NOTES FROM: South from San Francisco: The Life Story of San Mateo County © 1963 by Frank M. Stanger LOC: 63-21262 ---- FROM INDEX Redwood City, 54, 58, 71, 72, 74, 87, 145, 146, 161, 166, 171, 177, 180 Redwood City Elementary School, 83 Redwood Slough (Creek), 54, 55 - American House, Redwood City, 71, 86 Beeger Tannery, Redwood City, 177, 179 Frank Tannery, Redwood City, 177, 180 ---- Redwood City pg. 54 Mid-summer 1849, Dr. Robert Orville Tripp (dentist), M. A. Parkhuurst and Ellis (NLNG*) explored RWC hills and Woodside for the prospect of making shinges. Dr. Tripp and Parkhuurst form a partnership with Grizzly Ryder, a Mr. Hayward and a Mr. (William?) Lloyd. The later three came to survey and mistakenly went up Redwood Creek. Since the slough could handle schooner, it was tested and more were built there; as well as a town (now RWC). pg. 58 Photo (BW); Caption: Redwood City lumber-shipping basin, photographed at low tide about 1865, was near Broadway and Main. The Congregational Church in the background was at Jefferson Avenue and Middlefield Road. pg. 71 After 1850, the American House, on Main St. & Broadway, was the first hotel in RWC. Later, the Pulgas House was at five points. pg. 72 In 1859, Bayard Taylor, a well-known writer of travelogues in his time, describes RWC - 400-500 person county seat with two story courthouse, ship building, lumber shipping and the Palo Alto visible over the open plain. Plus a terse description of the "laying out" of RWC, originally Mezesville (for owner/agent S.M. Mezes). pg. 74 Photo (BW); Caption: Redwood City, viewed from the north, about 1866. The County's first courthouse, built two years earlier, is the center building. pg. 87 Around 1856 Judge Benjamin I. Fox, an honest man, chosen by an oversight in a corrupt election, declared the results in three(3) precincts null and void. As a result RWC instead of Belmont became the county seat. pg. 145 The courthouse and schools were damage in the famous SF earthquake on April 18, 1906. pg. 146 Footnote: RWC was still a Victorian village after the 1906 Earthquake. pg. 161 In the 1950's, Woodside incorporates mainly because of subdivders, but also remotely because of RWC and Atherton. pg. 166 Photo (BW); Caption: San Mateo County Court House, after the Great Earthquake of 1906. (in RWC) pg. 171 Around 1916, RWC & the County Court House became a major factor in the final decision not to unify SF and San Mateo County. pg. 177 In 1955, Palo Alto Historical Association publishes study that six (6) of 36 local electronic reearch and produtions firms were in RWC. Total count made of Penninsula. In 1962, 17 out of 152. pg. 180 Two (2) photos (BW); Caption 1: Workmen in Frank's Tannery, Redwood City, 1885. Caption 2: Redwood City, southwest corner of Main and Broadway, in tbe 1880's. (Sign "Claus Hadler, Eureka Brewery", Power poles, fire hydrant?, horse and carrige & possibly church spire in BG) -- Redwood City Elementary School pg. 83 photos (BW); Caption : Elementary School on Broadway, Redwood City. (Sign "Redwood City Public School", palm trees in front of bldg., power poles, time on public clock "11:28", entire student body 200-300 - undated, but possibly a holiday; flags in BG.) -- Redwood Slough (Creek) pg. 54 First commercial operation in Redwood Slough was lumber for shingles, 1850 or so. pg. 55 In 1850s, Dr. Tripp sent man to pickup boatload of merchandise, but man could not find boat; went himself. --- American House, Redwood City pg. 71 First hotel, more like hostel though. pg. 86 Location of attempted election fraud, around 1856. --- Beeger Tannery, Redwood City pg. 177 One (1) of two (2) Tanneries operated 1850s-1930s with changing market conditions. pg. 179 Photo (BW); Caption: San Mateo County industries featured at San Francisco's "Midwinter Fair", 1894. --- Frank Tannery, Redwood City pg. 177 One (1) of two (2) Tanneries operated 1850s-1950s with changing market conditions. pg. 180 Photo (BW); Caption: Workmen in Frank's Tannery, Redwood City, 1885. ---- Scan Plates: pg.