Crannell , formerly Bullwinkel , Bulwinkle and Crannel, is a former community in the Humboldt District of California , USA [2] . It is located 7.2 km southeast of , at an altitude of 62 m above sea level [3] .
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| Crannell | |
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| Crannell | |
| A country |  USA |
| State | California |
| County | Humboldt |
| History and Geography | |
| Center height | 62 m |
| Timezone | , and |
| Population | |
| Population | 0 people |
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The settlement at this site was originally Little River Redwood Company for the workers of its sawmill . Company management was located in , New York ; California sawmill began operations in 1908 [4] . In 1909, a post office opened, named after the landowner, Conrad Bulwinkle. In 1922, the village was renamed in honor of the president of the Little River Redwood Company, Levi Crannell ( Levi Crannell ) [3] . From 1911 to 1933, the village was served by a branch of the [5] .
In 1931, by combining with the Hammond Lumber Company, the Hammond-Little River Redwood Company, Ltd [4] was established . The Humboldt Northern Railway branch line connecting the village with the nearby settlement was dismantled in 1948 [5] . In 1956, Hammond became a division of Corporation [4] . Workers' homes were demolished in 1969; the place continued to be used for storage and maintenance of forestry machinery and equipment used by the following landowners [3] . Subsequently, the place was transferred to the corporation [4] , and then, on June 30, 1998, was acquired by Simpson Timber (later, around 2004, the ). Green Diamond calls this place “ Crannell Tree Farm ” [6] .
Notes
- ↑ Map sheet K-10 . Scale: 1: 1 000 000. Square B2
- ↑ United States Geographic Names Information System: Crannell
- ↑ 1 2 3 Durham, David L. California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. - Quill Driver Books, 1998. - P. 44. - ISBN 978-1-884995-14-9 .
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Carranco, Lynwood. Redwood Lumber Industry. - Golden West Books, 1982. - P. 163, 166, 202. - ISBN 0-87095-084-3 .
- ↑ 1 2 Borden, Stanley T. Railroads of Eureka. - The Western Railroader, 1963. - P. 10-15.
- ↑ Emily Gurnon, A Gnawing Problem North Coast Journal Oct 14 2004