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[Early History; Corner Site Only]
1859: Charles Lincoln Wilson buys this site, previously patented by Theodore Judah.1861: C.L. Wilson erects a wooden warehouse to serve railway terminal across 5th street.
1863: Used often as a community hall, "Roods Hall." Roods was Wilson's brother-in-law.
1870: Stephan & Melissa Burdge run a boarding house/hotel here during most of the decade.
1883: Historic Downtown Fire, July 11. Burdge Hotel burns—rebuilt across G Street. Gladding, McBean & Co. buy this site and build this brick building for their use.
1887: C.H. Butterfield buys building and opens a general store.
1890: The Post Office is here. Butterfield dies.
1891: Mrs. E.J. Atkinson buys the building. L.D. Adams Store(1891-1903). Rochdale Chain Store(1903-1905).
1907: Walter Jansen buys the building. Stores of note: J.E. "Jute" Tofft (1907-1920); Tofft Hardware (R.J. Tofft),(1918-1931).
1912: Jansen doubles building size. Finney and Tofft Mercantile Store, and others, here. After 1920 a series of merchants—Jansen, Tofft, Gates, Brooks, and many others.
1990: Wm. & John Falconi buy building. Vacant after 1992. Restored by Falconis in 2002.
Details
| HM Number | HMBOD |
|---|---|
| Series | This marker is part of the Native Sons/Daughters of the Golden West series |
| Tags | |
| Year Placed | 2003 |
| Placed By | Silver Star Parlor No.63, Native Sons of the Golden West; Lincoln, California, September 9, 2003 |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Sunday, October 19th, 2014 at 9:58am PDT -07:00 |
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 10S E 648050 N 4306132 |
|---|---|
| Decimal Degrees | 38.89160000, -121.29290000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 38° 53.496', W 121° 17.574' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 38° 53' 29.76" N, 121° 17' 34.44" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 916 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 474-490 G St, Lincoln CA 95648, US |
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