Fremont in Alameda County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Vallejo Flour Mill

← ½ Mile

December 27, 2008

1. Vallejo Flour Mill Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Site of flour mill, Niles. Built 1853 by Don Jose De Vallejo, brother of General Vallejo, on his Rancho Arroyo De La Alameda.
Niles was once called "Vallejo Mills". Stone aqueduct carrying water for mill parallels Niles Canyon Road.

Erected by Department of Public Works - Division of Highways. (Marker Number 46.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the California Historical Landmarks series list.

Location. 37° 34.717′ N, 121° 58.645′ W. Marker is in Fremont, California, in Alameda County. Marker is on Mission Boulevard (California Route 238) half a mile west of Niles Canyon Road, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fremont CA 94536, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. “The Bankers Building” (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Completion of the Transcontinental Railroad (about 800 feet away); Essanay Studio Site

January 10, 2010

2. Vallejo Flour Mill Marker

(approx. 0.2 miles away); Site of First Post Office (approx. 0.2 miles away); Essanay Film Studio (approx. ¼ mile away); Paths Through a Varied Landscape (approx. 0.7 miles away); Pioneer Schoolhouse & Chapel (approx. 1.2 miles away); Mormon Pioneers / Mormon Pioneer Adobes (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fremont.

More about this marker. The marker is on the side of Mission Boulevard located near the front of several houses.

Regarding Vallejo Flour Mill. This is California Historical Landmark No. 46.

Foundation of Vallejo Flour Mill image. Click for full size.

December 27, 2008

3. Foundation of Vallejo Flour Mill

Vallejo Flour Mill image. Click for more information.

By Willis Foster, Photographer, circa 1940

4. Vallejo Flour Mill

Historic American Buildings Survey (Library of Congress)
HABS CAL,1-NIL,2-
Click for more information.

Vallejo Flour Mill Race image. Click for full size.

By Willis Foster, Photographer, circa 1940

5. Vallejo Flour Mill Race

Historic American Buildings Survey (Library of Congress)
HABS CAL,1-NIL,2-

Credits. This page was last revised on August 17, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 28, 2008. This page has been viewed 2,692 times since then and 4 times this year. Last updated on August 7, 2020, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. Photos: 1. submitted on December 28, 2008. 2. submitted on January 12, 2010. 3. submitted on December 28, 2008. 4, 5. submitted on April 3, 2010. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.