| California (San Mateo County), Belmont — Len Turner — 1922 – 1976 |
| | Len Turner
1922 - 1976
Memorial Vista Point
Project Superintendent who directed the construction of upper Ralston Avenue and moved the earth for much of the development seen upon the surrounding hillsides. — Map (db m26969) |
| California (San Mateo County), Belmont — 856 — Ralston Hall |
| | This redwood structure was completed in 1868 by William Chapman Ralston, San Francisco financier, incorporating Count Cipriani’s earlier villa. This enlarged mansion with its mirrored ballroom became the symbol of the extravagance of California's silver age. It anticipated features later incorporated into Ralston's Palace Hotel of San Francisco. — Map (db m11230) |
| California (San Mateo County), Burlingame — 100th Anniversary of the Crystal Springs Dam |
| | Chrystal Springs Dam continues to provide the critical link in the delivery of water to the people of the San Francisco Peninsula. Centennial Observation held on this spot by joint resolution of the
[Column One]
San Mateo County Board of Supervisors
Tom Huening, President
Anna Eshoo, Member
Mary Griffin, Member
Tom Nolan, Member
William Schumacher, Member
and
[Column Two]
City and County of San Francisco
Art Agnos, Mayor
Public Utilities Commission: . . . — Map (db m18447) |
| California (San Mateo County), Burlingame — 864 — Burlingame Railroad Station |
| | This first permanent building in the Mission Revival style of architecture was designed by George H. Howard and J. B. Mathison and financed by local residents and the Southern Pacific Railroad. It opened for service on October 10, 1894. The roof used 18th-century tiles from the Mission San Antonio de Padua at Jolon and the Mission Dolores Asistencia at San Mateo. — Map (db m2623) |
| California (San Mateo County), Burlingame — Burlingame Train Station |
| | "The prettiest station on the line" - S. F. Chronicle, December 10, 1893.
First opened for service October 10, 1894.
Restored June 14, 1986.
Cal Trans - Save our Station Committee - City of Burlingame
100 years of continuous rail service celebrated September 17, 1994.
Burlingame Train Station Centennial Celebration Committee
When opened in 1894, this station stood alone in an open field. It was built for passenger and freight service to accommodate the estates west of the highway . . . — Map (db m14102) |
| California (San Mateo County), Burlingame — Eugene A. Doran Memorial Bridge — 1922 – 1959 — One-Half Mile South |
| | An officer for the Town of Hillsborough from April 1, 1956 until his untimely death on August 5, 1959, who made the supreme sacrifice at the hands of a criminal suspect whom he had apprehended. — Map (db m18330) |
| California (San Mateo County), Burlingame — Kohl Mansion |
| | Kohl Mansion was built by C. Frederick and Elisabeth Kohl in 1914. The Tudor-style mansion, was designed by architects Howard and White. Was the centerpiece of a 40 acre estate called "The Oaks". The property originally included a carriage house, a rose garden, a tennis court, and a 150,000 gallon reservoir.
The Kohls separated in 1916 leaving the estate in the hands of caretakers. On Mr. Kohl's death in 1921, the property was bequeathed to Marion Louderbach Lord who sold it to the Sisters . . . — Map (db m25572) |
| California (San Mateo County), Colma — Colma City Hall — Erected 1936 – 1940 |
| | Architect
Resing & Mc Ginnes
Contractor H.H. Smith
**
Incorporated as Lawndale
In Aug. 1924. The Town’s name
was changed to Colma in Nov. 1941
Originally the Town Hall
served as a traffic court,
post office, health dept. and
City Hall. It was leased to
The Army Corps of Engineers
from Oct. 1943 to Oct. 1944.
It remains today as the Colma
City Hall serving the most
unique city-cemetery complex
in the United States.
**
IT’S GREAT TO BE ALIVE IN COLMA
** . . . — Map (db m18401) |
| California (San Mateo County), Colma — Colma Historical Museum — Circa 1910 |
| | This building memorializes the contributions of the Abbey Land and Improvement Company to the development of Colma. The company established Mount Olivet Memorial Park, the sixth cemetery to be built in Colma, and constructed a streetcar line along the Mt. Olivet Parkway from the main electric railway at El Camino Real to their office and cemetery on Hillside Boulevard. The mission revival style office was designed by the corporation’s vice president, San Francisco architect William H. Crim. The . . . — Map (db m18367) |
| California (San Mateo County), Colma — Molloy’s Springs — (Old Brooksville Hotel) |
| |
Built by Peter Brooks in 1883, serving the needs of tourists, local citizens, mourners, partyers, Clampers, and a host of others ever since.
Dedicated January 15, 1983
by
Yerba Buena No.1 – Joaquin Murrieta No.13
Sam Brannan No.1004, Monterey Viejo No.1846,
Mountain Charlie No.1850,
Chapters of the
Ancient and Honorable Order
of
E. Clampus Vitus
And So Recorded — Map (db m18405) |
| California (San Mateo County), Colma — Mount Olivet Cemetery Office and Streetcar Line |
| | In 1896, the Abbey Land and Improvement Company established Mount Olivet Cemetery. During that year, the company also obtained a franchise from the County of San Mateo to run a street car line from the tracks of the “40 Line” to the office building at the entrance of the cemetery. The Mount Olivet Local Line, as it was called, serviced visitors to the cemetery until 1926 when the “40 Line” was relocated.
Dedicated January 11, 1986
TOWN OF COLMA
Ancient and Honorable Order
E. CLAMPUS VITUS — Map (db m18345) |
| California (San Mateo County), Colma — Old Colma Railroad Station — Depot Building — Circa 1863 |
| | In 1870, Southern Pacific Railroad assumed ownership of the San Francisco and San Jose Railroad, which had originally been opened as an independent railroad in 1863. The second stop south of San Francisco, in what then was the center of the larger Northern San Mateo County area historically known as Colma was called the Schoolhouse Stop. The name for the station came from the nearby oneroom schoolhouse on San Pedro Road, the most recognizable landmark in the rural landscape at the time. . . . — Map (db m18384) |
| California (San Mateo County), Colma — Old Colma Railroad Station — Freight Building — Circa 1881 |
| | In 1870, Southern Pacific Railroad assumed ownership of the San Francisco and San Jose Railroad, which had originally been opened as an independent railroad in 1863. The second stop south of San Francisco, in what was the center of the larger Northern San Mateo County area historically known as Colma was called the Schoolhouse Stop. The name for the station came from the nearby one-room schoolhouse on San Pedro Road, the most recognizable landmark in the rural landscape at the time. Schoolhouse . . . — Map (db m18390) |
| California (San Mateo County), Colma — Railroad Semaphore Signal — Circa 1898 |
| | This type of railroad signal was introduced, circa 1898, to control the movement of trains and to prevent accidents. The blade moved up or down corresponding with green, yellow or red lights.
(Donated by
Southern Pacific
Transportation Company) — Map (db m18389) |
| California (San Mateo County), Daly City — 19 — Broderick – Terry Duel |
| | The famous duel that ended dueling in California was fought in a ravine east of here, near the shore of Lake Merced. In the early morning of September 13, 1859. The participants were U.S. Senator David C. Broderick and Chief Justice David S. Terry of the California Supreme Court. Senator Broderick was mortally wounded. The site is marked with a monument and granite shafts where the two men stood.
STATE REGISTERED LANDMARK NO.19
Tablet placed by California Centennials Commission,
Base . . . — Map (db m18295) |
| California (San Mateo County), Half Moon Bay — SMA 038 — "The Determination of One Man" |
| | In October of 1906, Joseph Debenedetti constructed this two story mission revival commercial style building, which immediately became the center of commerce for Half Moon Bay and the surrounding area. Rising from the ashes of the devastating 1906 earthquake, it was the first concrete reinforced building in San Mateo County and symbolized the determination of one man to recover from a natural disaster and lead the way to resurgence of the San Mateo Coastline. Despite the absence of good roads . . . — Map (db m10715) |
| California (San Mateo County), Half Moon Bay — First Concrete Bridge Erected in San Mateo Co — 1900 |
| | J. Debendetti Supervisor
D. Bromfield & C. Tobey Jr. Engineers
R.C. Mattingly & W. Heafey Contractors — Map (db m10713) |
| California (San Mateo County), Half Moon Bay — In Memorial to the Commercial Fisherman Lost at Sea |
| | Down to the sea in ships they go, these chosen men of steel. Though mist and foam and northwest wind is pounding at the keel. So sail they must each crispy morn, away from trees and sod. The sea may own their windburned flesh but their souls belong to God! —by Bud Smith 1975
Lynn Martin 1934 • George P. Nerli 1938 • [missing] • Jose Delago 1974 • Thomas A. Bettencourt 1974 • Nguyen Van Doi 1983 • Bob Starkey 1984 • Keith Young 1988 • Kirk Pringle 1994 • Joseph Fischer . . . — Map (db m14249) |
| California (San Mateo County), Half Moon Bay — Joseph Debenedetti Building |
| | The decade of the 1870’s saw an influx of European immigrants into the Half Moon Bay area and over to the coast. Irish, German, Italian, and Portuguese made up the majority of the newcomers whose numbers included merchants, business people, dairy and farmers. Joseph Debenedetti, a native of Genoa, Italy, was one of the earliest dry goods merchants in the area. In the late 1860’s Debenedetti traveled on foot down the San Mateo County Coastline with a heavy pack of merchandise on his back, . . . — Map (db m13747) |
| California (San Mateo County), Half Moon Bay — The James Johnston House |
| | James Johnston, a forty-niner from Ohio, established a homestead on this wild, romantic vista of sloping fields and ocean shore in 1853. For his Californiano bride, Petra Maria de Jara, he built this typical eastern saltbox, whose origins from the American colonial period date back to medieval East Anglian architecture. Rare in California, this "New England farmhouse" is the earliest American home still standing along the coatside of San Mateo County. Its handhewn redwood timbers from a link . . . — Map (db m25518) |
| California (San Mateo County), Hillsborough — The Last Stagecoach Hold-Up In San Mateo County |
| | Near this location on Aug.17, 1905, a masked desperado described as "nine feet high and armed with a small canon" stopped the Half Moon Bay Stagecoach. He angrily demanded driver Ed Campbell to throw down the Wells Fargo Co.'s treasure box, Levy Bros. strongbox, and the U.S. Mail bag. No valuables here but five passengers hid their gold and only gave $4.30.
A Poet Commemorated:
Huzza! romance returns again,
Once more as in the days of old,
Disdaining banks or Chu-chu train,
A . . . — Map (db m26741) |
| California (San Mateo County), Menlo Park — 955 — Menlo Park Railroad Station |
| | This building, constructed in 1867 by the San Francisco and San Jose Railroad Company, is the oldest railroad passenger station in California. The Victorian ornamentation was added in the 1890s when the station was remodeled to serve the newly-opened Stanford University. The extension on the northwest was added to accommodate increased traffic generated by the establishment of Camp Fremont nearby during World War I. — Map (db m2483) |
| California (San Mateo County), Menlo Park — 2 — Portola Journey's End — November 6 -10, 1769 |
| | Near "El Palo Alto" the tall tree, the Portola Expedition of 63 men and 200 horses and mules camped. They had traveled from San Diego in search of Monterey but discovered instead the Bay of San Francisco. Finding the bay, too large to go around and deciding that Monterey had been by-passed, they ended the search and returned to San Diego. — Map (db m25054) |
| California (San Mateo County), Milbrae — The San Andreas Fault |
| | The San Andreas Fault is the largest earthquake fault in North America. It passes through this point and alongside the tip of the small peninsula straight ahead.
In this area, during the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, the west side of the fault moved nine feet northwestward. — Map (db m17165) |
| California (San Mateo County), Millbrae — 27 — First Camp After Discovery of San Francisco Bay |
| | On November 4, 1769, the expedition of Captain Caspar de Portola, after crossing Sweeny Ridge, beheld the Bay of San Francisco for the first time. That night they camped at a small lagoon, now covered by San Andreas Lake. Finding the bay too large to go around and thinking they had by-passed Monterey Bay, the expedition camped here again on November 12, 1769 on their return to San Diego.
First made a State Registered Historical Landmark No.27, June 15, 1932, this site was rededicated as a . . . — Map (db m15245) |
| California (San Mateo County), Pacifica — Captain Don Gaspar de Portolà |
| | Born in Balaguer, Catalonia, Spain • First Governor of California • Founder of San Diego and Monterey •
Discoverer of the Bay of San Francisco on November 4, 1769.
Presented by the President of the Generalitat of Catalonia, the Honorable Jordi Pujol, on November 5, 1988 to the people of the State of California, the Honorable George Deukmejian, Governor. — Map (db m1096) |
| California (San Mateo County), Pacifica — 24 and 394 — Discovery of San Francisco Bay |
| | Captain Gaspar de Portola camped, October 31, 1769, by the creek at the south side of this valley, and to that camp scouting parties brought news of a body of water to the east. On November 4 the expedition advanced. Turning inland here, they climbed to the summit of Sweeney Ridge and beheld for the first time the Bay of San Francisco.
State Registered Landmarks Nos. 24 and 394
Tablet placed by California Centennials Commission. Base furnished by County Board of Supervisors in . . . — Map (db m1095) |
| California (San Mateo County), Pescadero — 949 — First Congregational Church of Pescadero |
| | Built in May 1867, this is the oldest church building on its original site within the San Mateo-Santa Clara County region. Its classical revival style reflects the cultural background of pioneer Yankee settlers of the South San Francisco peninsula coast. The steeple was appended to the bell tower in 1890. During repairs caused by a minor fire in 1940 the social hall was added.
California Registered Historical Landmark No. 949
Plaque placed by the State Department of Parks and Recreation . . . — Map (db m141) |
| California (San Mateo County), Pescadero — Methodist Episcopal Church of Pescadero |
| | This Property Has Been
Placed On The
NATIONAL REGISTER
OF HISTORIC PLACES
By The United States
Department Of The Interior
National Register of Historic Places Statement of Significance:
Building/structure dates: 1890 initial construction
Significance: This streetscape illustrates the charming variety of nineteenth century architectural forms and styles which developed during a time of prosperity when the coastside town of Pescadero served as a major produce and lumber . . . — Map (db m12539) |
| California (San Mateo County), Pescadero — 930 — Pigeon Point Lighthouse |
| | This brick lighthouse was built to incorporate a French first order Fresnel lens. Although no longer used, the lens is still operable in the lantern room. Previously the lens had been installed at Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. It first flashed over the Pacific in November 1872, and the lighthouse has served continuously without structural modifications since that time.
— Map (db m2541) |
| California (San Mateo County), Portola Valley — 825 — Casa de Tableta |
| | This structure, built by Felix Buelna in the 1850s, served as a gambling retreat and meeting place for Mexican-Californios. It was strategically located on the earliest trail used both by rancheros and American settlers crossing the peninsula to the coast. Acquired by an American in 1868, it has continued to serve under various names as a roadhouse and saloon. — Map (db m11992) |
| California (San Mateo County), Portola Valley — Hallidie Tramway |
| | In 1894 Andrew Hallidie, inventor of San Francisco’s cable cars, built an aerial tramway on his hillside property, Eagle Home Farm. It served as a model for prospective customers. The tramway stretched 7,341 ft from this vicinity to a station near the intersection of Skyline Blvd. and Old La Honda Road, a vertical rise of 1,168 ft. Heavy timbers created the towers from which the cable hung. The longest span between towers was 630 ft. The highest point above the ground was 120 ft. A 10 horse . . . — Map (db m18467) |
| California (San Mateo County), Portola Valley — 909 — Our Lady of the Wayside |
| | Built in 1912 this country church was the first executed design of noted architect, Timothy L. Pflueger, who had just begun work for James Miller. An awareness of the Spanish California Missions inspired the style, which contrasts with the large commercial buildings and art deco theaters for which Pflueger later became notable. Construction of this Catholic Church was initiated by a non-denominational club, The Family.
California Registered Historical Landmark No.909
Plaque placed by the . . . — Map (db m18463) |
| California (San Mateo County), Portola Valley — SMA-025 — Portola Primary School |
| | Portola Primary School was built in 1909. The bell was moved in 1893 from the abandoned Searsville School. The building served as the First town hall when the town of Portola Valley was incorporated in 1964. It was acquired by the town in 1976. Placed on The National Register of Historic Places.
[Second Marker:]
Portola School
The first Portola Valley school stood here from 1894 until 1950, on land donated by Mrs. Andrew Hallidie. It replaced the Searsville School which was . . . — Map (db m25052) |
| California (San Mateo County), Redwood City — 2 — "Old" San Mateo County Courthouse |
| | In 1858, Simon M. Mezes donated land to the county so that a courthouse could be built. This is the third courthouse built on this exact site and the forth built in the property. In 1903, the architectural firm of Dodge and Dolliver designed a domed rotunda courthouse. It was completed and ready for occupancy when the 1906 earthquake demolished all but the domed rotunda. The courthouse was reconstructed between 1906 and 1910. The original facade was demolished in 1939 when a Modern style . . . — Map (db m25521) |
| California (San Mateo County), Redwood City — Eureka Corner |
| | A hotel on this site, owned by Harry N. Morse and Daniel W. Balch, was the site of the first town meeting in 1854. Residents rejected a Mezesville government. — Map (db m25569) |
| California (San Mateo County), Redwood City — Lathrop House |
| | A classic example of early "Steamboat Gothic" architecture erected in 1863 as the residence of San Mateo County's first Clerk, Recorder and Assessor, Benjamin G. Lathrop. Later the residence of General Patrick Edward Connor and Sheriff Joel Mansfield. — Map (db m25522) |
| California (San Mateo County), Redwood City — Sequoia Union High School |
| |
Organized July 30,1895,
the first public High School
between San Francisco and San Jose
occupied its own building
on this site in 1904
Plaque donated by
The Exchange Club of Redwood City
1967 — Map (db m25526) |
| California (San Mateo County), Redwood City — Sequoia Veterans Memorial |
| | [Emblems of the California National Guard, United States Air Force, The United States Marine Corps, United States Army, United States Navy, United States Coast Guard, United States Merchant Marines are displayed across the top of the monument.
The emblem of Sequoia High School is displayed in the center.
Sequoia High School students who gave their lives while serving in the United States Armed Forces:
]
Kenneth Eugene Quinn ∙ Ted Gerald Sweeting ∙ Manfred Louis . . . — Map (db m26244) |
| California (San Mateo County), Redwood City — Solari Windmill |
| | This reconstructed windmill was originally built in the 1890's on the George Solari family farm which was located near Whipple Avenue and Old County Road in Redwood City. When the area was subdivided in the 1930's, the windmill was moved to the new family farm located near Woodside Road and Middlefield Road.
In 1990, the windmill was relocated to Garfield School as part of a new agricultural program. In order to save the windmill from demolition, Jean Cloud and Jeri Joseph-Hover encouraged . . . — Map (db m25570) |
| California (San Mateo County), Redwood City — 3 — The Pioneer Store — Diller-Chamberlain Store — Historic Trail Site #3 |
| |
Redwood City Historic Landmark No.2
National Register Historic District
This Brick Building was constructed in 1859 as a general store for J.V. Diller, who became Redwood City's first mayor in 1867. From 1875 until 1911, P.P. Chamberlain (County Treasurer 1882-1925) operated a Wells Fargo Agency from the store, which also served as county's treasurer's office. — Map (db m25528) |
| California (San Mateo County), Redwood City — 816 — Union Cemetery |
| | Union Cemetery's name reflects the controversy that erupted in the Civil War, three years after the cemetery's beginnings in 1859. Pro- and anti- slavery feelings ran high in California, and the founders of the cemetery strongly opposed the secessionist sentiment that threatened the nation's unity. Because of a controversy over the cemetery's ownership, the state enacted its first cemetery legislation, although its provisions did not affect Union Cemetery. The law of 1859 allowed for the . . . — Map (db m3296) |
| California (San Mateo County), San Bruno — First Shipboard Landing |
| | On 18 January 1911, EUGENE ELY flew a Curtis Pusher biplane from this location, Tanforan Park, and landed on a wooden platform constructed aboard the Navy Cruiser USS Pennsylvania anchored in the San Francisco Bay. The first shipboard landing, an event of international impact, contributed significantly to the development of Naval aviation. — Map (db m18414) |
| California (San Mateo County), San Bruno — Seabiscuit |
| | Seabiscuit
Born 1933
Sired by Hard Tack – Out of Swing On
Owner – Charles S. Howard
Jockeys
Red Pollard – George Woolf
World’s Champion Money Winner to 1938 — Map (db m18406) |
| California (San Mateo County), San Bruno — Tanforan Assembly Center Commemorative Garden |
| | This garden memorializes a time when this site, then the Tanforan Park Racetrack, was transformed into a temporary assembly center for persons of Japanese ancestry. On February 19, 1942, in the absence of charges or due process of law, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066. This act set into motion the forced evacuation of 7800 San Francisco Bay Area Japanese Americans, who lived under armed guard for eight months in horse stalls and makeshift housing at the Tanforan . . . — Map (db m25573) |
| California (San Mateo County), San Bruno — 934 — Tanforan Racetrack Japanese Assembly Center |
| | Racetrack opened in 1899 and had racing seasons until it burned down in 1964. Many famous horses raced and won here.
In 1942, Tanforan became a temporary assembly center for over 4000 persons of Japanese ancestry who were to be interned for the duration of World War II. — Map (db m18410) |
| California (San Mateo County), San Carlos — City of San Carlos Veterans Memorial |
| | Dedicated to the lasting memory of those from the City of San Carlos and San Carlos High School who gave their lives while serving with the Armed Forces of the United States of America during the Vietnam War and in the Persian Gulf.
They fought and died far from home for the freedom of others. We remember their courage, devotion and sacrifice – They will be with us always. They are named in the order they were
taken from us.
VIETNAM
David J. Carnevale, Preston L. Snyder, Dana R. . . . — Map (db m18337) |
| California (San Mateo County), San Carlos — San Carlos Station — 1888 - 1988 |
| | Southern Pacific constructed this station in 1888 to meet the needs of the new town of San Carlos. The use of the Richardsonian Romanesque Revival style of architecture was exceedingly rare for railroad depots in California. This style and the use of Almaden sandstone are strong links to Stanford University and its architect, Charles Coolidge, who may have designed this station. The station has served as a church, post office, library and restaurant. It was designated as a city Landmark in 1976 . . . — Map (db m11041) |
| California (San Mateo County), San Gregorio — 26 — Portola Camp |
| | Captain Gaspar de Portola and his party of Spanish explorers, journeying overland from San Diego in a fruitless search for Monterey Bay, camped here by San Gregorio Creek for a three day rest and treatment of their sick, October 24-27, 1769. Having missed Monterey, they later discovered San Francisco Bay instead. — Map (db m11032) |
| California (San Mateo County), San Gregorio — San Gregorio House |
| | The San Gregorio House was built in 1865 by C.W.T. Carter, and opened in 1866. It is located ten miles south of Half Moon Bay, situated in one of the most beautiful of the coast valleys, being very near the ocean, with a salubrious climate and no summer winds. Travelers from San Francisco came to the San Gregorio House by stage coach. They enjoyed recreational activities such as fishing, hunting, sea bathing, and boat racing. In 1902 it was rebuilt by John R. Evans. It remained a busy hotel . . . — Map (db m15978) |
| California (San Mateo County), San Mateo — 47 — Historic Camp Site — Juan Bautista de Anza Expedition |
| | Here on the banks of San Mateo Creek Captain J. B. de Anza camped. March 29,1776, after exploring the peninsula and selecting the sites for the Mission and Presidio of San Francisco. Here also the party of families, soldiers, and priests, on the way to establish San Francisco, camped for three days, June 24-27, 1776. — Map (db m18418) |
| California (San Mateo County), San Mateo — 393 — Mission Hospice |
| | Here stood the MISSION HOSPICE built around 1800 by the Spanish Padres on El Camino Real to break the journey from Santa Clara and serve the Indians of Mission Dolores. — Map (db m18417) |
| California (San Mateo County), Woodside — 907 — Filoli — Fight – Love – Live |
| | This country estate was begun in 1915 for Mr. and Mrs. William B. Bourn, II. Architect Willis J. Polk designed a modified Georgian Style country house. Subsequently the carriage house and garden pavilion were executed by Arthur Brown. The formal gardens were created by Bruce Porter. In 1937 the estate was acquired by Mr. and Mrs. William P. Roth.
CALIFORNIA REGISTERED HISTORICAL LANDMARK NO. 907
Plaque placed by the State Department of Parks and Recreation in Cooperation with the National . . . — Map (db m18450) |
| California (San Mateo County), Woodside — 478 — First Saw Mill |
| | About three hundred feet south of this monument on the banks of Alambique Creek, stood San Mateo County's first saw mill. Built by Charles Brown in 1847. About the same time Dennis Martin was building a second mill on San Francisquito Creek. Both were run by water power and were similar in structure to the famous Sutter’s Mill at Coloma. — Map (db m18478) |
| California (San Mateo County), Woodside — 474 — Town of Searsville |
| | Here stood the lumberman’s village of Searsville whose first settler, John Sears, came in 1854. Across the road westerly from this monument stood a hotel. The school, store, blacksmith shop, and dwellings were to the southeast. Some on the site of the present lake and others overlooking it. Buildings were removed in 1891, as water rose behind the new dam. — Map (db m10711) |
| California (San Mateo County), Woodside — Town of West Union — 1853 ~ 1910 |
| | The town of West Union stood between today’s Edgewood Road and Raymundo Drive in Woodside. The town was originally developed by the employees of two lumber mills on West Union Creek established by Willard Whipple. Farming supplemented the lumber work and other businesses such as a saloon and market quickly came into existence. When the timber ran out two wineries began planting grapes and were successful. A school house stood where the power substation is currently.
Plaque dedicated this . . . — Map (db m15977) |
| California (San Mateo County), Woodside — 97 — Woodside Store |
| | Built in 1854 among sawmills and redwood groves by Dr. R.O. Tripp and M.A. Parkhurst. Operated by Dr. Tripp in person (who also served as dentist, librarian, postmaster and community leader) until his death in 1909. Purchased by the County of San Mateo 1940. Opened as a public museum September 7, 1947.
STATE REGISTERED LANDMARK NO. 93
Tablet placed by California Centennials Commission.
Base furnished by County Board of Supervisors in cooperation with the San Mateo County Historical . . . — Map (db m18461) |
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