(front):
To the memory of California's Patriotic dead who served during the war for the Union
Mustered out
(back):
Erected by the grateful people of San Mateo
All honor to the nations defenders — — Map (db m62672) WM
On Broadway near Warrington Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
The connection between Stanford University and the City of Redwood City goes back a long time. While the first students were admitted to the University on October 1, 1891 – with the mission to “qualify its students for personal success, and . . . — — Map (db m206511) HM
Nurseryman Michael Lynch bought the property that is now the Stanford Redwood City campus in 1898. Lynch was best known for growing violets and sweet peas for sale as cut flowers and in seed packets. In 1901, he was hired by Jane Stanford to . . . — — Map (db m206591) HM
1st Lieut. 15th U.S. Infty.
Born at Aurora, N.Y.
August 1, 1842
Died at San Francisco
May 15, 1887
At the age of 19 he enlisted in the 1st. Regt. Wis. Volunteer Infty. He fought in the Battles of Falling Water, Chattanoogo (sic), . . . — — Map (db m202538) HM WM
On Hamilton Street, on the right when traveling north.
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 . . . — — Map (db m202539) HM
On Marshall Street, on the right when traveling east.
This home housed three families of historical significance. B.G. Lathrop who had the house built in 1863 was San Mateo County’s first clerk-recorder and assessor, serving until 1864 when he became Chairman of the Board of Supervisors for San Mateo . . . — — Map (db m202540) HM
On Skyline Boulevard (California Route 35 at milepost 14), on the right when traveling north.
Age Estimated - 1,860 Years
Height:
Before Top Broke - 225 Ft
In 1954 - 137 Ft
Diameter at Base - 14 Ft
Access courtesy of California Water Service — — Map (db m202567) HM
On Warren Street near Standish Street, on the right when traveling north.
Mezes Park was donated to the public in 1854 by Simon Mezes, founder of the Town of Mezesville which became Redwood City in 1867. Originally named Park Square, the public space was bordered by B Street (now Warren Street) on the Southwest, C Street . . . — — Map (db m208147) HM
The discovery of gold at Sutter’s Fort in 1848 ushered in a period of rapid change in California as thousands of immigrants flooded into the state and the non-native population grew from 20,000 to 100,000 in one year. Mexico ceded California to . . . — — Map (db m206644) HM
On Broadway near Warrington Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
The San Francisco Bay Area was settled by Native Americans before the end of the last Ice Age flooded the river valley (rúmmey waayi) that became San Francisco Bay (about 5,000 years ago). The ancestors (muwékmakuš) of the Muwekma . . . — — Map (db m206786) HM
On Broadway Street west of Jefferson Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
This block of Broadway underwent a number of major changes during the first half of the twentieth century.
It started out as the Central Grammar School in 1895 (legally named “Redwood City Public School”) shown at the left above. Part of a third . . . — — Map (db m62580) HM
On Skyline Boulevard (California Route 35), on the right when traveling south.
In the early morning darkness on August 5, 1959, near the intersection of Skyline Blvd. and Bunker Hill Drive Hillsborough Officer Doran Stopped a 19 year old convicted felon who was on probation for burglary and interstate auto theft. The felon was . . . — — Map (db m202462) HM
On Broadway Street, on the right when traveling east.
Simon M. Mezes, owner of the land that now includes most of Downtown Redwood City, donated a block to the newly-formed San Mateo County in 1858 so that a courthouse could be built. There were eventually four courthouses built on this property. . . . — — Map (db m62598) HM
On Broadway near Warrington Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
Fossilized bones were discovered on this site in 2017 during earthwork grading operations for the Stanford Redwood City campus. The bones were found at substantial depth below the ground surface. They were determined to be from the Pleistocene . . . — — Map (db m206827) HM
On Broadway east of California Street, on the right when traveling east.
Redwood City
Climate Best by Government Test
This archway sign and slogan is based on the design of two earlier archway signs that once spanned the El Camino Real, designating the northern and southern entryways into Redwood City. A . . . — — Map (db m41623) HM
On Marshall Street, on the right when traveling west.
On the evening of September 11, 1861, a group of concerned citizens met at the San Mateo County Courthouse. Their mission was to organize the Redwood Hose Company for the purpose of providing fire protection to the small settlement of Mezesville and . . . — — Map (db m202493) HM
On Warren Street near Howland Street, on the right when traveling west.
Residents of this maritime-oriented village known as Embarcadero, Mezesville, Redwood Landing, and Redwood met 150 years ago in civic action to improve muddy, impassable streets that halted commerce during the winter. Twice before, residents had met . . . — — Map (db m207590) HM
World War 11
Corporal James Lindsay Wilson
V.F.W. Post No. 2310
In memoriam
to the following Redwood City men
who gave their lives in World War II
1941 – 1945
Raymond J. Barra • Russell V. Braca • Everett F. Bottena • Robert . . . — — Map (db m62846) WM
On Clinton Street north of Broadway, on the right when traveling north.
The Redwood City Woman's Club was the first independent
women's organization in Redwood City. The women of Redwood
City and the vicinity formed the club to provide social, service,
and educational opportunities for its members. One of . . . — — Map (db m186431) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m26244) HM
Near Woodside Road, on the right when traveling west.
This windmill was built in the 1880’s on the Solari farm, located at Whipple Avenue and Old County Road in Redwood City.
It was move in the 1930’s to the new family farm located on Manzanita Street near Middlefield Road and the railroad tracks, . . . — — Map (db m62671) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m93230) HM
Near Broadway Street, on the right when traveling east.
Left Side - English
She donated 59,000 acres of land for the benefit of all people.
Right Side - Spanish
Donadora de 59,000 acres par beneficio de la comunidad — — Map (db m62575) HM
In 1865, Simon L. Knights began service to Searsville, Woodside, and later the coastside. In 1906, the line converted to automobiles. — — Map (db m202495) HM
South Panel - 1 of 4
Welcome to historic Downtown Redwood City!
Step back in time, over 150 years, when much of Downtown Redwood City was made up of creeks and wharves. Discover that the town got its name, not from indigenous redwood . . . — — Map (db m202536) HM
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. . . . — — Map (db m25528) HM
Sequoia Union High School was founded in Redwood City in 1895, having two downtown locations before moving to the present site in 1924. With the exception of the Class of 1917, the tradition of installing graduation year plaques began with the first . . . — — Map (db m55258) HM
On Woodside Road (California Route 84) 0.5 miles west of El Camino Real (California Route 82), on the right when traveling west.
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 . . . — — Map (db m202537) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m18414) HM
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) HM
Near Tanforan Way east of El Camino Real, on the right when traveling east.
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 . . . — — Map (db m165488) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m165489) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m18337) WM
On Brittan Avenue west of Alameda de las Pulgas, on the right when traveling west.
During World War ll, a heavy storm blanketed the Bay Area on the night of March 14, 1945. A U.S. Navy R4D (C-47) transport carrying a crew of three and 20 passengers was attempting to land at Oakland Airport. After aborting the landing, the R4D . . . — — Map (db m203103) HM
Near Skyway Road near Holly Street, on the left when traveling south.
Lat 39 - 04'N • Long 123 - 16'W
In Remembrance
Pan American Airways "Philippine Clipper" Martin (M-130) NC-14715
November 14, 1935 - January, 21, 1943
History
Total hours in the air 14,628. After eight years of flying . . . — — Map (db m92279) HM WM
On El Camino Real (State Highway 82) at San Carlos Avenue, on the right when traveling north on El Camino Real.
Erected 1888
Deeded as use as a railroad depot
by John W. Brittan
Site of the first San Carlos Telegraph
Post Office and Library
An Historical Site
Dedicated 1976 — — Map (db m41451) HM
Near El Camino Real (State Highway 82) at San Carlos Avenue.
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 . . . — — Map (db m11041) HM
On Skyway Road near Holly Street, on the left when traveling south.
Born June 5, 1884, Santa Ana, California; Died July 15, 1913, Chico, California
Inspired by accounts of the first public flights of Wilber and Orville Wright, Chico resident Thaddeus Kerns constructed and flew a hang glider of his own . . . — — Map (db m92281) HM
On Cabrillo Highway (State Highway 1). Reported missing.
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 . . . — — Map (db m11032) HM
On San Gregoria Road (California Route 84 at milepost 2), at Stage Road, on the right when traveling east on San Gregoria Road.
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 . . . — — Map (db m28085) HM
The site of the Central Park is possibly the sole surviving example of the late nineteenth century estates once so numerous on the Peninsula.
Charles B. Polhemus, Director of the San Francisco & San Jose Railroad and founder of Central San . . . — — Map (db m28712) HM
This monument is dedicated by the citizens of San Mateo in gratitude to the men and women of our community who served courageously and unselfishly in the defense of great national peril and in memory of those citizens who made the supreme sacrifice . . . — — Map (db m29183) WM
In honor of San Mateos adopted sons of the 101st. Airborne Division and native sons and daughters who served proudly in Vietnam and the Persian Gulf. — — Map (db m29184) WM
On South El Camino Real at 2nd Street, on the right when traveling north on South El Camino Real.
Two plaques, one above the other
First Business Structure
Public necessity in 1964 required the demolition of the historic house referred to by the accompanying plaque; this marker is placed to perpetuate its memory and to . . . — — Map (db m93314) HM
On De Sabla Road near Belford Way, on the right when traveling south.
This authentic historic oriental garden and tea house was first developed in the 1880's by Peninsula pioneer Henry Bowie. The property later became part of the Eugene de Sabla estate. Joan and Achille Paladini, current owners have restored the . . . — — Map (db m93312) HM
On Arroyo Court west of Dartmouth Road, on the right when traveling west.
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 . . . — — Map (db m18418) HM
In 1923, the cities of San Mateo, Burlingame, and Hillsborough began planning for a bridge to link the San Francisco Bay peninsula cities with East Bay and Central Valley communities. Even after the Dumbarton Bridge opened, in 1927, these . . . — — Map (db m28727) HM
On El Camino Real (Highway 82) south of Baywood Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
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) HM
On South B Street at 2nd Avenue, on the right when traveling north on South B Street.
Originally, Michael Carey’s brick store, 1875 – later acquired by A.T. Bartlett and G. Fisher. C. M. Morse’s Drug Store, also Fisher Hotel. First San Mateo telephone, 1883. First San Mateo Fire Department organized here, 1887.
Strebel . . . — — Map (db m29548) HM
Near Coyote Point Drive near North Bayshore Boulevard.
The idea to build an amusement park at this site was conceived by local civic leaders. This park would rival those at Coney Island and Atlantic City.
The Pacific City site was 90 acres, stretching from Peninsula Avenue to Burlingame Avenue and . . . — — Map (db m28780) HM
There are few traces left of
San Mateo’s First Residents
Before the Europeans arrived, Native Americans living in the San Mateo area were known as the Salson. The Salson have been grouped with the Ohlone or Costanoan people. The Salson . . . — — Map (db m29549) HM
One half mile south of this site stood the first church in San Mateo County. Dedicated in 1853 by Catholic Archbishop Joseph S. Alemany. He named it after St. Denis to honor the founder, Dennis Martin, pioneer lumberman and farmer, who also . . . — — Map (db m72481) HM
On Grand Avenue at Linden Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Grand Avenue.
Before the bank was built, the vacant lot was used as
a site for carnivals on the 4th of July, complete with
a merry-go-round. In September, 1918 when the
building was finished the Bank of SSF, the first bank
in town, moved from 262 Grand Avenue . . . — — Map (db m176809) HM
On Grand Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
City Hall was dedicated on Armistice Day, November 11,
1920. Modeled after Independence Hall in Philadelphia,
the building was designed by Werner and Coffey
Architects and constructed for $125,000. Since 1908, the
year of the City's . . . — — Map (db m176812) HM
Near Centennial Way Trail at BART Station access road.
The site now occupied by the South San
Francisco BART Station was at one time Cuneo's
Farm and Produce Market, owned and operated by Giuseppe Cuneo (b. March, 1899) and
Idolina Cuneo (b. May, 1898) and family.
Giuseppe and Idolina immigrated to . . . — — Map (db m176685) HM
On Centennial Way Trail at Spruce Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Centennial Way Trail.
History
The Cut Stone Bridge before you was constructed in 1863 for one of the earliest rail lines on the peninsula, the San Francisco & San Jose Railroad, which ran between the two cities of its name until it merged with the Central Pacific . . . — — Map (db m206367) HM
On South Spruce Avenue at Centennial Way Trail, on the left when traveling east on South Spruce Avenue.
Did you know that prior to World War II, the area you’re standing on was a prolific mushroom farm! McFarland and Nesbit Mushroom Company operated from 1921 through 1945 on the land between what is now Centennial Way Trail and Colma Creek. . . . — — Map (db m206507) HM
On Spruce Avenue at Miller Avenue, on the left when traveling north on Spruce Avenue.
In 1902, this Queen Anne-style house was built by Julius
Eikerenkotter, owner of the first general merchandise
store in this city. He came to South San Francisco with
his wife, Alice, and three daughters in 1893, and opened
his store in the . . . — — Map (db m176736) HM
On Grand Avenue west of Maple Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
The South San Francisco Enterprise Journal covered
local news for more than a century. Starting in 1895, the
South City Printing Company began publishing the
Enterprise, a free local newspaper. In 1927, the
Enterprise was bought by the South San . . . — — Map (db m176737) HM
On Grand Avenue at Spruce Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Grand Avenue.
A hospital operated at this site from 1905 until it was
demolished in 1984. Originally known as Plymire
Hospital, this site was the home office of Drs. Harry and
Brandley Plymire until the residence moved to its present
day location across the . . . — — Map (db m176772) HM
On Grand Avenue at Walnut Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Grand Avenue.
The Grand Avenue Library opened its doors in 1916 as South San Francisco's first library, one of
thousands of new libraries in the United States funded by a grant from businessman and
philanthropist Andrew Carnegie.
Local teacher Rue Randall . . . — — Map (db m177136) HM
On Grand Avenue at Walnut Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Grand Avenue.
Local school teacher Rue Randall Clifford, riding
horseback through the City, gathered signatures to secure a
$10,000 grant from Andrew Carnegie and build the City's
first library. Carnegie gave away much of his fortune,
around $60 million, to . . . — — Map (db m176743) HM
On Grand Avenue at Eucalyptus Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Grand Avenue.
On this site Hickey Home 1890-1967
Thomas Hickey, who
started as a butcher for
Swift & Co., was a
member óf the County
Board of Supervisors for
28 years, father of county
road system, responsible
for hospitals and urged
building of . . . — — Map (db m176689) HM
On Mission Road at Grand Avenue, on the left when traveling north on Mission Road.
On this site was Leipsic Junction 1918-1938
The Market St. Railway 40
Line from San Francisco
to San Mateo made its
stops at this Junction to
transfer people to the
locally owned line which
had been built by W. J.
Martin. It took . . . — — Map (db m176632) HM
On Linden Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
The Martin Building (Metropolitan Hotel) is on the
National Register of Historic Places. When it was
completed in 1914, it was the largest and tallest commercial
structure in the City, serving as the headquarters for the
South San Francisco Land . . . — — Map (db m176739) HM
On Grand Avenue at Eucalyptus Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Grand Avenue.
On this site was McGovern Home circa 1910
Built for Dr. J.C. McGovern,
who opened his dental
office here in 1906,
started free dental clinic
for school children,
served on the City
Council, was president of
the Chamber of . . . — — Map (db m176692) HM
On Grand Avenue west of Spruce Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
The Plymire-Schwarz House was the first hospital in
South San Francisco and is now operated by the
Historical Society of South San Francisco as a museum.
The house was bequeathed to the Historical Society after
the deaths of its last owners, . . . — — Map (db m176756) HM
On Poplar Avenue at Rocca Avenue, on the right on Poplar Avenue.
On this site was Sign Hill 1923
The Chamber of Commerce's
white washed letters, each
60 feet high and 10 feet
wide, were replaced by
cement ones in 1929 at a
cost of $5,000. — — Map (db m177233) HM
On Grand Avenue at Spruce Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Grand Avenue.
On this site was
South San Francisco
General Hospital
1908-1918-1984
Dr. Plymire had his office in
his home on this site. It was
later moved across the street.
In 1918 Dr. Dolley built a
hospital on the site. In 1925 it
was bought . . . — — Map (db m177372) HM
On Miller Avenue at Spruce Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Miller Avenue.
On this site was St. Paul's United Methodist Church
Established 1903
The first services were
held in "Butcher's Hall"
on Grand Avenue. The
first church building,
at Grand Avenue and
Maple, which now
serves as the VFW
Hall, was used . . . — — Map (db m176885) HM
On Linden Avenue at Baden Avenue, on the left when traveling north on Linden Avenue.
The State Theater opened in 1931 and was the third
movie theater in South San Francisco and the first "sound
theater” on the peninsula. The Spanish Revival-style
building was designed by the Reid Brothers, who were
also the architects of the . . . — — Map (db m176741) HM
On South Spruce Avenue near Centennial Way Trail, on the left when traveling east.
Transportation has evolved along with the city of South San Francisco. As farms and cattle ranches became manufacturing communities, walking trail gave way to road, stagecoach to car, fishing pier to deep water port. In 1904 when the Bayshore . . . — — Map (db m206508) HM
On Linden Avenue at Miller Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Linden Avenue.
The first Post Office in South San Francisco opened
on April 11, 1892, on the southwest corner of Miller
Avenue and San Bruno Road (now Airport
Boulevard). In 1892, it moved to the corner of
Grand and Linden Avenues. The current building . . . — — Map (db m176738) HM
On Grand Avenue east of Spruce Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
The South San Francisco Women's Club was first formed
as the Women's Improvement Club, April 12, 1905.
Marianne Martin was elected president. The purpose of
the Club was to help promote the education, moral and
social well-being of the City. The . . . — — Map (db m176734) HM
Near Cañada Road near Edgewood Road, on the right when traveling east.
Here on October 28, 1934, an eager audience celebrated the roar of Hetch Hetchy water as it rushed to the Peninsula for the first time. An adequate supply of high-quality drinking water was finally a reality for the Bay Area. — — Map (db m92635) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m18450) HM
On Portola Road, 0.2 miles east of Woodside Road (SR84), on the left when traveling east.
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 . . . — — Map (db m18478) HM
Near Woodside Road, on the right when traveling west.
Erected by coffee magnate James A Folger II, and designed by Arthur Brown Jr., who designed the San Francisco Opera House and City Hall, the stable is an example of the so-called "Victorian Gothic Style". Famed for it's decorative elements, it had . . . — — Map (db m56579) HM
The Australian company British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines DC-6B, VH-BPE, on a scheduled flight from Sydney to San Francisco with a final destination of Vancouver, Canada, crashed on Kings Mountain in San Mateo County during the morning hours of . . . — — Map (db m70332) HM
This Property
Independence Hall
Has been placed on the
National Register of Historic Places
By the United Stated Department of the Interior — — Map (db m202566) HM
On Woodside Road (California Route 84), on the left when traveling west.
Welcome to GSV and the historic Pioneer Hotel Building.
GSV stands for “Global Silicon Valley” and reflects the entrepreneurial mindset that has long been part of the fabric of the West and has now spread globally.
When first built in 1882, . . . — — Map (db m202564) HM
Near Woodside Road, on the right when traveling south.
These stone walls are part of a network of trails and roads built by Chinese immigrants. In 1872 Simon L. Jones bought 1,500 acres of timberland in Woodside and developed them into farmlands, orchards and vineyards with the use of Chinese labor. . . . — — Map (db m63621) HM
On Sand Hill Road at Portola Road, on the left when traveling east on Sand Hill Road.
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 . . . — — Map (db m10711) HM
On Cañada Road, 0.2 miles south of Edgewood Road, on the right when traveling south.
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 . . . — — Map (db m199136) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m202542) HM
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