Camp Curtis

Humboldt County · 1 mile north of Arcata · location approximate

Camp Curtis was the headquarters of the Mountain Battalion from 1862 to 1865. There were many military posts throughout this area, established for the protection of the white settlers. (Army spells Curtis with one s.)

1971 register text, presented as a historical document. It uses the period's terms for Native people; the state's landmark listings still carry most of this wording, and the California Office of Historic Preservation maintains the program's current texts.

Many of these plaques have since been recast or their texts revised. The California Historical Landmarks program and its current texts are maintained by the California Office of Historic Preservation. California Office of Historic Preservation ↗

David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Marker data: State of California, Department of Parks and Recreation, California Historical Landmarks (1971)

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