San Mateo's First Residents - San Mateo, California
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hotshoe
N 37° 34.519 W 122° 18.416
10S E 561199 N 4158923
Great series of interpretive signs at this park includes this one of Native American history
Waymark Code: WM61CM
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 03/16/2009
Views: 2
Text from the sign:
"Before the Europeans arrived, Native
Americans living in the San Mateo area were
known as the Salson. The Salson have been grouped
with the Ohlone or Costanoan people. The Salson triblet [sic]
was the largest of several small groups in the region
that stretched from the present-day South San Francisco
to Belmont and from San Francisco Bay to the foothills
of the Santa Cruz Mountains. When the first Spanish
explorers arrived, the largest Salson village was located
behind the present Crystal Springs Dam.
The Salson lived in tule houses whose frame was made
from native willows that grew along the banks of
creeks and whose roofs were made from marsh reeds.
The region offered a mild climate, abundant game and
vegetation, and fresh water from the nearby San Mateo
Creek, which was one of the larger freshwater creeks
along the west side of the Peninsula.
The Salson hunted deer, rabbit, elk, antelope, and
birds with bow and arrow, snares, and traps. They also
fished for salmon and sturgeon and gathered shellfish,
berries, seeds, and acorns to supplement their diet."
This sign is unfortunately written in hard-to-read pale type on green background. The transcription of the sign's text is my own and any mistakes are my own as well, except their misspelling of "tribelet".
Group that erected the marker: City of San Mateo
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
Ryder Park, creek viewing platform
San Mateo, CA USA
94401
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