Duncans Mills in Sonoma County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Duncans Mills Depot Museum
Historical Local Wooden Railroad Cars
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, March 28, 2017
1. Duncans Mills Depot Museum Marker
North Shore Railroad wooden open platform passenger car built by St. Louis Car Company in 1902. Acquired by Duncans Mills Trading Company, June 1983. Partially restored July and August. August 10H moved to Duncans Mills. Restoration continued through November 1983.
Siding built 1982 and extended in 1983. All restoration financed by Duncans Mills Trading Company.
More information concerning history of railroad cars and the restoration procedures at the depot...
Erected 1983 by Duncans Mills Trading Company.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars.
Location. 38° 27.163′ N, 123° 3.246′ W. Marker is in Duncans Mills, California, in Sonoma County. It can be reached from Steelhead Boulevard near Moscow Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 25387 Steelhead Boulevard,
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Regionally, this marker is in California’s Wine Country, in the 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, on 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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: First Time Poetry Left At Stage Holdup (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Moscow Barn (approx. 0.7 miles away); Guerneville Historical Marker (approx. 4½ miles away); Bank of Guerneville (approx. 4.6 miles away); Korbel Station (approx. 6.1 miles away); Pioneers of Preservation (approx. 6.4 miles away); Occidental Union Hotel (approx. 6.6 miles away); Pond Farm Pottery (approx. 7.3 miles away).
More about this marker. The marker is located near the open platform passenger car.
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Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, March 28, 2017
2. Duncans Mills Depot Museum Marker
The St. Louis open platform passenger car in the background.
Duncans Mills Depot is Sonoma County Landmark 116. It also contributes to Sonoma County Landmark 139, Duncans Mills Historic District.
— Submitted September 9, 2026, by Alvis Hendley of San Francisco, California.
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, March 28, 2017
3. Petaluma & Santa Rosa Railroad Company wooden box cars nos. 100 and 102
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, March 28, 2017
4. North Shore Railroad wooden open platform passenger car
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, March 28, 2017
5. Duncans Mills Depot
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, March 28, 2017
6. Duncans Mills Depot
Photographed by Alvis Hendley, August 10, 2026
7. Duncans Mills Depot
Duncans Mills Depot and the Russian River Sector Office of the Sonoma-Mendocino Coast District of the California Department of Parks and Recreation (the building with the Steelhead sign). Although the Parks and Recreation building looks historic, it was built in 1982 to complement the depot.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 10, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 6, 2017, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 1,082 times since then and 88 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on April 6, 2017, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. 7. submitted on September 9, 2026, by Alvis Hendley of San Francisco, California.
