Old Store at La Honda

San Mateo County · La Honda · location approximate

In the winter of 1861-62 John L. Sears settled in the mountains 17 miles from Redwood City. To this place he gave the name La Honda. Here he built a store that is still in use. The store was sometimes called the "Bandit-Built Store" because he employed two newcomers to the area, Jim and Bob Younger, who afterward were proved to be members of the James boys' gang.

1971 register text, presented as a historical document. It uses the period's terms for Native people; the state's landmark listings still carry most of this wording, and the California Office of Historic Preservation maintains the program's current texts.

Many of these plaques have since been recast or their texts revised. The California Historical Landmarks program and its current texts are maintained by the California Office of Historic Preservation. California Office of Historic Preservation ↗

David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Marker data: State of California, Department of Parks and Recreation, California Historical Landmarks (1971)

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