What is in a name?… Corte Madera

August 17th, 2008 By Ginger Wilcox

Corte Madera = chopped wood in Spanish.  When the city of San Francisco was being constructed, the Corte Madera area was known for producing lumber out of redwood trees. 

And a name was born…

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  1. Kim Wood

    Love the quick trivia about Corte Madera, but I *really* love pictures of trees from this angle :)

  2. Ginger Wilcox

    Kim- Glad you enjoyed the picture. I love redwood trees- so amazingly beautiful!

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