ECV1850 Plaque:
Mountain Charlie's Cabin


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"RIGHT WRONGS NOBODY"
MOUNTAIN CHARLIES CABIN
NEAR THIS SITE, CHARLES HENRY
"MOUNTAIN CHARLIE" McKIERNAN,
NATIVE OF IRELAND, ERECTED HIS
CABIN IN 1850. THE CABIN WAS
BUILT OF WHIP-SAWED LUMBER CUT
FROM NEARBY REDWOOD GROVES.
WHIP-SAWING WAS A CRUDE FORM
OF LUMBERING PERFORMED BY TWO
MEN, ONE IN A PIT UNDER THE LOG
AND THE OTHER ABOVE.
DEDICATED OCTOBER 25, 1975
MOUNTAIN CHARLIE CHAPTER No. 1850
AND
MONTEREY VIEJO CHAPTER No. 1846
E CLAMPUS VITUS

Victorian Bar

Located on the south side of Mountain Charlie Road.
0.9 Mile from the Hwy.17/Summit Road intersection,
and about 50 yards east of Riva Ridge Road.
Santa Cruz County, CA.
This is a private home.
Please do not disturb the residents.

GPS
  Mountain Charlie's  
  Cabin  
WGS84 Datum
N 37.13769°
W 121.98746°



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