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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XQB_novato-bank-historical_Novato-CA.html
Originally this site was occupied by a meat market and the first Novato Bank was housed temporarily in a wooden structure reportedly located on the east side of Grant Avenue. The Novato Bank was built in 1913 by the property owner, Frank Silva. Th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XQ2_novato-history-museum-historical_Novato-CA.html
This building was the home of the first Novato Post Office - February 2, 1856. Maintained by Novato Historical Guild.
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/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/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/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/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/HM1XM7_sausalito-ferry-terminals-historical_Sausalito-CA.html
Three plaques provide an historical overview of the the Sausalito ferry terminals.
c. 1890
In 1907 the rail system in Sausalito was expanded to consolidate facilities so that interurban trains could operate only from Sausalito. From the ra…