The Falk Archaeological District encompasses a historic town and lumber mill site in Northern California, United States.

The town was built around the sawmill in 1884 to house the families of immigrant lumberjacks from Sweden, Norway, Ireland and Nova Scotia.Workers toiled deep in the now-protected redwood stands, felling trees, shipping them on Falk’s very own railroad to the mill, and finally sending the lumber to worldwide markets via a port at present day Eureka.

[3] After Charlie died, the lumber company burned and demolished the buildings in 1979 due to liability concerns and a plaque stands in its place.

[5] Remnants of the townsite are visible and marked with interpretive signs along the first half-mile of the Elk River Trail.

[2] This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Bureau of Land Management.