Shellmound map, Ryder Park - San Mateo, California
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hotshoe
N 37° 34.504 W 122° 18.392
10S E 561234 N 4158895
Unusual map etched in bronze
Waymark Code: WM61Q8
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 03/17/2009
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This map in on the "shellmound" plaza over the Gurgle water feature at the entrance to Ryder Park. It's not useful for navigating; it's not intended to be. The map reproduces work done by Jerome Hamilton, 1896-1936, on the Indian shellmounds and the creeks and marshes of San Mateo's bay shoreline.
drawing courtesy of San Mateo County History Museum
Location Name: Ryder Park
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Visit Instructions:
A photo of either you or your GPS at the site is welcomed but not required.