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La Honda in San Mateo County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
 

Apple Jack's Inn

 
 
Apple Jack's Inn Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, February 17, 2016
1. Apple Jack's Inn Marker
Inscription.
1880 Originally a blacksmith shop servicing the lumber mills

1920 John Gabrielli turned it into the original Apple Jack's Inn

1949 Babe and Fred Kotoff took over and maintained it in its original condition

1978 Claude and Kayla McMills continue the tradition
 
Erected 1978 by San Mateo County Historical Association. (Marker Number 102.)
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: EntertainmentIndustry & Commerce.
 
Location. 37° 19.132′ N, 122° 16.448′ W. Marker is in La Honda, California, in San Mateo County. It is at the intersection of La Honda Road (California Route 84) and Estrada Way, on the left when traveling west on La Honda Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8790 La Honda Road, La Honda CA 94020, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s San Francisco Bay Area and 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
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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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Our Lady of the Wayside (approx. 5 miles away); Hallidie Tramway (approx. 5 miles away); Portola Primary School (approx. 5 miles away); Town of Searsville (approx. 6 miles away); First Saw Mill (approx. 6.1 miles away); Iverson Cabin Site (approx. 6.1 miles away); San Gregorio House (approx. 6.2 miles away); Casa de Tableta (approx. 6.3 miles away).
 
Apple Jack's Inn image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, February 17, 2016
2. Apple Jack's Inn
The marker is to the left of the entrance.
Apple Jack's Inn image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, February 17, 2016
3. Apple Jack's Inn
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 29, 2018. It was originally submitted on February 20, 2016, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 2,561 times since then and 82 times this year. Last updated on November 23, 2018, by Alvis Hendley of San Francisco, California. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on February 20, 2016, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.
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