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 link to plaque | OLDEST HOUSE NORTH OF SAN FRANCISCO BAY Photoset: Flickr Set | Map: Google Map This house was built in 1776 by the father of Camillo Ynitia or Unitia, the last chief of the Olompali Indians. The Indians were taught to make adobe bricks by Lieutenant Bodega and his party while they were surveying and charting the harbor of San Francisco Bay. The old adobe house is inside the house now on the site. (Burned in 1976.) Olompali State Historic Park, 8901 Redwood Hwy, State Hwy 101 (P.M. 24.8), 3.5 mi N of Novato Note: There is no plaque for this site. I think there was a sign suggesting self-pay parking, but I cleverly didn't read it and avoided paying any money. Additional info: Olompali SHP | |
 link to plaque | MISSION SAN RAFAEL ARCÁNGEL Photoset: Flickr Set | Map: Google Map The San Rafael Arcángel Mission, 20th in the chain of the 21 California missions, was established in 1817 by the Franciscan Order. After the 'decree of secularization' in 1834, the buildings gradually fell into ruin. The mission was reconstructed on the original site in 1949. 5th Ave and A St, San Rafael, plaque is at NE corner Merrydale and Southbound 101, San Pedro Rd offramp Note: They're not kidding about the plaque being on an offramp. You'll have to park in a lot nearby and walk up the shoulder about 25 feet. The map link above shows the location of the plaque. Additional info: Church Of St. Raphael and Mission San Rafael Arcangel | |
 link to plaque | ST. VINCENT'S SCHOOL FOR BOYS Photoset: Flickr Set | Map: Google Map In 1853, Timothy Murphy, Irish-born pioneer of Marin County, gave 317 acres of land to Archbishop Alemany for educational purposes. Here the Sisters of Charity in 1855 founded a school that, as St. Vincent's School for Boys, has been maintained and enlarged by successive archbishops of San Francisco. 0.7 mi E of Hwy 101 on St. Vincent Dr, 4 mi N of San Rafael Note: This is a working school for troubled boys. As such, I only walked around the front courtyard. There was a sign suggesting that visitors check in with the main office. I would do so before wandering around too much. Additional info: St. Vincent's School for Boys |