Tsurau, California

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Coordinates: 41°03′34″N 124°08′35″W / 41.05944°N 124.14306°W / 41.05944; -124.14306

Tsurai
Former settlement
This stone marker and plaque mark the former location of the indigenous Yurok settlement of Tsurai/Tsuaru.
Tsurai
Location in California
Coordinates: 41°03′34″N 124°08′35″W / 41.05944°N 124.14306°W / 41.05944; -124.14306
Country United States
State California
County Humboldt County
Elevation[1] 174 ft (53 m)
Official name: Tsurai[2]
Reference No. 838

Tsurau (also, Tschura, Tschura-Allequas, Tsurai, and Zoreisch) is a former Yurok settlement in Humboldt County, California.[1] It was located at Trinidad, at an elevation of 174 feet (53 m)[1] and is California State Historic Landmark #838.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tsurau, California
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Tsurai". Office of Historical Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-10-07. 


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