To the west of the intersection of this road and McCarthy Ranch Road, very near
the site of the BFI Newby Island landfill, was where a 49er, Mathew Dixon, built
rough docks for flat bottomed scows and two masted schooners to load hay, and grain
from the Milpitas area. One such ship is on display at the Maritime Museum in San
Francisco.
Mathew Dixon enjoyed the spectacular view of Rose Peak seen above and of Monument
Peak seen below. The latter is just to the left (north) of Rose Peak in the view
above. The line of homes seen on Monument Peak are in Fremont. They do not consider
the homes pictured to be on the hillside, which is protected from development. Elevation
of Rose Peak is about 2,200 feet and that of Monument Peak is about 2,300 feet.
Both pictures were taken at sunset from about three miles distance.
