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Description
In this oral history, Eleanor Jenkins recounts her life in Mill Valley and the many contributions her family has made since the earliest days of the town's history. She discusses her two famous grandfathers: Dr. Cushing, who built the 300 acre Blithedale resort, and John Oscar Eldridge, who built the 11 mile wagon road up Mt. Tamalpais. She also discusses her father, Sidney B. Cushing, who built the Mill Valley and Mt. Tamalpais Scenic Railway. Eleanor describes her family home, evokes everyday life in town when she was growing up, shares her experiences of attending local schools, and recalls many old residents and shops in Mill Valley, Stinson Beach, and Bolinas.
Identifier
E63107D9-A43B-403A-A02C-452522557620 1977.005.001
Subject
Adams, Maude Allen, Ida Ancestors Billings, George Eddy Blithedale Hotel Boericke, Ruth Boericke, William Business - Mill Valley - History Cushing, Dr. John S Cushing, Harriet Cushing, Sidney B Doss, Margot Patterson Dreyfus, Helen Earthquake Eastland, Joseph Eldridge, John Oscar Erskine, Millie Family Hanson, Lucretia Hayakawa, S.I Jenkins, James Jenkins, Jim Kent, William Killion, Dorothy Marie Jenkins Larkins, Shirley Lee, Alan MV history - Early Mill Valley to 1915 Norris, Charles Oral history - Local business Oral history - Railways Oral history - Volunteerism, activism Outdoor Art Club Railroad construction & maintenance Railways SchoolsKeiler, Jean Ward Thomas, William Thompson, Kathleen Upham, Ben Wilson, Ruth
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