Mill Valley in Marin County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Grist Mill Stones

March 27, 2017

1. Grist Mill Stones Marker

Inscription. found in Mill Valley at adobe home site of John T. Reed, first Mexican land grantee in Marin County.
Donated by the family of John and Cora Gardner Burt

Erected 2015 by Mill Valley Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 37° 54.401′ N, 122° 32.778′ W. Marker is in Mill Valley, California, in Marin County. It can be reached from the intersection of West Blithedale Avenue and Throckmorton Avenue, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1 West Blithedale Avenue, Mill Valley CA 94941, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s San Francisco Bay Area,

in the North Coast,

and specifically on the Coast Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Outdoor Art Club (within shouting distance of this marker); Mill Valley Railroad Depot (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Old Mill Market Hikers' Trail Map (about 700 feet away); Reed's Mill (approx. 0.4 miles away); Cypress Knoll (approx. half a mile away); John Reed's Saw Mill (approx. 1½ miles away); United Nations Conference on International Organization (approx. 1.7 miles away); Fall in Muir Woods (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mill Valley.

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sectionhead>More about this marker. The maker is on the grounds of the Outdoor Art Club next to the building.

Grist Mill Stones and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, March 27, 2017

2. Grist Mill Stones and Marker

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