1872
This building of hand hewn beam logs cut from Volcan Mtn. was a general store, post office, a stage coach stop, and telephone exchange, owned by story telling Horace F. Wilcox, president of the "Hot Stove Society" - a gathering of men who spun yarns and solved world problems, retiring in 1891, he sold the business to M. Jacoby & Fred R. Sawday who advertised "first class goods at reasonable prices and square dealing with politeness thrown in." F.L. Blanc minister, carpenter & lumberman ran a mercantile store here from 1907 - 1920.| HM Number | HM1K45 |
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| Tags | |
| Placed By | Julian Historical Society |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Wednesday, April 22nd, 2015 at 6:02pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 11S E 537181 N 3660019 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 33.07813333, -116.60163333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 33° 4.688', W 116° 36.098' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 33° 4' 41.28" N, 116° 36' 5.88" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 760, 619 |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling North |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 2110 Main St, Ramona CA 92065, US |
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