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In the late 1960's, Nellie moved out of the White Pelican and into this smaller cabin in the north-west quadrant of Station Island. This cabin afforded more protection from the constant vandalism occurring - a result of the Mercury News printing stories of abandoned cabins loaded with valuable antiques.

Eventually, the barbarians broke through the gate. "Oh, my God! That was a terrible night. Yeah, my granddaughter and I were here in the house. We were alone and it was a moonlit night and we were watching television. It was about 9:00 p.m. and I came out here for a look around and I see these two kids were shouting and yelling. You know, they were drunk. They kicked down the front door out there [a door on the walkway] and that time I shot the gun out the window and everything was dead still."
Nellie Dollin

Nellie had had enough and moved to Hayward.
Her cabin was burned by vandals in 1984.

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