FASCINATING SECRETS OF EASTON ADDITION IN BURLINGAME
While it is well known that the Easton family is the
namesake of the Easton Addition neighborhood in Burlingame, CA, the October 8th 2007
issue of the San Mateo Daily Journal
reported fascinating facts preceding the Easton family settling on the
land that is now North of Burlingame. The story is a part of the
“Rediscovering the Peninsula” column that appears in the Monday edition
of the Daily Journal. Click on the link above to read
how a newlywed young couple – Ansel and Adeline Easton - were miraculously
saved from the SS Central America ship that sank 200 miles of the coast of
Carolinas in 1857.
Even more fascinating is a
story how Tommy Thompson, an eccentric engineer, led exploration that
discovered the shipwreck of SS Central America. So click here to read this fascinating story.
To read more about Burlingame history visit also:
- Why Is Burlingame, CA So Desirable?
- Why is Burlingame, CA so desirable? More reasons and more facts.
- Is Hillsborough, CA Better Than Burlingame, CA?
- Tom (the eucalyptus) died last week
- Burlingame, CA – Which neighborhood to choose?
- Easton Addition - the Pearl of Burlingame, CA
- Burlingame Hills - Burlingame, CA
- Ray Park - Burlingame. CA
