User:WashTownHistory/James Shinn
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Vallejo's Mills[edit]
Sim Cottage
Niles era[edit]
The Transcontinental Railroad came through the Vallejo's Mills area in 1869. From that time the new Niles station became the new focus of the area. The "Big House" was finished in 1876 and the family moved here. In 1893, the farm of James Shinn was described.[1] From the 1870's to 1890 Shinn's Nurseries sold fruit trees, roses, and ornamentals.[2] [3]. Two rail lines pass through the property. A railroad station was located along one of these lines.[4]
Nursery[edit]
A Shinn's Nursery Catalog for 1878 offers apples, pears, persimmons, roses, Shinn's Nurseries ran at least until 1890[5]
Obituary[edit]
James Shinn Obit [6]
Shinn Historical Park & Arboretum[edit]
The last 4 acres of the Shinn properties are now the Shinn Historical Park & Arboretum in Fremont, California. [7][8] On the property are the "Big House", Shinn Bungalow, Sim Cottage, and various farm buildings. The Mission Peak Heritage Foundation[9] runs tours of the Shinn House. The garden club, Friends of Heirloom Flowers, takes care of the gardens.
References[edit]
- ^ Colquhoun, Jos Alex (1893). Illustrated album of Alameda County, California; its early history and progress--agriculture, viticulture and horticulture--educational, manufacturing and railroad advantages--Oakland and environs--interior townships--statistics, etc., etc. San Francisco Public Library. Oakland, Calif. : Pacific Press.
- ^ Shinn's Nurseries. 1878.
- ^ Singleton, Jill. "Shinn Family Contributions to the Community" (PDF). Washington Township Museum of Local History.
- ^ "Shinn, Fremont, California", Wikipedia, 2016-03-05, retrieved 2018-08-14
- ^ The Overland monthly. The Bancroft Library. San Francisco, Cal. : Samuel Carson. June 1890.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ "Pacific Rural Press 14 November 1896 — California Digital Newspaper Collection". cdnc.ucr.edu. Retrieved 2018-07-28.
- ^ "The legacy of the Shinns in Fremont". SFGate. 2016-04-20. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
- ^ "Historical Parks & Facilities | City of Fremont Official Website". www.fremont.gov. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
- ^ "Mission Peak Historical Foundation". missionpeakreporter.org. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
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