#46:  Vallejo Flour Mill

Location:

Vallejo Mill Historical Park, NE corner Niles Canyon Rd and Mission Blvd (Hwy 238), Fremont

Plaque:

State Plaque

Notes:

The plaque is not located in the park, but about 1/2 mile north on the west side of Mission Avenue.

From the Guidebook:

Vallejo Flour Mill

In 1856, José de Jesús Vallejo, brother of General M. G. Vallejo, built a flour mill here, on his Rancho Arroyo de la Alameda. Niles was once called 'Vallejo Mills.' The stone aqueduct built to carry water for the mill parallels Niles Canyon Road.

©2009 David Schmitt