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98:. The settlement that later developed near his ranch at its peak had a blacksmith shop, stable, general store, school house, and productive farms and orchards. When the Northwestern Pacific Railroad was constructed residents had more ready access to the rest of the county and points south. All of the considerable low-lying community that was within reach of the river was swept away by the great floods of 1955 and 1964; the buildings that remain today were left untouched by the waters given their elevation just out of reach of the Eel River. Today Larabee is a quiet settlement with a handful of residents, well bypassed by Highway 265: 105:
The Laribee post office operated from 1888 to 1891, and from 1892 to 1899. The Larabee post office operated from 1921 (having been transferred from Dinty) to 1943. Larabee has regular mail delivery but is within the
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property, that connects to Shively Road approximately five miles northwest. This road is only open during the winter when the temporary summer bridge is washed away by the rain-engorged Eel River.
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Larabee, a historic settlement and community from the 1800s through today, is named after an early pioneer rancher of the area,
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and on the abandoned Northwestern Pacific Railroad.
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Larrabee, California
locality
Humboldt County
California
Northwestern Pacific Railroad
Redcrest
Eel River
Larabee Ranch
Pacific Lumber Company
Henry P. Larrabee
49er
militiaman
Bald Hills War
Indian Island Massacre
U.S. 101
Redcrest, California
Skelly, California





California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State
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978-1-884995-14-9
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Larabee
"Henry P. Larrabee"
the original
40°24′22″N 123°55′45″W / 40.40611°N 123.92917°W / 40.40611; -123.92917
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