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Moraga in Contra Costa County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
 

Willow Spring School II

 
 
Willow Spring School II Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, February 22, 2020
1. Willow Spring School II Marker
Inscription. Built on land donated by the Moraga Company to the Willow Spring School District in 1916.

The building served as a school for the Moraga Valley from 1917 -1958.

 
Erected 1992 by Moraga Historical Society. (Marker Number 4.)
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1916.
 
Location. 37° 49.978′ N, 122° 7.932′ W. Marker is in Moraga, California, in Contra Costa County. It can be reached from School Street west of Moraga Way, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1689 School Street, Moraga CA 94556, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s San Francisco Bay Area and on the Coast Ranges. It is also on the American Pacific Coast. Globally, it is in North America, on the Ring of Fire, in the Pacific Rim, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Old Moraga Townsite (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Moraga Barn (about 700 feet away); Moraga Train Station (about 700 feet away); Joseph Joachin Moraga (approx. Ύ mile away); Hacienda de las Flores (approx. 1.4 miles away); The Joaquin Moraga Adobe (approx. 1.4 miles away); Moraga Station (approx. 2 miles away); Rainbow Trout Species Identified (approx. 2.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Moraga.

 
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Willow Spring School II Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, February 22, 2020
2. Willow Spring School II Marker - wide view
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 22, 2020. It was originally submitted on February 22, 2020, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 295 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on February 22, 2020, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
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