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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YUI_redwoods-and-their-relatives_Mill-Valley-CA.html
The Coast Redwood belongs to the plant family Taxodiaceae, which also included fourteen other species. Members of the Taxodiaceae family are conifers that generally have soft wood, long, straight trunks, round cones, and narrow, needle-like leaves…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XWA_mortars-to-missiles-historical_Mill-Valley-CA.html
For the first three-quarters of the 20th century, the Marin Headlands were fortified with weapons that evolved from cannon to nuclear warheads. The guns became more and more powerful, able to hit warships miles out to sea. Antiaircraft guns appear…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XW9_battery-mendell-historical_Mill-Valley-CA.html
Battery Mendell's mission was to keep enemy warships farther from San Francisco's harbor than any of the earlier coastal defences were equipped to do. Built in 1905, the battery was positioned as far west on the headlands as possible and armed wit…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XMO_reeds-mill-historical_Mill-Valley-CA.html
The mill was constructed in the 1830's by John Reed and was one of the first saw mills in Northern California. The mill site was utilized in May 1890 to conduct a public land auction of land parcels that signaled the founding of the City of Mill…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XMG_outdoor-art-club-historical_Mill-Valley-CA.html
The Outdoor Art Club was designed in 1904 by Bernard Maybeck; internationally known American architect. Particularly notable for its unusual roof truss system, the building exemplifies Maybeck's creative use of natural materials. The Club, founded…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XMF_grist-mill-stones-historical_Mill-Valley-CA.html
found in Mill Valley at adobe home site of John T. Reed, first Mexican land grantee in Marin County. Donated by the family of John and Cora Gardner Burt
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XM6_mill-valley-railroad-depot-historical_Mill-Valley-CA.html
Constructed in 1929 by Northwestern Pacific Railroad, this mission revival-style depot replaced an earlier station at the same location. The first train arrived in Mill Valley in 1890 at a time when the town was called Eastland. This depot served …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1QXD_fall-in-muir-woods_Mill-Valley-CA.html
Warm days, gold and crimson foliage, and migratory animals mark the season. Sonoma chipmunks busily prepare for hibernation. They forage through the woods in search of seeds, nuts, and berries. When their cheek pouches are full, they dig a small…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Q88_john-reeds-saw-mill_Mill-Valley-CA.html
Two miles west is the old saw mill, from which the city of Mill Valley acquired its name. It was constructed in the 1830's by John Reed, grantee of the Rancho Corte De Madera Del Presidio. The creek waters furnished the motive power for the mill, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KD0_preserving-the-forest-primeval_Mill-Valley-CA.html
You are entering one of the world's last remaining ancient coast redwood forests. This magnificent forest...with its redwoods, the tallest of living things...is protected and made accessible to the public by the National Park Service for the pleas…
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