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

First Grammar School

1894

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, December 25, 2022

1. First Grammar School Marker

Inscription. First Morgan Hill grammar school built on 4th Street

Erected by Morgan Hill Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1894.

Location. 37° 8.065′ N, 121° 39.455′ W. Marker is in Morgan Hill, California, in Santa Clara County. It can be reached from Monterey Highway south of Wright Avenue. 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: 17860 Monterey Highway, 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 New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Bank of Morgan Hill (here, next to this marker); Catherine O’Toole Murphy Dunne (here, next to this marker); The Sun Times (here, next to this marker); Rancho Ojo de Agua de la Coche (here, next to this marker); Evacuation and Interment of Morgan Hill Japanese-Americans (here, next to this marker); El Camino Real (here, next to this marker); 4000 BC to 1769 (here, next to this marker); Town of Morgan Hill Incorporated (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Morgan Hill.

Regarding First Grammar School. "The 1st school was built in 1894, but was soon outgrown and in 1907 a new elementary
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school and high school were constructed. Then in 1924 architect William H. Weeks designed and built a new grammar school, selling the old Morgan Hill Grammar School Building to the Morgan Hill Grange Association." - City of Morgan Hill website

Also see . . . Morgan Hill Historical Society: 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 January 2, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.)

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, December 25, 2022

2. First Grammar School Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 2, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. This page has been viewed 229 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 2, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.