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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XUV_william-a-richardson-historical_San-Rafael-CA.html
Born London 1797. Died Sausalito, California 1856. First Captain of the Port of San Francisco, builder of the first structure on the first street, Calle de la Fundacion, Yerba Buena (now Grant Ave., San Francisco) June 25, 1835. Founder also of Sa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XUH_bradford-house-historical_San-Rafael-CA.html
c. 1883
has been placed on the
National Register of Historic Places
by the United States Department of the Interior
Restored by the Loder Family
c. 2010
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XUG_marin-historical_San-Rafael-CA.html
Indian Warrior
Baptized by Franciscan Fathers.
A Ferryman on the San Francisco Bay,
He Became Known as
El Marinero
(The Sailor)
Died about 1835
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XNK_china-camp-historical_San-Rafael-CA.html
This spot was once the center of a thriving Chinese fishing village. Starting in the 1860s emigrants from the Kwantung province in China lived with their families and fished here. China Camp is the only surviving fishing village among many in the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XNJ_junk-grace-quan-historical_San-Rafael-CA.html
The Grace Quan is a reconstruction of a San Francisco Bay Shrimp junk. Between 1860 and 1910, these were the workhorse of the Bay Area's Chinese-owned dried shrimp industry. The Shrimp Junks closely resembled vessels from the fishermen's home wate…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XMH_wa-jen-ha-lio-historical_San-Rafael-CA.html
There are two markers on this monument
One of the earliest, largest and most productive Chinese fishing villages in California, China Camp was in operation by 1870. The Chinese immigrants and their descendants introduced the use of commercial n…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XM9_st-vincents-school-for-boys-historical_San-Rafael-CA.html
In 1853, Timothy Murphy, Irish born pioneer of Marin County, gave 317 acres of land to Archbishop Alemany for educational purposes. Here the Sister of Charity in 1855 founded a school now called St. Vincent's School for Boys. It has been maintaine…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BLJ_falkirk-community-cultural-center_San-Rafael-CA.html
Built in 1888 —— Architect, Clinton DayOriginal owner Ella Park resided in house 1888 - 1905Acquired in 1906 by Robert Dollar whose family owned the house until 1974.Purchased by citizens of San Rafael in November 1974. Commemorating t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM183E_the-gate-house_San-Rafael-CA.html
The Gate House, the Boyd's guest house, was completed in 1880 by Ira B. Cook, the great grandfather of Miss Louise A. Boyd. With the adjoining park, it was donated to the City of San Rafael in 1905 and has been Marin County Historical Society's Mu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM182S_mission-san-rafael-arcangel_San-Rafael-CA.html
Founded in 1817 by Padre Vincente Sarria as an "asistencia" or adjunct to Mission Dolores. Mission San Rafael was originally designated a sanitarium for native converts suffering from San Francisco's generally damper climate. Here, under sunnier s…