Ferndale
FERNDALE
THIS PIONEER AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITY, SETTLED
IN 1852, HELPED FEED THE BOOMING POPULATION OF
MID CENTURY SAN FRANCISCO. LONG KNOWN AS "CREAM
CITY" FERNDALE MADE INNOVATIVE AND LASTING CON
TRIBUTIONS TO THE DAIRY INDUSTRY. LOCAL CREAMER-
IES, AND THE TOWN'S ROLE AS A TRANSPORTATION AND
SHIPPING CENTER IN THE LATE 19TH AND EARLY 20TH
CENTURIES, FOSTERED PROSPERITY WHICH PRODUCED
FERNDALE'S OUTSTANDING VICTORIAN-GOTHIC RESI-
DENTIAL AND FALSE-FRONT COMMERCIAL ARCHITECTURE.
CALIFORNIA REGISTERED HISTORICAL LANDMARK NO. 883
PLAQUE PLACED BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS
AND RECREATION IN COOPERATION WITH THE FERNDALE
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HISTORICAL COMMITTEE AND
COMMUNITY EFFORT, SEPTEMBER 12, 1976