The central theme of the Greenwood Museum & Visitor Center is as a lumber town in the late 1800's through the early 1900's. You will find artifacts which were used in the lumber camps to harvest the redwoods and bark from the tan oak trees. Inside the visitor center is a mural depicting the Greenwood wharf which was built by the L.E. White Lumber Company. This wharf had an unique design as it was built on a series of outcropping rocks into the ocean. The schooners would tie to the wharf while loading redwood lumber, tan bark, railroad ties and passengers all destined for San Francisco. The ultimate destination of the railroad ties was China.
Postcards and books are available for sale covering a wide range of coastal subjects, Pomo Indian culture and the history of Greenwood.
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| One of the highlights of the museumr is a mural depicting the Greenwood wharf which was built by the L.E. White Lumber Company. This wharf had an unique design as it was built on a series of outcropping rocks into the ocean. The schooners would tie to the wharf while loading redwood lumber, tan bark, railroad ties and passengers all destined for San Francisco. The ultimate destination of the railroad ties was China.
The gallery room and main museum room are filled with photographs of early settlers of the town of Greenwood and nearby Cuffey's Cove and of the lumbering operations as well as photographs of the town during that era. There is an additional room filled with period furniture including an organ, stove, washing machine, steamer trunk, and bath tub.
Volunteer docents are available to answer questions and relate historic events. |