San Francisco water . d of such a village existing. To quote Miss Leary: In the late 40s there came to this partof San Mateo County a sturdy band of pio-neers who saw in the immense redwood for-ests that covered the mountain and the east-ern valley great promise for a lumber indus-try. They built crude mills and manufacturedlumber and. shingles. Hundreds of the larg-est trees were in or close to Searsville, andso the site of the village was fixed. Thewoodsmen built homes there for theirfamilies. Hotels and stores followed. Thencame the school, and by the middle 5osSearsville was firmly establi
San Francisco water . d of such a village existing. To quote Miss Leary: In the late 40s there came to this partof San Mateo County a sturdy band of pio-neers who saw in the immense redwood for-ests that covered the mountain and the east-ern valley great promise for a lumber indus-try. They built crude mills and manufacturedlumber and. shingles. Hundreds of the larg-est trees were in or close to Searsville, andso the site of the village was fixed. Thewoodsmen built homes there for theirfamilies. Hotels and stores followed. Thencame the school, and by the middle 5osSearsville was firmly established and gavepromise of becoming a town of importance. As the years wore on, lumber-makingfacilities improved and increased, and soongreat forests of redwood giants had disap-peared, and one by one the mills closed downuntil none was left. Despite this serious set-back, the old village lived quite prosper-ously out of the farming industry that tookthe place of the lumber trade. It was in 1890 that Searsville was given. Natural and arch hand in hand in Portola Woods. This is the home of Mr. Xorward B. Smith SAN FRANCISCO WATER October, 1925
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