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By purchase

03/31/1874

11 3/4 acres

mostly clay with some loam

55'

1 - around dwelling & garden.

none

County road from Half Moon Bay & right of way from county road to reservation.

About 1/4 mile to county road

8 miles

8 miles to Half Moon Bay

Ocean Shore RR in course of construction. Station promised in vicinity of reservation.

Can hire conveyance from livery stables at Half Moon Bay - 8 miles.

Post lantern on post.

Fog Signal est. 1875; Light in 1900

Fog Signal bldg rebuilt 1901; Dwelling repaired 1904

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