The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Half Moon Bay began as a rural agricultural area, primarily used by Mission San Francisco de Asís (established in 1776) for grazing cattle, horses, and oxen. After the Mission's secularization, Tiburcio Vásquez received the Rancho Corral de Tierra Mexican land grant in 1839 and Candelario Miramontes was granted Rancho Miramontes (later known as Rancho San Benito) in 1841.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Half Moon Bay’s history is told.
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Half Moon Bay, decade by decade
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4 historic places in Half Moon Bay
4 places in Half Moon Bay are on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
Architectural styles
When they were listed
Listed 1973James Johnston House
Listed 1980Methodist Episcopal Church at Half Moon Bay
Listed 1992William Adam Simmons HouseListed 2014Pilarcitos Creek BridgeThen & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (4) and the National Register (3). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.