FERRIES ON THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY
Dating back to the 1850s, ferry
service provided a vital link
between Marin County and
San Francisco. This changed
in 1937 when the Golden Gate
Bridge opened and ferry service
gradually declined. Between . . . — — Map (db m153337) HM
The Mighty Vessel
The terror of the Spaniards in the Pacific,
the Golden Hind was about 80 feet long in the
oak hull, 23 feet maximum breadth, and drew
13 feet of water. Her 18 cannons fired 6-pound
shot, outgunning every Spanish . . . — — Map (db m153381) HM
Near East Sir Francis Drake Boulevard east of Larkspur Landing Circle.
The Remillard Brick Company, of which the Green Brae Brick Kiln is the only surviving structure, was by 1900 the largest brickmaking firm on the Pacific Coast. The kiln is one of the few remaining examples of the Hoffman type kiln in the U.S. and . . . — — Map (db m63983) HM
On Larkspur Landing Circle at Drake's Way, on the left when traveling east on Larkspur Landing Circle.
This cottage, built in 1891, once housed the superintendent for the adjacent Greenbrae Brickyard of the Remillard Brick Co., which was declared a California State Landmark in 1978.
The cottage was renovated in 1985 through the cooperative . . . — — Map (db m63988) HM
SIR FRANCIS DRAKE
Born in 1540, Sir Francis Drake went to sea at about age 12. After Spaniards attacked an English trading fleet, including his ship, at San Juan de Ullua in Mexico, Drake began raiding Spanish ships and coasts. In a . . . — — Map (db m153379) HM
