Angel IslandIn 1775, the packet San Carlos, first known Spanish ship to enter San Francisco Bay, anchored in this cove. While here, the commander, Lieut. Juan Man... [click for more]
China CampOne of the earliest, largest, and most productive Chinese fishing villages in California, China Camp was in operation by 1870. The Chinese immigrants ... [click for more]
First Sawmill in Marin CountyThis mill was erected by John Reed about 1833-34 on Rancho Corte Madera del Presidio- 'the wood cutting place for the Presidio'-present-day Mill Valle... [click for more]
Golden Gate BridgeConstruction of the bridge started in 1933. Engineer Joseph Strauss and architect Irving Morrow created an extraordinarily beautiful bridge in an extr... [click for more]
Green Brae Brick KilnThis brick kiln on the San Quentin Peninsula is the only surviving structure of the Remillard Brick Company, once the largest brick manufacturer on th... [click for more]
Lime KilnsTradition is that the lime kilns were built by Russian stonemasons and worked by Indians during the Russian occupation of Sonoma County, which began i... [click for more]
Marin County Civic CenterThe Civic Center Complex was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright (1869-1959) near the end of his long career. The administration Building was completed in ... [click for more]
Outdoor Art ClubThe Outdoor Art Club was designed in 1904 by Bernard Maybeck, internationally known American architect. Particularly notable for its unusual roof trus... [click for more]
Pioneer Paper MillThe first paper mill on the Pacific Coast was built here in November 1856 by Samuel Penfield Taylor. Using water power and later steam, it was replace... [click for more]
Site Of The Lighter Wharf At BolinasThis wharf was built in the early 1850s to load lumber on lighters to be floated out to the deeper water near the channel, where it was transferred to... [click for more]
