Mountain View in Santa Clara County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Site of the John W. Whisman Home
Photographed by Dominic Hart, November 29, 2006
1. John W. Whisman Home Marker
Site of the John W. Whisman Home, headquarters and stopping place of the first stagecoach line between San Jose & San Francisco, started in early autumn of 1849.
Erected by Mountain View Pioneer and Historical Association.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1849.
Location. 37° 24.633′ N, 122° 3.813′ W. Marker is in Mountain View, California, in Santa Clara County. It is on R.T. Jones Road 0.1 miles north of Moffett Boulevard, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mountain View CA 94040, 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 Mexicos Alta California.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: NASA Ames Research Center (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Shenandoah Plaza (approx. 0.2 miles away); The NASA U-2 Story (approx. half a mile away); The Floating Gate EEPROM (approx. 0.8 miles away); Shakey: The World's First Mobile Intelligent Robot (approx. 0.8 miles away); Computer History Museum (approx. 0.8 miles away); Online Systems and Personal Computing (approx. 0.8 miles away); Birthplace of Silicon Valley (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mountain View.
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Photographed by Craig Baker, September 22, 2021
2. John W. Whisman Home Marker
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