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Signal Port, California

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Former settlement in California, United States
Signal Port
Former settlement
Map of Signal Port location, 1888Map of Signal Port location, 1888
Signal Port is located in CaliforniaSignal PortSignal PortLocation in California
Coordinates: 38°49′45″N 123°36′56″W / 38.82917°N 123.61556°W / 38.82917; -123.61556
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyMendocino County
Elevation108 ft (33 m)

Signal Port (also, Hardscratch and Signal) is a former settlement in Mendocino County, California. It was located near the mouth of Signal Creek 3.5 miles (5.6 km) northwest of Fish Rock, at an elevation of 108 feet (33 m).

The Signal post office operated for a time in 1882. The Signal Port post office operated from 1888 to 1890. The name refers to signals given ships waiting to load lumber at the site.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Signal Port, California
  2. ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 143. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
Municipalities and communities of Mendocino County, California, United States
County seat: Ukiah
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