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“The Indians, advised by the scouts of our coming to their lands, received us with great affability and kindness, and, furthermore, presented us with seeds kneaded into thick pats. They also offered us some cakes of a certain sweet paste, which some of our men said was the honey of wasps; they brought it carefully wrapped in the leaves of the carrizo cane, and its taste was not at all bad. In the middle of the village there was a large house, spherical in form and very roomy; the other small houses, built in the form of a pyramid, had very little room, and were built of split pine wood. As the large house so much surpassed the others.”
Monday, October 23, 1769. Miguel Costansó's Diary
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PRESENTATION Sam Herzberg, Senior Planner, San Mateo County Parks Jane E. Miller, 2M Associates Patrick T. Miller, FASLA, 2M Associates
WITH A SPECIAL THANKS TO: Jonathan Cordero, Ramaytush Ohlone Mitch Postel, President, San Mateo County
Historical Association Mark Hylkema, California State Parks And about 150 other individuals involved in the
planning of the Ohlone-Portolá Heritage Trail
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PERSPECTIVE: A TRAIL OF TRAILS San Mateo County
Santa Cruz County Monterey County Santa Barbara County Ventura County Los Angeles County Orange County San Diego County
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PERSPECTIVE: TERMINOLOGY / BUZZ WORDS
Portolá Celebration / Commemoration Discovery / Sighting Indian / Native American Tribe / Tribelet / Village / Site Ohlone / Costonoan
We need to acknowledge what we do and do not know. We can interpret, but need to make clear that it is interpretation, not always fact.
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HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCEThe Ohlone-Portolá Heritage Trail is important in California and nationally because it: Offers interpretive opportunities about the Ohlone
peoples who inhabited the Bay Area thousands of years before 1769.
Commemorates the Portolá expedition’s first sighting of the San Francisco Bay on November 4, 1769 and shaping the history of the west coast of today’s United States.
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THE TELLING OF TWO STORIES:
The Ohlone Indians who lived next to the Pacific Ocean and an inland estuary for thousands of years.
The Portolá expedition, its purpose, and how its members came to be the first Europeans to see the San Francisco Bay from land.
WHAT IS THE OHLONE-PORTOLÁ HERITAGE TRAIL?
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WHAT IS THE OHLONE-PORTOLÁ HERITAGE TRAIL The Heritage Trail retraces the historic expedition route and consists of: A braided multi-use recreation trail system
for bicyclists, hikers, and equestrians
An automobile route
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FIRST CONTACT: 1769 Ramaytush Awaswas Mutson Rumsen Esselen Salinan Obispeño Purislmeño Ineseño Chumash Venturaño Tongva Juaneño Luiseño Kumeyaay
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FIRST CONTACT: 1769 - THE OHLONE Ohlone Esselen Salinan Chumash Tongva / Gabrielino Luiseño Kumeyaay
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FIRST CONTACT: 1769 - THE PORTOLÁ EXPEDITION
Credit: San Mateo County Historical Association
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THE PORTOLÁ EXPEDITION DIARIESJuly 14, 1769 to January 24, 1770
Gaspar de Portolá Miguel Costansó Juan Crespí
(Alan Brown translation)
Credit: San Mateo County Historical Association
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1769 - 70: Gaspar de
Portolá Expedition
1984: Sweeney Ridge
/National Register of
Historic Places
1932-33: Portolá
Campsites / California
State Historic
Landmarks
1842-1846:
Sanchez Adobe
1776 Juan Bautista de
Anza Expedition
Ohlone: 10,000 Years of
Habitation
200019001800
2014-2018
HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
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2020 2010
2014: Heritage Trail
concept proposed
2015-2016: Ohlone -
Portolá Heritage Trail Vision
Statement
2015: Trail Committee
2017 - 2019:
Funding,
Feasibility Study,
and Community
Participation
2019: 250th
Anniversary
Commemoration
2018-19: Sanchez Adobe
Interpretive Center
1984: Sweeney Ridge
/National Register of
Historic Places
HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
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TRAIL PARTNERSHIPS
60 Trail Partners:
Federal, State, and Local Agencies
Non-profit Organizations
Historical Associations
Federal and State Legislators
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TRAIL PARTNERSHIPS • REGIONAL San Mateo County National Park Service - Golden Gate National
Recreation Area (GGNRA) California Coastal Conservancy and California
Coastal Commission California Department of Parks and Recreation
(State Parks) California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) San Francisco Public Utility Commission (SFPUC) Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District
(MROSD) Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST) San Mateo County Parks Foundation
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TRAIL PARTNERSHIPS • LOCAL
Pescadero Municipal Advisory Council
City of Half Moon Bay
Midcoast Community Council
City of Pacifica
Town of Woodside
City of Menlo Park
Stanford University
City of Palo Alto
San Mateo County Historical Association
Half Moon Bay History Association
Pacifica Historical Society
Menlo Park Historical Association
Palo Alto Historical Association
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PROCESS • COMMITTEES AND MEETINGS
Oversight Committees: Vision; Joint Core Planning; Interpretive, Communication, Documentary Film Committees, and Full Trail Committee
Focus Group and Individual Partner Agencies General Public
Pescadero City of Pacifica Town of Woodside
Internet Survey / Social Media
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The Ohlone-Portolá Heritage Trail in San Mateo County honors the region’s California Indians and commemorates the Portolá expedition on an interpretive multi-use recreational and automobile route that takes us back in time to understand and appreciate native Ohlone history and culture and to follow the footsteps of the first European explorers to see the San Francisco Bay.
HERITAGE TRAIL VISION
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HERITAGE TRAIL GOALS Develop a Vision for the Heritage Trail Provide a Statement of Historic Significance Identify an accessible braided Recreation
Trail for bicyclists, hikers, and equestrians and an Automobile Trail
Create consistent branding, wayfinding, and trail design
Balance engaging content that reflects both the Ohlone in San Mateo County and the Portolá expedition
Identify partnerships to implement the Heritage Trail
Commemorate the 250th anniversary in 2019
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THE HERITAGE TRAIL RECREATION ROUTE SYSTEM An accessible braided
recreation trail system for hikers, bicyclists, and equestrians
Length: approximately 90 miles (when complete)
Short-term bicycle route
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Sanchez Adobe Mirada Surf, Pillar Point
Bluffs, Fitzgerald Marine Reserve Coastal Trail (3.4 Miles)
Crystal Springs Regional Trail (15.3 Miles)
Tunitas Creek Beach
HERITAGE TRAIL RECREATION ROUTE Approximately 45 Miles
complete San Mateo County Parks
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PROGRESSIVE TRAILEXPERIENCECounty Line North to Sweeney Ridge:
Bicycling: 1 to 2 daysHiking: 3 to 5 daysEquestrian: 2 to 3 days
Entire Route: Bicycling: 1 to 3 days
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Highway 1 (Caltrans) Bean Hollow Road (San Mateo County) Pescadero Creek Road (San Mateo
County) Stage Road (San Mateo County) Highway 1 (Caltrans) Sharp Park Road (City of Pacifica / San
Mateo County) Highway 35 / Skyline Boulevard (Caltrans) Interstate 280 (Caltrans) Highway 35 / Skyline (Caltrans) Highway 92 (Caltrans) Cañada Road (San Mateo County / Town
of Woodside) Highway 84 (Caltrans / Town of
Woodside) Whiskey Hill Road (Town of Woodside) Sand Hill Road (San Mateo County /
Caltrans / City of Menlo Park / City of Palo Alto)
El Camino Real • Ravenswood Avenue • Alma Street (City of Menlo Park)
AUTOMOBILE ROUTE
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Overall length on existing roads: approximately 85 miles
Approximately 60 signs State and local
jurisdiction adoption required
Environmental documentation, Coastal Development Permit, and Encroachment Permits required
AUTOMOBILE ROUTE
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RECREATION TRAIL
59 segments & alternatives evaluated
Opportunities & constraints considered by segment
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RECREATION TRAIL SEGMENTS AND PRIORITIES Priority Criteria Ratings
Trail Signing Heritage Trail Recognition and
Historical Status Planning and Land
Acquisition Planning and Design
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TRAIL AMENITIES Bridges Trailside Seating Bicycle Racks Drinking Water Restrooms Lighting.
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The Ohlone, their culture, and the Bay Area landscape.
Why Portolá was exploring AltaCalifornia.
Twenty-seven days in 1769 that shaped the course of history in San Mateo County and the State of California.
The initial meeting and interactions of two cultures.
INTERPRETIVE THEMES
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OhloneINTERPRETIVE TOPICS
ExpeditionWe need to acknowledge what we do and do not know. We can interpret, but need to make clear that it is interpretation, not always fact.
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San Mateo County: Sanchez Adobe GGNRA: “Discovery Site”
Enhancements Caltrans: I-280 Overlook State Parks: Año Nuevo Visitor
Center / Historical Marker #23 / Rancho Del Oso Nature and History Center
SFPUC: Historical Markers #92 and #94
Half Moon Bay: Historical Marker #21 GGNRA / State Parks: Historical
Marker #25 Menlo Park: Historical Marker #2
Enhancements POST: Historical Marker #22 / Cowell-
Purisima Coastal Trail Staging Area
INTERPRETIVE PROGRAM OPPORTUNITIES
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HIGHWAY 1 • RECREATION TRAIL • COASTAL TRAILNOTES: • Width of existing travel lanes and
shoulders, and presence of unpaved shoulders varies.
• Caltrans Design Information Bulletin Number 82-6 (or most recent update) should be referenced for pedestrian accessibility guidelines in relation to the design of the Riding and Hiking Trail.
• Riding and Hiking Trail width may vary from 5’ to 10’
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HISTORIC RECOGNITION / DESIGNATION Gain support from all trail partners Existing “Historic Site” status of Portolá
expedition camps and Ohlone villages to be repurposed (prior to #770) No site specificity involved No structures involved
Single trail designation (similar to Transcontinental Railroad)
Multiple markers under one historic number (with dashes and subset numbers) to indicate general expedition camp and Ohlone village site areas
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250th COMMEMORATION
General Events Group-related Trail Events Web-based Information Film / Video Media Lectures / Symposium Exhibits Publications Signage on Existing Trails
October 23 to November 19, 2019
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THANK YOU!For more information about
the Ohlone-Portolá Heritage Trail, visit:
https://parks.smcgov.org/ohlone-portolá-heritage-trail-project