| California (Santa Clara County), Alviso — Alviso |
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∙∙∙Known as the El Embarcadero de Santa Clara in pre-American days. ∙∙∙Was the port of entry for San Jose prior to the coming of the railroad. ∙∙∙Surveyed and platted by C.S. Lyman in 1849.
∙∙∙Incorporated in 1852.
This structure, built in 1896, by the South Bay Yacht Club, is one of the older buildings in the Alviso area. — Map (db m24342) |
| California (Santa Clara County), Alviso — 69 — Bayside Cannery — ca. 1906 — City of San Jose – Capital of the Silicon Valley |
| | Established ca.1906, Bayside Canning Company expanded to become the third largest cannery in the United States by 1931. Under the leadership of Thomas Foon Chew, Bayside was the first cannery in the world to can green asparagus. The main building seen today was constructed in 1929.
San Jose Historical Landmark No. 69 — Map (db m24364) |
| California (Santa Clara County), Alviso — China Camp — Ca. 1895 — City of San Jose – Capital of Silicon Valley |
| | This building served as lodging for many Bayside Cannery workers who normally lived in San Francisco or other distant cities. In addition to dorm rooms, the building also contained a kitchen and dining hall. During the cannery’s operation, this building was commonly referred to as “China Camp.” — Map (db m24367) |
| California (Santa Clara County), Alviso — Discover Alviso’s Rich History — Alviso Marina County Park |
| | Alviso’s marina today starkly contrasts with its past as a bustling seaport. In the mid-19th century, Alviso was a transportation hub through which crops, goods and people circulated, fueling the economic growth of the South Bay. Port activity in Alviso eventually ceased under the strain of flooding and after the rise of railroads for commerce.
Alviso’s identity has shifted to its new role as a managed wetland. This South Bay area provides critical habitat for migratory birds and . . . — Map (db m24408) |
| California (Santa Clara County), Alviso — 67 — H.G. Wade’s Warehouse — ca. 1860 — City of San Jose Capital of Silicon Valley |
| | Harry George Wade’s Warehouse was originally used to store hay and grain bound for San Francisco. It was later used to store stagecoaches for the Alviso to Monterey stage lines. In addition to being used by Wells Fargo and Company for stagecoach repairs, this warehouse also served as a set for Western Movies.
San Jose Historic Landmark No.67 — Map (db m24452) |
| California (Santa Clara County), Alviso — La Montagne Boarding House — ca. 1890 — City of San Jose Capital of Silicon Valley |
| | Originally built as a private home, the house was remodeled in 1904 to serve as a boarding house for PG&E employees. It was later purchased by William Clampett and Jane Huxham in the 1920s. During the 1940s, boat restoration work for PG&E was performed in the barn behind the home. Today it is fondly known by town residents as the Big Yellow House. — Map (db m24450) |
| California (Santa Clara County), Alviso — Location, Location, Location — Once a Hub for the South Bay |
| | Because of its location at the mouth of the Guadalupe River, Alviso was deemed the ideal location for a seaport. In the 1830s and 40s, it was the only port where raw materials and crops could be shipped from the Santa Clara Valley to San Francisco. Following the Gold Rush of 1849, steamships also provided passenger access to San Francisco.
A series of events, however, diminished Alviso’s prospects. Relocation of the state capitol from San Jose to Sacramento in the 1850s caused a decline in . . . — Map (db m24429) |
| California (Santa Clara County), Alviso — Salt Ponds — Past, Present, Future |
| | Beginning with the Ohlone people, who harvested salt for local use and regional trade, small scale salt production on San Francisco Bay expanded into one of the largest industrial solar evaporation complexes in the world. Salt production transformed the South Bay landscape and contributed to the loss of more than 85 percent of the rich tidal marshes that once surrounded the Bay. However, salt ponds can be a natural part of San Francisco Bay.
Twenty-five square miles of former commercial . . . — Map (db m24444) |
| California (Santa Clara County), Alviso — The Port and Town of Alviso |
| | The Santa Clara County Parks and Recreation Department and
The Santa Clara Valley Water District dedicated the Alviso Marina
County Park on September 24, 2005.
First known to the Ohlone Indians, the lands of The Alviso Marina County Park reflect the area’s historic past. In 1838, under Mexican rule, the Rancho de los Esteros was granted to Ygnacio Alviso. He provided a dock that became a gateway for boats trading hides, tallow, hay, grain, produce, lumber, and quicksilver from the New . . . — Map (db m24407) |
| California (Santa Clara County), Alviso — Union Warehouse and Docks — ca. 1850 — City of San Jose – Capital of the Silicon Valley |
| | During Alviso’s years as a major shipping port, this warehouse was used for the storage of goods prior to shipping. It was later incorporated into Bayside Cannery and used as a cold storage and refrigeration plant. Today it stands as one of the oldest industrial buildings in Alviso. — Map (db m24345) |
| California (Santa Clara County), Alviso — Water Everywhere — Water Seeks Its Own Level |
| | Water in Alviso is a complex issue that touches on the environment, economics, and life safety. Already susceptible to flooding, Alviso’s situation was worsened by regional development. Hard paving, which prevented water absorption into the ground, and increased groundwater pumping caused the water table to drop. As a result, the land subsided, and Alviso dropped 13 feet over the last 100 years. Situated below sea level, it became even more vulnerable to flooding.
More recently, Alviso . . . — Map (db m24414) |
| California (Santa Clara County), Campbell — Agricultural Heritage Plaques |
| | The Agricultural Heritage Plaques located throughout Historic Downtown Campbell were installed in 1992 as part of the Downtown Streetscape Project. The fruits and blossoms commemorating Campbell’s agricultural heritage were selected as most representative of the community’s orchard past from among dozens of agricultural products that were grown during the early years of Campbell’s development. — Map (db m24742) |
| California (Santa Clara County), Campbell — Ainsley House |
| | This Property Has Been
Placed on the
National
Register of
Historic Places
By the United States
Department of the Interior
John Colpitts Ainsley, an Englishman, immigrated to California in 1886 and made his fortune in the canning of fresh fruit, which was almost exclusively exported to England. In 1925, he and his wife, Alcinda, built this retirement home in the English Tudor style.
The house is both a symbol of his success and a time capsule of the 1920s. The house and most . . . — Map (db m24136) |
| California (Santa Clara County), Campbell — Bank of Campbell (Farley Building) — Campbell Historical Location |
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Campbell’s first bank operated here from 1895 – 1911. Purchased by Guy Farley in 1923. Campbell Avenue’s oldest commercial building. — Map (db m24245) |
| California (Santa Clara County), Campbell — Black Walnut Trees — Campbell Historical Location |
| | Black Walnut Trees planted about 1885 by William A. Swope, Son-In-Law of Benjamin Campbell, and daughters Alda Swope Blaine, Ethel Swope Davis, and Lena Swope French. — Map (db m24234) |
| California (Santa Clara County), Campbell — Campbell Fire Station |
| | The Campbell Volunteer Fire Department officially began in 1912. Keeping track of ladders was a problem and the need for a fire station became apparent. An ad placed in the newspaper urged "all parties to leave ladders belonging to fire dept. in their places." An addendum later stated "...except in case of fire." The first Campbell volunteer fire station (as shown on the right) in 1913 was located on the east side of Campbell Ave. Equipment was kept in the front shed.
Campbell grew . . . — Map (db m24251) |
| California (Santa Clara County), Campbell — SCL-041 — Fire House #1 — Campbell Historic Location |
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First building owned by city after 1952 incorporation. Served as city offices from 1953 to 1956.
Calif. Registered Point of Historical Interest No. SCL-041 — Map (db m24250) |
| California (Santa Clara County), Campbell — South Pacific Coast Railroad |
| | Incorporated March 29, 1876, and financed by Comstock Lode money. Its northern terminus was San Francisco Ferry Building. Passengers were transported by ferry to Alameda where they boarded the cars for their 77.6 mile rail ride to Santa Cruz. In 1886, Benjamin Campbell gave this station site to the railroad, and on July 1, 1887, the line was leased to Southern Pacific Railroad — Map (db m24171) |
| California (Santa Clara County), Cupertino — Captain Elisha Stephens — 1804 - 1887 — A True Pioneer |
| | Captain Stephens brought the first wagons
over the snow covered Sierra Nevada
Truckee Pass with no casualties in the
Stephens-Murphy-Townsend party of 1844,
arriving at Sutter's Fort with 11 wagons
and 51 people plus 2 infants born on the
way. Later wagon trains followed his
trail less well. A blacksmith by trade,
Elisha served under Commodore Stockton in
ordnance in the Mexican war, 1846-48.
Stephens was the first American
resident to homestead 160 acres in
"Westside" . . . — Map (db m24125) |
| California (Santa Clara County), Gilroy — Butterfield Overland Stage |
| | On September 16, 1857, John Butterfield, a New Yorker, received a contract with the U.S. Post Office Department to establish reliable transportation between Missouri and San Francisco.
As a young man he joined with Henry Wells and William Fargo to establish the American Express Company. Later, Wells and Fargo set up their own operations in California, separate from American Express.
The California Route traversed from the south east part of the state through Los Angeles to the San . . . — Map (db m18501) |
| California (Santa Clara County), Gilroy — Chitactac-Adams Heritage County Park |
| | [This is a two-sided marker. Side-one being in English and Side-two being in Spanish:]
[Side One:]
CHITACTAC
For over 3,000 years, this area around the Uvas Creek drainage supported large populations of ancestral Ohlone People. This locality is believed to be the ethnohistoric village of Chitactac. The first European contact with this major village may have occurred in November 1774 during the Rivera-Palou Expedition.
ADAMS SCHOOL HOUSE
In 1859, John Hicks Adams, "an . . . — Map (db m18508) |
| California (Santa Clara County), Gilroy — Coyote Lake – Harvey Bear Ranch County Park |
| | In the 1830s, most of what is now the park was located on the Rancho San Francisco de las Llagas granted to Carlos Castro. The reservoir is found on early public lands and also on the lesser Rancho La Polka granted to Isabel Ortega; her father, Ignacio Ortega, was granted the Rancho San Ysidro. Another of Ignacio's daughters, Clara Ortega, married John Gilroy for whom the City of Gilroy is named.
Martin Murphy Sr. brought his family to California as members of the . . . — Map (db m18528) |
| California (Santa Clara County), Gilroy — Gilroy |
| | John Gilroy arrived in Monterey in 1814 on one of the North-West Co.
trading ships; "ISAAC TODD," which he deserted. He then fled to the Santa Clara Valley, marrying Maria Clara Ortega and settling on Rancho San Ysidro. His rightful name was John Cameron, but having run away as a minor, he changed it to avoid being arrested and sent back home.
The City of Gilroy was named for this Scot who lived in idle contentment, squandered his wealth and died destitute on July 26, 1869. age 77 years. . . . — Map (db m18517) |
| California (Santa Clara County), Gilroy — Gilroy Carnegie Library |
| | This Property
Is Listed in the
NATIONAL REGISTER
OF HISTORIC PLACES
By the United States
Department of the Interior
CARNEGIE LIBRARY
1910 — Map (db m18470) |
| California (Santa Clara County), Gilroy — Old City Hall — Gilroy, California |
| | This building was constructed in 1905
and restored by the Gilroy Historical Society
to the memory of the pioneers of this area.
--MARKED BY--
Native Daughters of the Golden West
Gilroy Parlor No. 312
Gilroy, California
April 27, 1968 — Map (db m18495) |
| California (Santa Clara County), Gilroy — Pioneering Murphy Family |
| | Charting a course of their own to become founders of Santa Clara Valley
In 1844, Martin Murphy Sr. brought his large, Irish family across the continent in the Stephens-Murphy-Townsend overland part. Their determination, optimism and close family bonds helped them cross rugged terrain and become founders of early Santa Clara Valley.
In 1846, Martin Murphy, Sr. made his way to Santa Clara Valley and established his homestead. For $1500 he purchased the 9000-acre Rancho Ojo del Agua . . . — Map (db m18546) |
| California (Santa Clara County), Gilroy — Rancho San Ysidro / San Ysidro School |
| | [This base is a two-sided monument commemorating both Rancho San Ysidro (side 1) and San Ysidro School (side 2)]
RANCHO SAN YSIDRO
In the early 1800's Rancho San Ysidro was granted to Ygnacio Ortega. After his
death the lands were divided among his three children, Quintin, Maria Isabel
and Maria Clara, who married John Gilroy at Mission San Juan Bautista in 1821.
A short distance west of the ancient sycamore, at the intersection of Pacheco
Pass and Frazier Lake Road, . . . — Map (db m18484) |
| California (Santa Clara County), Gilroy — Rucker School Historical Site 1894 |
| | The Catherine Dunn Ranch once part of the Rancho San Francisco de Las Llagas Spanish land grant was divided in 1893 and sold to early settlers to form Rucker Township.
Education was especially important to these pioneers who had been through dreadfully tough times. They worked hard to raise $5,000 in 1894 to build Rucker School and community center. The once two story building provided the physical assurance that their children would have access to an excellent education and better life. . . . — Map (db m18473) |
| California (Santa Clara County), Los Gatos — 458 — Forbes Flour Mill |
| | This is all that remains of the four-story stone flour mill built in 1854 by James Alexander Forbes. The town that grew around this building was first called Forbes Mill, then Forbestown, and finally Los Gatos. — Map (db m3295) |
| California (Santa Clara County), Morgan Hill — 259 — Site of 21-Mile House |
| | This famous tavern and stage stop was located 21 miles from San Jose on the road to Monterey. The 21-Mile House was built in 1852 by William Host beneath a spreading oak that later was called the Vasquez Tree. The house was sold to William Tennant in November 1852. Now destroyed, this stopping station was a place where horses could be changed, fed, and stabled, and where tired and hungry passengers could refresh themselves. — Map (db m2639) |
| California (Santa Clara County), Palo Alto — 976 — Birthplace of “Silicon Valley” |
| | This garage is the birthplace of the world’s first high-technology region, “Silicon Valley.” The idea for such a region originated with Dr. Frederick Terman, a Stanford university professor who encouraged his students to start up their own electronics companies in the area instead of joining established firms in the East. The first two students to follow his advice were William R. Hewlett and David Packard, who in 1938 began developing their first product, an audio oscillator, in this garage. — Map (db m3402) |
| California (Santa Clara County), Palo Alto — 836 — Electronics Research Laboratory |
| | Original site of the laboratory and factory of Federal Telegraph Company, founded in 1909 by Cyril F. Elwell. Here, with two assistants, Dr. Lee de Forest, inventor of the three-element radio vacuum tube, devised in 1911-13 the first vacuum tube amplifier and oscillator. World-wide developments based on this research led to modern radio communication, television, and the electronics age.
— Map (db m2604) |
| California (Santa Clara County), Palo Alto — 969 — Homesite of Sarah Wallis — Mayfield Farm |
| | Sarah Armstrong Wallis (1825–1905) was a pioneer in the campaign for women’s voting rights. In 1870 she was elected president of California’s first statewide suffrage organization which in 1873 incorporated as the California State Woman Suffrage Education Association. The home she built on this site, Mayfield Farm, was a center of suffrage activities attracting state and national leaders such as Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Ulysses S. Grant. — Map (db m2718) |
| California (Santa Clara County), Palo Alto — 857 — John Adams Squire House |
| | Designed by T. Paterson Ross and constructed by builder George W. Mosher in 1904, this house is a notable example of California's interpretation of the Greco-Roman Classic Revival movement in America. — Map (db m2715) |
| California (Santa Clara County), San Jose — 505 — Almadén Vineyards |
| | On this site in 1852 Charles LeFranc made the first commercial planting of fine European wine grapes in Santa Clara County and founded Almadén Vineyards. LeFranc imported cuttings from vines in the celebrated wine districts of his native France, shipping them around the Horn by sail.
— Map (db m2580) |
| California (Santa Clara County), San Jose — Casa Grande |
| | Built in 1854 of adobe, brick and wood. Residence of Mines Managers until 1925. Most gracious & stately California Mansion of early days. Scene of important social & political events. Planned by Henry W. Halleck & built by J. Young & F. Meyer. Halleck was General-In-Chief, Union Armies, in Civil War. — Map (db m15046) |
| California (Santa Clara County), San Jose — 2 — Chinatown |
| | From 1872 to 1887, a large Chinese population occupied this block of Market Street. Despite considerable discrimination against them, the Chinese managed to survive within their insular community. By the late 1880's, as downtown businesses began establishing themselves along South First Street, many saw Chinatown as a barrier to future expansion. Unsuccessful efforts were made to dislodge the Chinese. On May 4, 1887, a fire of suspicious origins, raced through the dense brick and wooden . . . — Map (db m26214) |
| California (Santa Clara County), San Jose — 945 — First Honeybees in California |
| | Here, on the 1,939-acre Rancho Potrero de Santa Clara, Christopher A. Shelton in early March 1853 introduced the honeybee to California. In Aspinwall, Panama, Shelton purchased 12 beehives from a New Yorker and transported them by rail, “Bongo” pack mule, and steamship to San Francisco. Only enough bees survived to fill one hive, but these quickly propagated, laying the foundation for California’s modern beekeeping industry. — Map (db m3627) |
| California (Santa Clara County), San Jose — 461 — First State Capitol Building |
| | Directly opposite this tablet was located the first State Capitol Building in which California’s first legislature assembled in December 1849. San Jose was the seat of government from 1849 to 1851. — Map (db m3615) |
| California (Santa Clara County), San Jose — George Donner, Jr. |
| |
[Front of Marker:]
DONNER
Here lies George Donner, Jr., a California Pioneer and a Donner Party survivor. He was born 10 August 1836 in Sangamon County, Illinois, the eldest son of Jacob Donner and Elizabeth Blue Hook. In April 1946 his father, Uncle George, and James F. Reed set out for California with
their families, the nucleus of what was to become the Donner Party.
Delayed en route and low on provisions, the wagon train was trapped by snow in the Sierra Nevada near . . . — Map (db m18492) |
| California (Santa Clara County), San Jose — 447 — Gubserville |
| | Named after Frank Gubser, a German immigrant and barber, Gubserville was an important stage, mail and teamster stop on the road between San Jose and Saratoga. Gubser served as the village's first and only postmaster, beginning July 5, 1882. Gubserville ceased to exist officially when the post office was discontinued on April 15, 1897. — Map (db m2398) |
| California (Santa Clara County), San Jose — Hacienda Cemetery |
| | Dating back to early 1850’s, this cemetery was in use until 1920’s, when musician Ben Black, who wrote the then popular song, “Moonlight and Roses”, bought some of the mining company land at the Hacienda and divided it.
Bertram Road was cut through the length of the tract and through the cemetery over the tops of an unknown number of graves. After being tax deeded to historian Gene Vennum, he turned the Hacienda Cemetery over to the California Pioneers of Santa Clara County in 1974. — Map (db m12925) |
| California (Santa Clara County), San Jose — 888 — Hayes Mansion |
| | Jay Orley and Everis A. Hayes built this Mission Revival Style mansion, designed by George W. Page in 1904. The Hayes Brothers were early San Jose Mercury publishers, prominent valley politicians, and were actively involved in establishing the Santa Clara Valley fruit industry. The mansion consists of 62 rooms, 11 fireplaces, and was paneled in over a dozen different woods.
CALIFORNIA REGISTERED HISTORICAL LANDMARK No. 888
Originally registered December 29, 1975. Plaque Placed by The . . . — Map (db m18496) |
| California (Santa Clara County), San Jose — 866 — Luis María Peralta Adobe |
| | The last vestige of El Pueblo de San Jose de Guadalupe, the simple adobe, rehabilitated in the mid-19th century, is believed built before 1800 by Manuel Gonzalez, an Apache, who was one of the pobladores (founders). Later owned and occupied by Sgt. Peralta, Pueblo Comisionado from 1807 to 1822. Both men came to California with the Anza Expedition in 1775-76. — Map (db m3775) |
| California (Santa Clara County), San Jose — 813 — Montgomery Hill |
| | Three-quarters of a mile northeast is Montgomery Hill, site of the 55 successful flights of the “aeroplane” of John Joseph Montgomery which demonstrated aerodynamic developments still indispensable to modern aircraft. Here the basic principles of aerodynamics discovered by Montgomery were combined by his engineering skill and technology to produce a heavier-than-air flying machine which had complete control: the cambered wing, rear stabilizer, flexible wingtips, and the wing-warping aileron. — Map (db m7127) |
| California (Santa Clara County), San Jose — 489 — Moreland School |
| | Oldest known rural school district in California. Established 1851 as subscription school, meeting in private homes. First teacher, Charles Lafollette, 1851, term three months. Abraham H. Featherman, 1852, term six months. Through efforts of Samuel Curtis Rogers, third teacher, 1852-1854, first public school building, formerly home of Zechariah Moreland, obtained 1852. In 1853 Rogers secured organization of school as Santa Clara Township School District No. 2. Renamed in Moreland's honor, 1862. — Map (db m2622) |
| California (Santa Clara County), San Jose — New Almaden — (The New Mine) — After Almaden Mine in Spain |
| | The first workable quicksilver mine in North America – First mine of any kind in California – First worked 1824 – Denounced November 1845. Has produced more metallic wealth than any individual gold mine in California. Its discovery freed all American gold and silver mines from Spanish domination for until 1887, quicksilver was a pre-requisite in the reduction of precious metals. Favorable adjucation of its title in 1865 protected all Western mining titles and saved California and Nevada for the Union. — Map (db m12924) |
| California (Santa Clara County), San Jose — 339 — New Almaden Quicksilver Mine |
| | 12 miles ← [west]. From this cinnabar hill the Indians used pigment for paint. Mercury was mined, 1845. Gold discovery made mercury indispensable and the mine became the most productive in America, became world famous. It sold for $1,700,700 in 1864.
— Map (db m2640) |
| California (Santa Clara County), San Jose — New Almaden Quicksilver Mine |
| | New Almaden Quicksilver Mine has been designated an historical landmark by American Society of Metals
Discovered in November 1845, it was the first workable quicksilver mine in North America and preceded the Coloma Gold Discovery of January 1848 by 27 months. The mine supplied much of our industrial requirements for mercury for well over a century. — Map (db m15055) |
| California (Santa Clara County), San Jose — New Almaden’s Civil War Crisis |
| | In March 1863 the Supreme Court adjudged that the original Castillero claim to the New Almaden Mine was fraudulent and invalid. President Abraham Lincoln, acting on this judgment, sent a writ to U.S. Marshall C.W. Rand in San Francisco.
“I, Abraham Lincoln, do order you to take possession of the New Almaden Quicksilver Mine for the United States”.
The Marshall was prepared to take the mines by force. General Wright, Commander of the Department of the Pacific, ordered Company E . . . — Map (db m12916) |
| California (Santa Clara County), San Jose — San Jose Buddhist Church Betsuin |
| | In 1902 a San Jose Buddhist Church was founded as a recognized branch of the San Francisco Buddhist Church. In 1906 property at 630 North 5th Street was purchased and services conducted by the first resident minister from Japan Reverend Honen Takahashi. Brothers Shinzaburo and Gentaro Nishiura built a new church at this site in 1913 which was renamed the Independent Buddhist Mission. In 1917 this church became known as the Buddhist Church of San Jose. The present Hondo was erected in 1937 at . . . — Map (db m26221) |
| California (Santa Clara County), San Jose — 339-1 — Site of First Mining in California |
| | Here, along Arroyo de los Alamitos Creek in 1824, Luís Cabolla and Antonio Suñol first worked New Almaden ore in an arrastra. In constant production since 1845, more than a million flasks of quicksilver valued at over 50 million dollars have been produced. — Map (db m18692) |
| California (Santa Clara County), San Jose — The Burning of San Jose Chinatown — May 4, 1887 |
| | In Memory of
The Burning of San Jose Chinatown
May 4, 1887
On this site on May 4, 1887 a mysterious fire, deliberately set, destroyed San Jose's Chinatown. This was the largest Chinatown South of San Francisco. A community of bachelors and of families, these early Chinese Pioneers were instrumental in developing the economy of Santa Clara county.
Dedicated May 4, 1987. — Map (db m26215) |
| California (Santa Clara County), San Jose — 854 — United States Post Office |
| | Constructed in 1892 this was the first federal building in San José. It served as U.S. post office from 1892 to 1933. Designed by Willoughby Edbrooke and constructed of locally quarried sandstone, this Romanesque style structure, built by the United States government, is the last of its kind on the west coast. — Map (db m3611) |
| California (Santa Clara County), San Jose — 868 — Winchester House |
| | Built by Sarah Winchester, widow of rifle manufacturer William Winchester, this unique structure includes many outstanding elements of Victorian architecture and fine craftsmanship. Construction began in 1884 and continued without interruption until Mrs. Winchester’s death in 1922. The continual building and remodeling created a 160-room house covering an area of six acres.
— Map (db m2582) |
| California (Santa Clara County), San Martin — SCL-054 — Community of San Martin |
| | Martin Murphy, A native of Ireland, and
his large family came to California in
1844 and settled on the San Francisco de
Las Llagas Grant, which was patented
to Daniel Murphy, one of his sons. As a
devout Roman Catholic, Martin Murphy
followed the Spanish custom and named
his settlement in honor of his patron
Saint, St. Martin of Tours.
The Murphy-Stevens-Township Wagon Train
left Council Bluffs, Iowa, in May 1844. The
trail that they made opened the emigrant
trail for the . . . — Map (db m18479) |
| California (Santa Clara County), Santa Clara — “Eberhard” |
| | One of the largest tanneries in the world, the Eberhard Tannery was part of Santa Clara’s economic life for over 100 years. Originally called the Santa Clara Tannery, in 1867 it was purchased by John J. Eberhard from his Father-In-Law. By 1904 the Eberhard Tanning Co. was doing a million dollar-a-year business and had gained renown throughout the world for its fine leather products. Demolished in 1953, today its site is part of the Santa Clara University campus.
1998 — Map (db m24255) |
| California (Santa Clara County), Santa Clara — 260 — Armistice Oak Tree Site |
| | Here, on January 8, 1847, Francisco Sanchez, leader of a California band surrendered himself and some American prisoners and arms to Lieut. Grayson thus ending the “Battle of Santa Clara” or the “Battle of the Mustard Stalks” of January 2, 1847. This armistice ended the last uprising against the tide of American conquest in the Santa Clara Valley. — Map (db m2627) |
| California (Santa Clara County), Santa Clara — Battle of Santa Clara |
| | On January 2, 1847, somewhere hereabouts was fought the last northern battle of the Mexican War. The official casualty report: “Dead none, Wounded none, Missing but one on the American side and he came up shortly afterwards stating that he had been searching for his ramrod which in the excitement, he had forgotten to draw from his gun and fired at the enemy” — Map (db m24337) |
| California (Santa Clara County), Santa Clara — Captain Harry Love |
| | Here lies Captain Harry Love, who with a troop of twenty others, on July 25, 1853 allegedly killed bandits Joaquin Murrieta and Three Fingered Jack near Arroyo de Cantua, Fresno County, California.
Born in Vermont, Love first visited Alta California as a seaman in 1839. He served in the Mexican War of 1846 and later as an Army Express rider, and explorer of the Rio Grande. Love arrived in San Francisco in December of 1850 and took residence in Mariposa County. He was commissioned as . . . — Map (db m24122) |
| California (Santa Clara County), Santa Clara — De Anza Expedition 1775 – 1776 |
| | Lt. Colonel Juan Bautista de Anza by decree of Carlos III of Spain led and expedition near this site – The mission being to colonize the San Francisco Bay Area. — Map (db m24727) |
| California (Santa Clara County), Santa Clara — 338 — Mission Santa Clara |
| | Santa Clara, the first california mission to honor a woman, Clare of Assisi, as its patron saint, was founded nearby on the Guadalupe River on January 12, 1777. It once had the largest Indian population of any California mission. Floods and earthquake led to successive relocations. Its fifth church was dedicated on this site in 1825. In 1851 Santa Clara College was established in the old mission buildings. — Map (db m2581) |
| California (Santa Clara County), Santa Clara — Mission Santa Clara Veterans Memorial |
| |
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Post 3982
Chartered 1945
Dedicated To
Veterans Who Served — Map (db m26970) |
| California (Santa Clara County), Santa Clara — 250 — Old Sites of Mission Santa Clara de Assis — and Old Spanish Bridge |
| | Second Site 1799–1784
Mission Santa Clara de Asis
Original Site
January 12, 1777
Founded by the Franciscan Fathers
967 yards north, 334 yards
south of Bayshore Highway
Bridge No. 37–64 — Map (db m3401) |
| California (Santa Clara County), Santa Clara — 13 — Rev. Isaac Owen |
| |
[Side 1 of Obelisk:]
Rev. Isaac Owen
First Superintendent
of the
Methodist Episcopal
Church in California
Born in Vermont
March 9, 1809
Died in San Francisco
Feb. 9, 1866
[Side 2 of Obelisk:]
Elizabeth G.
Wife of
Rev. Isaac Owen
Daughter of
W. & L. Hardin
Died Aug. 19, 1864
Aged 56 Yrs. 7 M’s
Over 40 Y’rs. A member
Of the M.E. Church
[Side 3 of Obelisk:]
Lucinda M.
Wife of
Rev. Isaac Owen
Born Sept. 23, . . . — Map (db m24267) |
| California (Santa Clara County), Santa Clara — Saint Clare |
| |
Saint Clare
by
Anne Van Kleeck
Bronze statue cast by ancient lost wax process in Italy 1965. Saint Clare is Patron Saint of Santa Clara. Statue was shipped by boat around Cape Horn to Santa Clara.
October 1965 — Map (db m26971) |
| California (Santa Clara County), Santa Clara — 260 — Santa Clara Campaign Treaty Site |
| | After an armed confrontation on January 2, 1847, and a truce meeting the following day, Marine Captain Ward Marston, commander of the United States expeditionary force, and Francisco Sánchez, leader of the Mexican-Californian ranchers, agreed to a treaty here on January 7. U.S. forces were to recognize the rights of Californians and end seizures of their property.
— Map (db m2626) |
| California (Santa Clara County), Santa Clara — Santa Clara Depot |
| | Members of Mountain Charlie, Chapter No. 1850, E. Clampus Vitus, commend the South Bay Historical Railroad Society for their volunteer efforts in restoring the Santa Clara Depot.
Constructed in 1863 for the San Francisco and San Jose Railroad, it is the oldest continuously operating railroad depot in the State of California.
The South Bay Historical Railroad Society was founded in 1985 to rehabilitate this structure and establish a museum and library dedicated to the preservation of the . . . — Map (db m24284) |
| California (Santa Clara County), Santa Clara — Santa Clara Depot |
| | The Santa Clara Depot, built in 1864, was an original waystation on the San Francisco & San Jose Railroad Line. Originally built on the east side of the tracks, the depot was moved in 1877 to its present location so it would be on the same side of the tracks as the city and the university.
It is the oldest passenger depot still in use in California. The structure was placed on the National Register of Historic Places, February 28, 1985.
Restored in 1986 by South Bay Historical . . . — Map (db m24288) |
| California (Santa Clara County), Santa Clara — Santa Clara Mission — Third Site 1781 – 1818 — Point of Historical Interest |
| | Founded in 1777, the Santa Clara Mission was moved here after flooding of the first two churches. Construction was begun in 1781 under Jose Murguia and the Mission was dedicated by Junipero Serra in 1784.
The adobe structure was damaged by an earthquake in 1818 and a fourth church was built where the current Mission now stands.
The Women’s Club Adobe at 3260 The Alameda is a remnant of the third Mission Complex.
1981
Placed by order of the Santa Clara City Council
By . . . — Map (db m24313) |
| California (Santa Clara County), Santa Clara — 249 — Santa Clara Women’s Club Adobe |
| | This adobe, among the oldest in Santa Clara Valley, was one of several continuous rows of homes built in 1792–1800 as dwellings for the indian families of Mission Santa Clara. It links the Franciscan padres’ labors with California of today. — Map (db m2399) |
| California (Santa Clara County), Santa Clara — The Battle of Santa Clara — January 2-7, 1847 |
| | The Battle of Santa Clara was the only campaign fought in the Northern district of California between Californios and United States forces during the Mexican-American war. In the 1840’s an oak forest grew near the present Lawrence Expressway, but brackish water and marshy soil limited tree growth in the region to the east providing an unobstructed view of Mission Santa Clara three miles ahead. The battle took place in this open plain.
As you face towards City Hall, the battle area . . . — Map (db m24320) |
| California (Santa Clara County), Saratoga — 733 — Paul Masson Mountain Winery |
| | From the winery that bears the name of Paul Masson, premium wines and champagne have flowed continuously since 1852, even during Prohibition under a special government license. Twice partially destroyed by earthquake and fire, the original sandstone walls still stand. The 12th-century Spanish Romanesque portal came around the Horn.
— Map (db m2625) |
| California (Santa Clara County), Saratoga — 435 — Saratoga — (Formerly Toll Gate, McCartysville, Bank Mills) |
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Anza exploring party passed through the Saratoga area March 25, 1776. Lumbering in the mountains, which began 1847 and continued many years, brought the first settlers 1850. Among other industries established were lime quarry 1850s, grist mill 1854, tannery 1863, paper mill 1868, and pasteboard mill 1870. Pacific Congress Springs, popular resort, 1866–1942. Pioneered in fruit industry. Blossom Festivals began in 1900. — Map (db m2624) |
| California (Santa Clara County), Stanford University — 834 — Development of Motion Pictures |
| | In commemoration of the motion picture research conducted in 1878 and 1879 by Eadweard Muybridge, at the Palo Alto Stock Farm, now the site of Stanford University. This extensive photographic experiment portraying the attitudes of animals in motion was conceived by and executed under the direction and patronage of Leland Stanford. Consecutive instantaneous exposures were provided for by a battery of 24 cameras fitted with electro-shutters. — Map (db m2716) |
| California (Santa Clara County), Stanford University — 915 — Lou Henry Hoover House |
| | This 1919 residence of a developing international style of architecture embodies Mrs. Herbert Hoover’s innovative architectural concepts. It was executed by architects A. B. Clark, Charles Davis, and Birge Clark, and was maintained as the Hoover family home. It was here in 1928 that Hoover received news of his election as President of the United States. Upon Mrs. Hoover’s death, the house was given to Stanford University.
— Map (db m2717) |
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