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California Landmark 343
Old Store at La Honda
State Highway 84
Northwest Corner of La Honda and Sears Ranch Roads
La Honda
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The Old Store at La Honda no longer exists and there is no commemorative plaque to mark where it stood.
According to the California Office of Historical Preservation,
if there were a plaque, the inscription would be:
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In the winter of 1861-62, John L. Sears settled in the mountains 17 miles from
Redwood City. He named the place La Honda and built a store that was sometimes
called the 'Bandit-Built Store' because two men that he employed-Jim and Bob
Younger, newcomers to the area-were later proved to be members of the James Boys gang.
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