Keywords: ArcataAndMadRiverPlaque.jpg en California Registered Historical Landmark No 842 w Arcata and Mad River Railroad Plaque reads Arcata and Mad River Rail Road Company - Incorporated December 15 1854 as the Union Plank Walk Rail Track and Wharf Company the Arcata and Mad River Rail Road is the oldest line on the North Coast Originally using a horse-drawn car the railroad served as a link between Humboldt Bay and the Trinity River mines Later Locomotives were added as the line grew to serve the redwood industry California Registered Historical Landmark No 842 Plaque placed by the State Department of Parks and Recreation in cooperation with the Humboldt County Historical Society and the Arcata and Mad River Rail Road Company September 26 1970 842 original photo Ellin Beltz 2012-03-10 40 52 53 49 N 123 59 27 26 W region US California Historical Landmarks in Humboldt County California Blue Lake California Historical markers in Humboldt County California Taken with Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX12 California Historical Landmarks plaques Photographs by Ellin Beltz |