Two years later , on 18 April 1906 , Ferndale was struck by the Great San Francisco earthquake . '' The Ferndale Enterprise '' reported that the Paine building was " twisted and the plate glass windows were demolished . " The Gilt Edge building where the old reading room had been was so completely ruined by the earthquake that it had to be demolished in 1908
Great San Francisco earthquake
1906 San Francisco earthquake
Ferndale Public Library