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

Nob Hill Foods

1961

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado

1. Nob Hill Foods Marker

Inscription. Bonfante Family opens first Nob Hill Food Center at Main and Hale Aves.

Erected by Morgan Hill Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1961.

Location. 37° 8.072′ N, 121° 39.462′ 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:

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Live Oak Emerald Regime Band & Color Guard (here, next to this marker); Mushroom Mardi Gras (here, next to this marker); Virginia Mae Days (here, next to this marker); First Trafffic Light (here, next to this marker); Skeels Hotel (here, next to this marker); US 101 Freeway (here, next to this marker); Butterfield Stage Company (here, next to this marker); Burnett School (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.

"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 8, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.)

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, December 25, 2022

2. Nob Hill Foods Marker

Centennial History Trail image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, December 25, 2022

3. Centennial History Trail

Credits. This page was last revised on January 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 8, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. This page has been viewed 852 times since then and 84 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 8, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. 3. submitted on January 4, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.