Half Moon Bay & Beyond...
Half Moon Bay began as a rural agriculture area, primarily used for grazing of cattle, horses, and oxen used by Mission San Francisco de Asis (Mission Dolores in San Francisco). The community began to develop in the 1840s as the first real town in San Mateo County. Eventually the town was renamed Spanishtown and attracted a thriving fishing industry in addition to its continued importance to coastal agriculture. Spanishtown became a racially diverse community and was officially renamed Half Moon Bay in 1874. Its big claim to fame now is that title "World Pumpkin Capital". It was a brief but interesting first visit for us.
The Catholic Church established it in 1820 as the burial ground of Christianized Indian people and others who died in the coastal area between Santa Cruz and San Francisco. Why it was left to fall apart, I don't know. There is so much history hidden in the rubble. It really was sad.
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