Ken Allard wrote: > > Wanted: the location of the old Wrangletown Hotel, in the Freshwater area. > > This hotel was also known as the Allard hotel, operated by Richard and Ellen > (Goble) ALLARD. Richard and Ellen were married in 1871, and Richard died in > 1898, so this operation was within that time span, possibly continued later > by the family. Primarily a boarding house, they served dinners on Sundays > which attracted people from Eureka (I am told).. > > Any help appreciated! > > Kennett I. Allard > Fair Oaks CA Ken: There is a web site, put up by kids in a school in he area. I forget the URL. There is also a book about Wrangletown, also contains recieie!. Wrangletown is now called Freshwater. A local Historian (Ray Hillman) told me that the name was changed at the instance of a group of local housewives, who held a meting on the subject of the name! They were sick of "Wrangletown." The hotel was torn down about 20 to 30 years ago. I spoke to Matina Kilkenney, he Research Archivist at the Humboldt Historical Society last Friday, on your behalf. She found a couple of notebooks with old photos of Wrangletown, but none of the pictures had any building identified as the Wrangletown or Allard Hotel. A friend of min, a retired Eureka Fireman, is also working on the problem for us. He intends to contact a retired noted photographer Sam Swanlund, to see if he has any photos that can identify the hotel. Sorry I am so slow. Regards, Don Tunison-Campbell Eureka, Humboldt County.