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| Landmark #478 | San Mateo County | Visited: November 16, 2013 | Plaque? YES! 🙂 |
| What is it? | A plaque marking the approximate site of San Mateo County’s first sawmill! |
| What makes it historical? | THE GUIDE SAYS: About 300 feet south of this monument, on the banks of the Alambique Creek, stood San Mateo County’s first sawmill, built by Charles Brown in 1847. About the same time, Dennis Martin was building a second mill, also run by waterpower, on San Francisquito Creek. These mills were similar to the famous Sutter’s Mill at Coloma, site of James Marshall’s 1848 gold discovery.
OTHER TIDBITS: That pretty well sums it up! |
| How can I Help the Helpers? | HERE’S HOW:
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| Where is this place? | LISTED DIRECTIONS: On Portolá Rd 0.2 mi S of intersection of Woodside Rd (State Hwy 84) and Portolá Rd Woodside, CA 94062 ANNOTATIONS: From Los Angeles: ~362mi (583km) — 6.1hrs |
| When should I go? | Whenever the mood strikes you! |