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

First Trafffic Light

1948

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, December 25, 2022

1. First Trafffic Light Marker

Inscription.
First traffic light installed on Monterey Rd. at 2nd St.

Erected by Morgan Hill Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1948.

Location. 37° 8.069′ N, 121° 39.463′ 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. 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: Mushroom Mardi Gras

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(here, next to this marker); Morgan Hill Airport (here, next to this marker); Live Oak Emerald Regime Band & Color Guard (here, next to this marker); Burnett School (here, next to this marker); Virginia Mae Days (here, next to this marker); Nob Hill Foods (here, next to this marker); Butterfield Stage Company (here, next to this marker); 21 Mile House (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Morgan Hill.

Also see . . . Morgan Hill Historical Society: Centennial History Trail. Repaired broken link; 01/08/2023 LPG. (Submitted on January 7, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.)

First Traffic Light Marker on Centennial History Trail image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, December 25, 2022

2. First Traffic Light Marker on Centennial History Trail

Credits. This page was last revised on January 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 7, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. This page has been viewed 232 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 7, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. 2. submitted on January 5, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.