Historic California Posts, Camps,
Stations and Airfields
Gold Bluffs Post
Other than its location between the towns
of Klamath and Orick in Humboldt County, not definitive archival
evidence has been found to conlfirm the existence of a military
post there, reportedly established in 1863 and abandoned sometime
in 1864. The site was discovered in the fall of 1850 by Hermann
Ehrenherg and named Gold Bluffs because of the gold found in
the sand washed down from the bluffs. The fact that it was the
site of extensive mining operations over the years suggests that
protection had been required and that a minimally garrisoned
military post was provided.
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