Falk, California

Falk is a ghost logging company town that is located in Northern California. This town was founded by Noah and Elijah Falk.[1] Falk was built around the Falk lumber mill in 1884. The town thrived until 1937 when the great depression closed the lumber mill and the town was soon abandoned.[2]

Residents of Falk, California


References
  1. Gates, Jon Humboldt. (1983). Falk's claim : the life and death of a redwood lumber town. Moonstone Pub. ISBN 1878136011. OCLC 33283127.
  2. Turner, Dennis W. & Gloria H. (2010). Place Names of Humboldt County. Orangeville, CA: Dennis W. & Gloria H. Turner. p. 89. ISBN 978-0-9629617-2-4.


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