Prairie Creek Fish Hatchery

Prairie Creek Fish Hatchery
Hatchery complex
Prairie Creek Fish Hatchery is located in California
Prairie Creek Fish Hatchery
Prairie Creek Fish Hatchery is located in the United States
Prairie Creek Fish Hatchery
LocationState Highway 101, Milepost 124.83 North of Orick, California (Redwood National and State Parks)
Coordinates41°19′59″N 124°1′45″W / 41.33306°N 124.02917°W / 41.33306; -124.02917
Area6.2 acres (2.5 ha)
Built1936
ArchitectCalifornia Division of Architecture
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals
NRHP reference No.00000034[1]
Added to NRHP04 February 2000

The Prairie Creek Fish Hatchery near Orick, Humboldt County, California was one of the first small local fish hatcheries[2] developed to improve the area's sport and commercial fishing, and is one of only three remaining hatcheries built in California from 1871 to 1946.[3]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Record, Historic American Engineering. "Prairie Creek Fish Hatchery, Hwy. 101, Orick, Humboldt County, CA". www.loc.gov. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  3. ^ National Park Service Cultural History Archive