

Freshwater Elementary School District The Freshwater Elementary School District has two schools located about 5 miles northeast of Eureka, California, in unincorporated Freshwater. The district oversees public education through grade 8, in a portion of west central Humboldt County, ...

,Humboldt County Office of Education
/ref> and home of the Freshwater School, a public K-6 school, and Freshwater Charter Middle School for seventh and eighth grade students.Freshwater School District
/ref> The original school was a one-room schoolhouse.Freshwater School
/ref> In the 1920s, a two-room brick and mortar school was built. A new school was built in 1952 and has been renovated and expanded several times since. The actual original town site of Freshwater is the site of Garfield Elementary School District, which operates a small K-6 public school. Both school districts in the area known as "Freshwater" are also within the Eureka Unified High School District, and students usually attend Eureka High School following successful completion of primary education.

References

Eureka, California Unincorporated communities in Humboldt County, California Unincorporated communities in California {{HumboldtCountyCA-geo-stub

Education

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