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English:
California Registered Historical Landmark No. 838: Old Indian village of Tsurai.
Located in Trinidad, California this stone marker and plaque mark the former location of the indigenous Yurok settlement of
Tsurai
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| Author | Nytasi | ||
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Transcription
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TSURAI
DIRECTLY BELOW WAS LOCATED THE ANCIENT YUROK VILLAGE OF TSURAI . A PREHISTORIC, PERMANENT INDIAN COMMUNITY, IT WAS FIRST LOCATED AND DESCRIBED BY CAPTAINS BODEGA AND HECETA , JUNE 9-19, 1775. THE HOUSES WERE OF HAND-SPLIT REDWOOD PLANKS, DESIGNED FOR DEFENSE AND PRO- TECTION. THE VILLAGE WAS OCCUPIED UNTIL 1916. CALIFORNIA REGISTERED HISTORICAL LANDMARK NO. 838 PLAQUE PLACED BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION IN COOPERATION WITH HERITAGE TRINIDAD AND THE HUMBOLDT COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY, JULY 22, 1970. |
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