Seth Kinman
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Seth Kinman was an early settler of Humboldt County, California, a hunter based in Fort Humboldt, a famous chair maker, and a nationally recognized entertainer. He stood over 6 ft tall and was known f
Carte de visite of Seth Kinman in 1864
1876 Seth in Hayes chair Ferndale Museum PF154
Drawing of an early hunter's cabin in Humboldt County.
Elkhorn chair presented to President Abraham Lincoln. Photo by Mathew Brady
Ferndale, California
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Ferndale is a city in Humboldt County, California, United States. Its population was 1,398 at the 2020 census, up from 1,371 at the 2010 census. The city is well known for its dozens of well-preserved
Seth Kinman
…The Argonauts of 'forty-nine: Some Recollections of the Plains and the Diggings (1895), page 135 Over the winter of 1852–1853 he lived in what is now Ferndale in the cabin of Stephen Shaw. His wife and two of their children died that winter, and he may have gone back to Illinois to bring back his mother and…
Main Street in Ferndale
The marble Centennial Plaque for Ferndale, California, on Main Street, erected in 1952
The Hunneman side-stroke torrent pumper used by Ferndale for over 40 years, pictured outside the Victorian Inn c. 1890
Landmark #883 plaque in Town Hall Park