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Description: California Registered Historical Landmark No. 477. Historical Marker reads: Eureka "I have found it" Eureka was founded as a town in 1850 and incorporated as a city in 1874. Located on the remote northwester coast of California, Eureka was the region's major port of entry by water in the 19th Century before the construction of good access by land, and rose to historical prominence as the major social political and economic center of the region. "Eureka" is a Greek expression and a poopular mining term meaning "I have Found it." California Registered Historical Landmark No. 477 Plaque Placed by the State Department of Parks and Recreation in Cooperation with the Ancient and Honorable Order of E Clampus Vitus, Eureka No 101. September 15, 1979.
Title: Eureka CA HistoricalMarkerNo477
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