Southport Landing, California

Southport Landing (formerly Myer's Landing and Myers Landing^[1]) is a locality^[1] in Humboldt County, California. It is located 2.5 miles (4 km) southwest of Fields Landing,^[1] at an elevation of 7 feet (2.1 m).^[2]

The name "Myers" honors Jacob Myers, a prominent Humboldt Bay citizen in the 1850s.^[1] The large white home of the Heneys, a prosperous merchant family, and the home of Seth Kinman remain.

Notable residents

Seth Kinman

References

^ ^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. 148. ISBN 978-1-884995-14-9.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Southport Landing

40°41′41″N 124°14′56″W / 40.69472°N 124.24889°W / 40.69472; -124.24889

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[durham-1] Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 148. ISBN 978-1-884995-14-9.

[gnis-2] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Southport Landing

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