The tragedy at Crescent City, CA not only led to better protective measures, but forged a bond with Rikuzentakata, a Japanese city that was also recovering from the 2011 tsunami disaster.
In the mid-1800s, Native Americans were forcibly removed from what is today MacKerricher State Park in Mendocino County. It was one of a series of forced marches of indigenous Californians.
It would be 13 years and millions of dollars until a former mill site was transformed into what Fort Bragg considers its crown jewel, Noyo Headlands Park.