Union Cemetery

San Mateo County · Woodside Road, Redwood City · location approximate

Established before the first shots were fired at Fort Sumter, the name of this cemetery reflects the controversy that brought on the Civil War. On March 16, 1859, the purchase of six acres was consummated. The cemetery association, not being a corporate body, did not take title to the property; it was deeded instead by the sellers "to John B. Weller, Governor of California and his successors in office... in trust for the use and benefit of the Union Cemetery Association of San Mateo County."

1971 register text, presented as a historical document.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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