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Category Archives: John Vonderlin
John Vonderlin: 1902: Black Gold Gusher….
Story from John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) Hi June, Here’s an article from the June 6th, 1902 issue of “The Call,” that undoubtedly helped drive the “Black Gold Fever,” that gripped the local area and the nation at this … Continue reading
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John Vonderlin: The Oil Field in the Redwoods of La Honda
Story by John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) Hi June, Meg was reading the thick and slick, years-in-the-making Draft Report from Mid-Pen about their decades long future development plans for the La Honda properties and noticed a paucity of information about … Continue reading
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John Vonderlin: What happened next….Sisyphus Has Some Allies….
Story by John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) First Read John’s “The Good, The Bad, and the Just Plain Old Ugl Sisyphus Has Some Allies Hi June, I returned today to Tunitas Beach to see if I could do something … Continue reading
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Adventurer Vonderlin and Authors John & Kristina Schmale Talk about the OSRR’s Plans at the Waddell Bluffs
All images from Authors John & Kristina Schmale, to see their latest book, please click here Hi June, These pictures of the Waddell beach bypass road from John Schmale are spectacular. I can hardly wait to see what else … Continue reading
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BRAVO: John Vonderlin’s “The Good, Bad and Just Plain Old Ugly”
Hi June, Yesterday’s visit to the Coastside was a case of the “The Bad, The Ugly, and The Good” that left me irritated, disappointed, but resignedly Pollyannish. Neptune’s Vomitorium was even more choked with sand than last week, and continued to … Continue reading
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John Vonderlin: You can read historic books online…
Story from John Vonderlin Email John [email protected]) Hi June, This is from the October 10th, 1909 issue of “The San Francisco Call.” It is about the, at that time, upcoming 150 year celebration of Portola “discovering” the San Francisco Bay. … Continue reading
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Which Way The Railroad? John Vonderlin Digs up New Info
Story from John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) Hi June, Angelo and I are still nibbling away at the truth of planned OSR routes along the Coastside. I sent this email to him and can excerpt it for PM if … Continue reading
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John Vonderlin Loves Tom Butwell’s Capers (1897)
Story from John Vonderllin Email John ([email protected]) Hi June, Here’s Tom Butwell, again involved in another amazing story. His account of the murderous behavior of the bull seals is virtually lacking from today’s record. I found one gruesome account … Continue reading
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John Vonderlin: Here’s what was on the 1896 shipwrecked Colombia
From John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) Hi June, I found the cargo of the Colombia and who it was going to, an interesting source of info about business and consumption at the time of the wreck in 1896. Thought … Continue reading
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John Vonderlin: Getting to know Lighthouse Tom
AN: Ano Nuevo Story from John Vonderlin Email John [email protected]) Hi June, Thomas Butwell, the long ago lighthouse keeper at Ano Nuevo, has already appeared in several slightly hard to believe newspaper articles I’ve posted, but this tops them … Continue reading
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