The Humboldt Bay Maritime Museum is located in
Samoa, California
Samoa (formerly Brownsville) is a census-designated place in Humboldt County, California. It is located northwest of Eureka, at an elevation of 23 feet (7 m). Samoa is located in the northern peninsula of Humboldt Bay and is the site of the Sam ...
, a small town across
Humboldt Bay
Humboldt Bay is a natural bay and a multi-basin, bar-built coastal lagoon located on the rugged North Coast of California, entirely within Humboldt County, United States. It is the largest protected body of water on the West Coast between Sa ...
from
Eureka
Eureka (often abbreviated as E!, or Σ!) is an intergovernmental organisation for research and development funding and coordination. Eureka is an open platform for international cooperation in innovation. Organisations and companies applying th ...
. The focus of the museum is the preservation and interpretation of its collection of artifacts, photographs, library archives and materials which relate principally to the maritime history of
California's North Coast. The museum is located in what was the head cook's house next to the
Samoa Cookhouse
The Samoa Cookhouse is a historic restaurant in Samoa, California, in the United States. It is the last lumber camp-style cookhouse in the American Pacific Northwest.
Background
Originally it was a dining facility for the employees working the mi ...
and was founded in 1977.
A cornerstone of the Museum collection is its excursion boat, the ''
MV Madaket''.
The 1910 ferry was originally built on Humboldt Bay with five other similar boats designed to transport Eureka's mill workers to and from lumber operations across Humboldt Bay.
Originally christened the "Nellie C" after a member of the Cousins family which built her, she served as a ferry boat from Table Bluff, Fields Landing, Eureka, Samoa and Arcata until 1972 when she was the last to be put out of daily use due to construction of the Samoa Bridge which made the commute faster by car.
Now rebuilt and also the oldest operating passenger vessel in the nation still providing passenger service,
she provides visitors the opportunity to see Eureka and the port from her decks, while experiencing a narrative of the history of the port and city, the founding and fortune of both
and an opportunity to visit her onboard tavern, the smallest licensed bar in California.
See also
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Clarke Historical Museum
The Clarke Historical Museum (formerly the Clarke Memorial Museum) in Eureka, California contains the area's premier collection of California North Coast regional and cultural history. The facility houses a Native American wing, Nealis Hall, whic ...
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List of Museums in the North Coast (California)
The North Coast of California is located on the Pacific coast in between the San Francisco Bay and the Oregon border and includes Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, and Mendocino counties.
This list of North Coast, California museums, defined for ...
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Humboldt County Historical Society
The Humboldt County Historical Society (HCHS) is a regional historical society, primarily focused on the history of Humboldt County, California. Offices, bookstore, collections, and research staff are located in Eureka.
Overview
The society i ...
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List of maritime museums in the United States
List of maritime museums in the United States is a sortable list of American museums which display objects related to ships and water travel. Many of these maritime museums have museum ships in their collections. Member museums of the Council of ...
References
External links
Humboldt Bay Maritime Museum and the MadaketPhotographs of the Madaket and homes on Indian Island
Maritime museums in California
Culture of Eureka, California
Museums in Humboldt County, California
Maritime history of California
History museums in California
Museums established in 1977
1977 establishments in California
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