Louis Peter DeMartin (1839 – July 21, 1907) was a Swiss-born pioneer of

Del Norte County ), in California , seat_type = County seat , seat = Crescent City , parts_type = Largest city , parts = Crescent City , unit_pref = US , area_total_sq_mi = 1230 , area_land_sq_mi = 1006 , area_water_sq_mi = 223 , elevation_max_footnote ...

California California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the m ...

. He was born in

Ticino Ticino (), sometimes Tessin (), officially the Republic and Canton of Ticino or less formally the Canton of Ticino,, informally ''Canton Ticino'' ; lmo, Canton Tesin ; german: Kanton Tessin ; french: Canton du Tessin ; rm, Chantun dal Tessin . ...

, Switzerland, in and came to the United States around 1854. He married Agnes O'Grady of New York in 1869. In 1877, they purchased at False Klamath Cove and Wilson Creek and moved up from Eureka, where they owned the Revere Hotel. The first home at Wilson Creek was a log cabin. In 1889, DeMartin built a new home which also served as a hostelry. Travelers paid approximately 25 cents for a bed and the same for a meal. Louis DeMartin is buried in Crescent City, California. The Highway 101 bridge crossing Wilson Creek is named in his honor. It was dedicated October 20, 1957.Del Norte Triplicate, May 7, 14 & 28, 1959.

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