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Los Gatos, California, USA
"The Old Stone Mill" - erected 1850. First Building in Los Gatos, California.
"One of the oldest landmarks in Los Gatos and vicinity, the Old Stone mill, is being torn down as it is now considered unsafe. The big quake of 1906 shattered it to a considerable extent, and the shake of a few weeks ago left is to badly damaged that it was deemed unwise to leave it standing longer, so the work of taking it down was commenced last Thursday morning. It will be taken down to the first story.
The early history of this well-known building is told...in 1888...
'The first building in this now thriving town was Forbes' mill and for many years the place was known by that name. This enterprise was begun by James Alex Forbes, in 1850, but it was not completed until four years afterwards..."
Pacific Service Magazine, Volume 6
National Electric Light Association. Pacific Gas and Electric Section
Pacific Gas and Electric Company, 1914
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"One of the oldest landmarks in Los Gatos and vicinity, the Old Stone mill, is being torn down as it is now considered unsafe. The big quake of 1906 shattered it to a considerable extent, and the shake of a few weeks ago left is to badly damaged that it was deemed unwise to leave it standing longer, so the work of taking it down was commenced last Thursday morning. It will be taken down to the first story.
The early history of this well-known building is told...in 1888...
'The first building in this now thriving town was Forbes' mill and for many years the place was known by that name. This enterprise was begun by James Alex Forbes, in 1850, but it was not completed until four years afterwards..."
Pacific Service Magazine, Volume 6
National Electric Light Association. Pacific Gas and Electric Section
Pacific Gas and Electric Company, 1914){kind=small}