Rancho Olompali

Rancho Olompali (HM1M4B)

Location: Novato, CA 94945 Marin County
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 9.173', W 122° 34.272'

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Rancho Olompali was home to three generations of Burdells from 1866 to 1943. For the following five years the new owner, Court Harrington, used the property to raise purebred beef. In 1948, the building was converted to a religious retreat when the property was acquired b the University of San Francisco (USF) for $150,000. USF sold the property in 1964 to a San Francisco Bay Area investment group which operated the short-lived Olopali Swim Club.

In 1966, the Grateful Dead rented the main buildings. Rock music icons, such as Janis Joplin and Grace Slick, were frequent visitors.

The following year, the main ranch buildings were leased to Don McCoy, a businessman turned hippie for use as the Chosen Family Commune. The barns and adjacent buildings were leased to the C-Bar-N Ranch, which operated a horse-riding stable there until 1981. Public outcry defeated an attempt to purchase Rancho Olompali for a proposed condominium and mobile home development. Conservation efforts resulted in this becoming a State Historic Park in 1977.
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HM NumberHM1M4B
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Placed ByCalifornia State Parks
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Date Added Thursday, July 23rd, 2015 at 10:04am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)10S E 537569 N 4222864
Decimal Degrees38.15288333, -122.57120000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 9.173', W 122° 34.272'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 9' 10.38" N, 122° 34' 16.32" W
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Area Code(s)415
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling South
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 8900 Redwood Hwy, Novato CA 94945, US
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