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Arcata

American  
[ahr-key-tuh] / ɑrˈkeɪ tə /

noun

  1. a town in NW California.


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Humboldt County, including the cities of Eureka, Arcata and Ferndale, isn’t exactly easy for Angelenos to get to, but the pilgrimage is absolutely worthwhile.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 24, 2026

They lived for many years in Arcata, northern California, surrounded by sweeping forests of redwood trees, where Wayne worked as a landscape architect, while Stella was a primary school teacher.

From BBC Apr. 2, 2025

Arcata started dangling $50,000 bonuses to prospective new hires as a result.

From Seattle Times Jan. 16, 2024

New flag order: The Arcata City Council unanimously voted to include an Earth flag atop the United States and California flags on all city flagpoles, raising constitutional questions, The North Coast Journal reports.

From New York Times Apr. 5, 2023

Arcata had the most beautiful location and its people were very ambitious.

From A Backward Glance at Eighty Recollections & comment by Murdock, Charles A. (Charles Albert)

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