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Landmark information
- Location:
Top of Ferndale Cemetery, Ferndale; Second cross 5 mi W of Ferndale on Centerville Rd, Ferndale - Plaque:
Other Plaque - Site:
Existing - Date First Visited:
3/9/2001 - Date Most Recently Visited:
7/19/2024 - GPS Coordinates:
Cemetery: N 40 34.354, W 124 15.712; Beach: N 40 34.418, 124 20.966 - Other Designations:
National Historic Landmark
National Register of Historic Places
About this landmark
Plaque text:
Cemetery:
Centerville Beach Cross
This cross was erected on a bluff overlooking Centerville Beach on September 11, 1921, by the Native Sons of the Golden West, Ferndale Parlor No. 93, to honor the 17 passengers and 21 crewmembers of the steamship SS Northerner, who perished on January 5 and 6, 1860.
The paddle wheeler struck submerged rocks two miles offshore and was beached near the original site.
This cross was broken from its base during the 1992 Cape Mendocino Earthquakes, and a new cross was erected in 1995 to replace it. Due to imminent colapse from erosion, the 1995 cross was moved to the Centerville Beach parking area.
In 2023, the original cross was salvaged and moved to this site with funds provided by the NSGW Historical Preservation foundation.
The Centerville Beach Cross is California Historical Landmark No. 173.
Beach:
To the memory of the 38 pioneers who lost their lives in the wreck of the steamer "Northerner" on January 6, 1860. By Ferndale parlor, NSGW, 1921.
Rebuilt because of the earthquake of 1992.