Martins Ferry, California
41°12′29″N 123°45′19″W / 41.20806°N 123.75528°W / 41.20806; -123.75528
Former settlement in California, United States
Location in California
Martins Ferry is a former settlement in Klamath County and later in Humboldt County, California.[1] It lay on the Klamath River,[2] at an elevation of 315 feet (96 m).[1] It still appeared on maps in 1983.[1]
History
A post office operated at Martins Ferry from 1861 to 1862 and from 1865 to 1891. There was a military fort at the place in the 1860s. The name honors John F. Martin, its first postmaster, who also operated a ferry.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Martins Ferry, California
- ^ a b Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 102. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
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