Port Kenyon, California
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Coordinates: 40°35′42″N 124°16′47″W / 40.59500°N 124.27972°W
| Port Kenyon | |
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| — Unincorporated community — | |
 Port Kenyon
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| Coordinates: 40°35′42″N 124°16′47″W / 40.59500°N 124.27972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Humboldt County |
| Elevation[1] | 13 ft (4 m) |
Port Kenyon is an unincorporated community in Humboldt County, California.[1] It is located 1.5 miles (2.4 km) northwest of Ferndale,[2] at an elevation of 13 feet (4 m).[1]
A post office operated at Port Kenyon from 1886 to 1899 and from 1903 to 1913.[2] The town was founded by John Gardner Kenyon in 1876.[2] After silting of the Salt River and repeated flooding, the port declined in the 1890s.[2]
References [edit]
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Port Kenyon, California
- ^ a b c d Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 125. ISBN 9781884995149.
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