San Mateo's First Residents

San Mateo's First Residents (HMJP5)

Location: San Mateo, CA 94401 San Mateo County
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 34.518', W 122° 18.413'

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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 triblet was the largest of several small groups in the region that stretched from the present-day South San Francisco to Belmont and from San Francisco Bay to the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains. When the first Spanish explorers arrived, the largest Salson village was located behind the present Crystal Springs Dam.

The Salson lived in tule houses whose frame was made from native willows that grew along the banks of creeks and whose roofs were made from marsh reeds.

The region offered a mild climate, abundant game and vegetation, and fresh water from the nearby San Mateo Creek, which was one of the larger freshwater creeks along the west side of the Peninsula.

The Salson hunted deer, rabbit, elk, antelope, and birds with bow and arrow, snares, and traps. They also fished for salmon and sturgeon and gathered shellfish, berries, seeds, and acorns to supplement their diet.
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Date Added Thursday, October 23rd, 2014 at 2:25am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)10S E 561203 N 4158921
Decimal Degrees37.57530000, -122.30688333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 34.518', W 122° 18.413'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 34' 31.08" N, 122° 18' 24.78" W
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Area Code(s)650, 619, 415
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 159 Bay Trail, San Mateo CA 94401, US
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