Monthly Archives: July 2009

John Vonderlin: 1860s: The Frustration of the Gazos

Story from John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) Hi June, Here’s a little more info on the beach traverse that was necessary at Waddell Beach for so long. This excerpt from the January 20th, 1865 issue of the Pajaro Times, a … Continue reading

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John Vonderlin: Whale Fall

Story from John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) WHALE FALL Hi June,       This is an odd and virtually unknown claim to fame for Ano Nuevo Island and the Coastside. Twenty years ago a fossilized whale was found, excavated and removed from … Continue reading

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John Vonderlin: 1863: Colorful Character Isaac Graham knew Daniel Boone

Story from John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) 1863 Daily Alta Obituary Death or an Old Resident.— Captain Isaac Graham, an old mountaineer, trapper and Indian fighter, and one of the earliest pioneers of this State, died last evening in this … Continue reading

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John Vonderlin: Loma Mar—“Say What?”

Story from John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) Hi June, After the discovery that the “Leathers and Rags” secret society was formed in Loma Mar; it only seems right that Pescadero should have had its own cabal. Now admittedly, a secret … Continue reading

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Pigeon Point: When Whaling Was “King”

[Image below from Colonel Albert Evan’s book, “A La California.” New-old story by June Morrall “Shore Whaling at Pigeon Point” A spectacular red-orange glow accompanied the sunrise just as a school of humpback whales revealed their gleaming black backs on … Continue reading

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John Vonderlin: Coast Survey Map/Ano Nuevo Harbor

Story by John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) Hi June, With your just having posted all those links to the Ano Nuevo General plan, this might be a good time to look at the Coast Survey map of the area from 1854. The … Continue reading

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