Arcata
a town in NW California.
Contemporary Examples
Carver blessedly had a second act, taking his last drink at the Jambalya bar in Arcata, California, on June 2, 1977.
Carver Was the Rage Brad Gooch December 3, 2009
Historical Examples
John Preston, a tanner of Arcata, would accumulate thirty dollars in gold and with it buy fifty dollars in legal-tender notes.
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Arcata had the most beautiful location and its people were very ambitious.
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About six years afterward it was changed to Arcata, the original Indian name for the spot.
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Uniontown (now Arcata) had enjoyed the early lead among the Humboldt Bay towns.
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Somewhat later Arcata formed a debating society that was really a helpful influence.
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In Arcata we had one stone building, a store, and sometimes the frightened would resort to it at night.
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Strangely enough, it embraced a portion of the redwood belt along Mad River, near Arcata.
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Mail carriers were shot down, and the young men of Arcata were often called upon at night to nurse the wounded.
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It was incorporated in 1856, displacing Union (now Arcata) as the county-seat in the same year.
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