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'''Mettah''' is a [[Location (geography)|locality]]<ref name=durham>{{cite book |last= Durham |first= David L. |title= California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State |year= 1998 |publisher= Quill Driver Books |isbn= 978-1-884995-14-9 |url= http://books.google.com/books?id=Yfa0hmE7yocC |page= 105}}</ref> in [[Humboldt County, California|Humboldt County]], [[California]]. It is located {{convert|3|mi|km}} south of [[Johnsons, California|Johnsons]],<ref name=durham/> at an elevation of {{convert|207|ft|m}}.<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|1665256|Mettah}}</ref> |
'''Mettah''' is a [[Location (geography)|locality]]<ref name=durham>{{cite book |last= Durham |first= David L. |title= California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State |year= 1998 |publisher= Quill Driver Books |isbn= 978-1-884995-14-9 |url= http://books.google.com/books?id=Yfa0hmE7yocC |page= 105}}</ref> in [[Humboldt County, California|Humboldt County]], [[California]]. It is located {{convert|3|mi|km}} south of [[Johnsons, California|Johnsons]],<ref name=durham/> at an elevation of {{convert|207|ft|m}}.<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|1665256|Mettah}}</ref> |
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Metaah was established as a post during the summer of 1872 to preserve the peace between the settlers and Indians in the area. The post was located at the Metta Indian village situated below the juncture of Mettah Creek and the Klamath River in Humboldt County.<ref>http://www.militarymuseum.org/CpMettah).html</ref> |
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A post office operated at Mettah from 1924 to 1925.<ref name=durham/> |
A post office operated at Mettah from 1924 to 1925.<ref name=durham/> |
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Revision as of 13:13, 9 July 2013
Mettah is a locality[1] in Humboldt County, California. It is located 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Johnsons,[1] at an elevation of 207 feet (63 m).[2]
Metaah was established as a post during the summer of 1872 to preserve the peace between the settlers and Indians in the area. The post was located at the Metta Indian village situated below the juncture of Mettah Creek and the Klamath River in Humboldt County.[3] A post office operated at Mettah from 1924 to 1925.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 105. ISBN 978-1-884995-14-9.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mettah
- ^ http://www.militarymuseum.org/CpMettah).html
41°18′36″N 123°52′19″W / 41.31000°N 123.87194°W
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