California Historical Landmarks in Marin County

California Historical Landmark 221
Site of the Lighter Wharf at Bolinas
North End of Bolinas Lagoon on Olema-Bolinas Road
Built 1850's

California Historical Landmark #221: Site of the Lighter Wharf Near Bolinas The the north end of the Bolinas Lagoon on Olema-Bolinas Road.

Olema-Bolinas Road near Bolinas Olema-Bolinas Road near Bolinas

14 July 2020
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Lighter Wharf at Bolinas Site

This wharf was built in the early 1850s to load lumber on lighters to be floated out to the deeper water near the channel, where it was transferred to seagoing vessels for shipment to San Francisco.

Citation from California Office of Historic Preservation

The Lighter Wharf decayed long ago. There is no commemorative plaque.

Here's a list of other California Historical Landmarks which had no bear flag plaque when we visited them.
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