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Morgan Hill in Santa Clara County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
 

4000 BC to 1769

[Ohlone Native Americans]

 
 
4000 BC to 1769 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, December 27, 2022
1. 4000 BC to 1769 Marker
Inscription. Ohlone Native Americans lived in Morgan Hill area for thousands of years before the arrival of the Spanish explorers
 
Erected by Morgan Hill Historical Society.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and CommunitiesSettlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 4000 BCE.
 
Location. 37° 8.067′ N, 121° 39.454′ W. Marker is in Morgan Hill, California, in Santa Clara County. It can be reached from Monterey Highway south of Wright Avenue, on the right when traveling north. The ceramic marker is mounted to a metal stand in the spiral Centennial History Trail rose garden. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 17870 Monterey Hwy, Morgan Hill CA 95037, 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
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New Spain and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: El Camino Real (here, next to this marker); Circle of Circles (here, next to this marker); The Sun Times (here, next to this marker); First Church (here, next to this marker); Catherine O’Toole Murphy Dunne (here, next to this marker); First Grammar School (here, next to this marker); Bank of Morgan Hill (here, next to this marker); Madrone Soda Springs (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Morgan Hill.
 
Also see . . .  Centennial History Trail.
"The Morgan Hill Centennial History Trail was created to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the incorporation of the City of Morgan Hill. Starting at the center marker and then proceeding along an expanding spiral trail, you will pass approximately 100 raised post markers describing events in the history of Morgan Hill and the surrounding area."
(Submitted on December 27, 2022, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.) 
 
Ohlone Native Americans Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, December 25, 2022
2. Ohlone Native Americans Marker
Ohlone Native Americans Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, December 25, 2022
3. Ohlone Native Americans Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on December 28, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 27, 2022, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. This page has been viewed 339 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on December 27, 2022, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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