Town of Searsville
"Here stood the lumberman's village of Searsville, whose first settler, John Sears, came in 1854. Across the road westerly from this monument stood a hotel. The store, school, blacksmith shop, and dwellings were to the southeast, some on the site of the current lake and others overlooking it. Buildings were removed in 1891 as water rose behind the new dam. State Registered Landmark No. 474. Marker placed by the Board of Supervisors of San Mateo County in cooperation with the San Mateo County Historical Assocation. Dedicated June 8, 1952."
This marker sits at Portola & Sand Hill Road near Woodside, California.
Town of Searsville
"Here stood the lumberman's village of Searsville, whose first settler, John Sears, came in 1854. Across the road westerly from this monument stood a hotel. The store, school, blacksmith shop, and dwellings were to the southeast, some on the site of the current lake and others overlooking it. Buildings were removed in 1891 as water rose behind the new dam. State Registered Landmark No. 474. Marker placed by the Board of Supervisors of San Mateo County in cooperation with the San Mateo County Historical Assocation. Dedicated June 8, 1952."
This marker sits at Portola & Sand Hill Road near Woodside, California.