Weott, California
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Weott is an unincorporated village in Humboldt County, California, USA. Weott is located along the Avenue of the Giants. It has a population of 450.
The town is home to the local CDF Station. it has two churches. One is called Weott Christian Church, and the other is called Weott Faith Church. The towns ZIP code is 95571 and it has its own post office. It is inside area code 707. Weott's local services are run by the Weott Community Service District and the town has full sewers and water from a spring across the eel river near bull creek.
Weott enjoys a nice climate with lots of sunshine during the summer and lots of rain and fog during the winter. Weott is surrounded on most sides by Huge ancient redwoods and the Humboldt Redwoods State Park.
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[edit] History
No one is sure why the town is named Weott. All that is know is it was named after the Indian tribe Wiyot who didn't inhabit the local area but lived much farther north. In December of 1964 several days of very heavy rain, on top of an early snowpack in the higher mountains, created the greatest flood in the history of the north coast. The Russian, Eel, Klamath, and Rogue Rivers all rose to unprecedented heights. Dozens of small towns were inundated, and several were completely swept away. One of these was Weott, halfway down the Avenue of the Giants on the South Fork of the Eel River.
The old town of Weott consisted of a dozen commercial buildings and twice as many houses along a three block stretch of the old highway. The flood marker here (the top of the pole) shows how high the waters rose on Christmas Eve, 1964, some 35 feet (11 m) above the downtown sidewalks. Only one house has been rebuilt on the old site -- the town moved uphill far enough to be above any possible flood waters. The '64 flood is referred to as a "thousand year flood", meaning that an event of that magnitude is only expected to occur once in a thousand years. Today Weott is a small sleepy town among the redwoods and is home to many familys.
[edit] Culture
Because of its isolated location, Weott retains a small town atmosphere. There are no motels in the town, but there are several campgrounds nearby. The community, and nearby Myers Flat and Southfork were originally stagecoach and mail stops in the 1800s.
There is one schools in the area Agnes Johnson Elementary.
The Town has a Community center named Milligan Hall, named after a long time resident of Weott. This is one of the main gathering places for the community and often has dinners and community meetings.
[edit] Politics
In the state legislature Weott is located in the 2nd Senate District, represented by Democrat Pat Wiggins, and in the 1st Assembly District, represented by Democrat Patty Berg. Federally, Weott is located in California's 1st congressional district.
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- Weott, California is at coordinates Coordinates:
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