Phillip Dolan
Homesteaded Dolan Creek. Did not trust banks, carried large sums of money. Once left $1000 in coat by roadside and found it intact. Married a Mills girl from Palo Alto.
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Dolan Creek Named After Early Coast Homesteader
Eccentric Phillip Dolan trusted no bank, drove his cattle to Monterey alone, and left a thousand dollars sewn in an old coat.
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Phillip Dolan Leaves $1000 in Coat
Phillip Dolan trusted no bank. When he died, they found a thousand dollars sewn in his old coat.