Freestone, California
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Freestone is an unincorporated community in Sonoma County, California, United States. A former stone and logging town, Freestone is the gateway to the Bohemian Highway. In 1974, Freestone became the f
The Freestone general store as of 2007.
North Pacific Coast Railroad train in Freestone, 1893
North Pacific Coast Railroad
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The North Pacific Coast Railroad was a common carrier 3 ft narrow-gauge steam railroad begun in 1874 and sold in 1902 to new owners who renamed it the North Shore Railroad and rebuilt the southern sec
Freestone, California
…stop on a new stagecoach line in 1853. That same year, an inn was built as well as two blacksmith shops. The inn burned down in 1861. A depot for the North Pacific Coast Railroad was built in Freestone, with the train starting to stop in the village in September 1876. A second inn, the Hinds Hotel was built by the depot in August…
Postcard view of a train at Monte Rio station
Portion of route along Tomales Bay
Schedule and rates for March 1887 (note the spelling for Sausalito)
A former tunnel near Keys Creek