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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM24VV_early-people-of-the-creek_Menlo-Park-CA.html
As the largest local watercourse, San Francisquito Creek played a major role in the lives of native Americans, Spanish explorers and early Anglo settlers of the area.
For perhaps 7,000 years, the native peoples — called Costanos by Spania…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XLS_zaballa-house-historical_Half-Moon-Bay-CA.html
After gold was discovered, the thousands who came to California began to build cities and towns. Today's Half Moon Bay grew upon the Mexican land grant awarded to Mexican soldier Candelario Miramontes.
In 1853 Estanislao Zaballa came from Spain …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1X2A_hotel-el-granada-historical_Half-Moon-Bay-CA.html
Hotel El Granada, a two-story stucco building in the Mission-style opened in 1908 with twenty guest rooms upstairs and a ballroom downstairs. The town's first commercial building and site of the first post office boasted of piped in water and a m…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1R9M_pigeon-point-light-station-state-historic-park_Pescadero-CA.html
Pre-1800s: Ohlone Indians inhabit the coast
Early 1800s: Spanish name Punta de las Balenas - Whale Point
1850s: Clipper ship Carrier Pigeon wrecks on the rocks that are thereafter called Pigeon Point
1860: Boom and cable rigged to load lumber…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1R9H_miramar-beach-restaurant_Half-Moon-Bay-CA.html
The Miramar Restaurant opened during Prohibition as the Ocean Beach Hotel, one of many local "speakeasies". Small "Rumrunners", laden with booze from large Canadian ships, prized our covert coves. While the Miramar served its thirsty patrons, auto…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1R91_anza-expedition-camp_Burlingame-CA.html
The Anza Expedition of 1776, on its way up the Peninsula to locate sites for the Presidio and the Mission of San Francisco, camped here on March 26 at a dry watercourse a short league beyond Arroyo de San Mateo. Location: El Camino Real and Ralst…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1R90_higurashi-en_San-Mateo-CA.html
This authentic historic oriental garden and tea house was first developed in the 1880's by Peninsula pioneer Henry Bowie. The property later became part of the Eugene de Sabla estate. Joan and Achille Paladini, current owners have restored the gar…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1R8Z_first-business-structure_San-Mateo-CA.html
Two plaques, one above the other
First Business Structure
Public necessity in 1964 required the demolition of the historic house referred to by the accompanying plaque; this marker is placed to perpetuate its memory and to further record …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1R8Y_granadas-burnham-plan_El-Granada-CA.html
Daniel H. Burnham, called "Father of the City Beautiful Movement," designed Granada, originally Balboa, in 1906, using public plazas, a 640 acre park, oceanfront promenades & boulevards radiating from town center. A masterpiece of urban design. Bu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1QSG_ocean-shore-r-r-and-granada_Half-Moon-Bay-CA.html
The whistle of the first Ocean Shore Railroad passenger train from San Francisco to Granada echoed of nearby hills 21 June 1908. On board were 500 San Franciscans, great, good-time-loving people, who were treated to free picnic lunches and sales p…