Sturgeons Mill Historical

Sturgeons Mill Historical (HM1XOC)

Location: Sebastopol, CA 95472 Sonoma County
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 24.765', W 122° 53.778'

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The California Gold Rush of 1849 and San Francisco's Earthquake of 1906 spurred expansion, rebuilding and extensive timber processing in California.

Sturgeons Mill is a fine example of 1800's steam powered technology, providing lumber for early California's economy.

In 1913 Wade Sturgeon purchased saw mill equipment dating from the 19th century, and set up a saw mill in Coleman Valley.

In 1923 Wade and partners, John Gonnella, Joe Donati, along with Wade's sons Ralph and Merl, moved the mill to this location.

In 1943 the mill was purchased by Ralph Sonoma Sturgeon and his long time friend James Eijner Henningsen and operated until 1963.

Honored are Sturgeons Mill restoration project volunteers for their commitment to California's lumber history.

"A link to the past with an eye toward the future"
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HM NumberHM1XOC
Series This marker is part of the Native Sons/Daughters of the Golden West series
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Year Placed2011
Placed ByNative Sons of the Golden West, Nicasio Parlor No. 183
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Thursday, April 6th, 2017 at 5:02pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)10S E 509053 N 4251617
Decimal Degrees38.41275000, -122.89630000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 24.765', W 122° 53.778'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 24' 45.9" N, 122° 53' 46.68" W
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Area Code(s)707
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling East
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 2140 Green Hill Rd, Sebastopol CA 95472, US
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