Michael Dani
First settler in Lucia area. Built first Redwood schoolhouse of logs notched without nails. Homesteaded where Camaldoli Hermitage now stands.
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History of Coast Schools
Part one of her history of the coast schools — starting with the Redwood School of 1878, built of notched logs without a single nail.
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History of Coast Schools Part 1
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First Coast School Built Without Nails
The Redwood School opened in 1878 in a building Michael Dani notched together without a single nail.