PETROLIA
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PETROLIA |
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NAME: Petrolia COUNTY: Humbolt ROADS: 4WD GRID: 2 CLIMATE: Hot in summer Fall warm Winter warm and rain BEST TIME TO VISIT: Anytime |
COMMENTS:
Pop.100? Take highway 233 for 1hr. drive.from
Ferndale. Historal mark. Nice view off the Pacific Ocean - semi-ghost. REMAINS: Some buildings. |
| The first oil well drill in California. The oil was so fine that local people use it on there machines, but the pocket was very small. It dried up without notice and the town died. Submitted by: George Bisconer |
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