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In the 9Katter of ' resolution No. 96/362
Preservation of the
John 911arsh Stone.Mouse
IWWINMAS,John 9Karsh, 6orn in New England in 1799 and a.Marvardgraduate,found his
way to California in 1836 where he was preeminent in encouraging American pioneers to settle here;
and
U&EREAS, construction of the Stone.Mouse was 6egun in 1852 6y pioneer John Marsh in
Rancho De Los 91leganos, near what is now Brentwood in Eastern Contra Costa County, on land
purchasedfrom Jose Noriega in 1837; and
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MFE1cjEAS, the Rancho is the seat of signifi""cant California history, inc ding that of
original terminus of the California Trail;and
TV EREAS, in April; 1971, the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors passed a
resolution urging that the 9Karsh .Mouse 6e placed on the National Register of.historic Places, to
which it was named in Novem6er, 1971;and
U�Y&RE the dwelling on this site, known locally as The Stone.Mouse, is now held 6y the
State of California for purposes of preservation and restoration; and
UIRREU, the Stone.Mouse is deteriorating to a condition so unsta6le as to put the very
existence of this historic structure at dire risk
NOZV, Z'XERE FORE, BE iT cRT soLVEo BAY qM BOARD OT SVPERVISOR, Off'
COTITRA COSTA COVNTYthat the State of California, as guardian of this historic landmark is
VRGED to take immediate and emphatic steps to sta6ilize the condition of the john 9Karsh Stone
.Mouse and to 6egin a plan of restoration so that this important relic of California's early history will
6e preservedfor the education and enjoyment of future generations.
PASSE0,4ATArDOlT9D 6y unanimous vote of the Board94embers present on this 13th
(Day ofAugust, 1996.
I hereby cert that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of an Order entered on the
minutes of said Board of Supervisors on the date aforesaid.
Witness my.MandandSeal of the
Board of Supervisors affixed on
this 13th day ofAugust, 1996.
TyaLBAT Old, Clerk,of
the Boar ountyA inistr or
By:
Deputy
Introduced 6y:
Supervisor Tom Torlakson, District v