4/26/1996
Landmark information
- Location:
1.3 mi inside Samuel P. Taylor State Park, 18 mi W of US Hwy 101 off Sir Francis Drake Blvd, County Hwy A104 (PM 18.44); cross creek, go to left .1 mi, Lagunitas - Plaque:
Official State Plaque - Site:
Nothing Remains - Date First Visited:
4/26/1996 - Date Most Recently Visited:
4/26/1996 - GPS Coordinates:
N 38 1.766, W 122 44.435
About this landmark
Plaque text:
Pioneer Paper Mill
The first paper mill on the Pacific coast was built here in November 1856 by Samuel Penfield Taylor. Using water-power and later steam, it was replaced in 1884 by a larger steam-powered mill nearby, which was closed by the depression of 1893 and destroyed by fire in 1915.