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

Mushroom Mardi Gras

1980

 
 
Mushroom Mardi Gras Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, December 25, 2022
1. Mushroom Mardi Gras Marker
Inscription.
The First Mushroom Mardi Gras festival

Morgan Hill Mushroom Mardi Gras
October 18th & 19th
10:00 TO 5:00
Hill Country
15060 Foothill Road, Morgan Hill
Feature Agricultural Products Of The Area
Mushrooms
(Mushroom Dish Contest)
Kiwi • Strawberries • Honey • Grapes

 
Erected by Morgan Hill Historical Society.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: AgricultureEntertainment. A significant historical year for this entry is 1980.
 
Location. 37° 8.07′ N, 121° 39.461′ 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: Virginia Mae Days (here, next to this marker); Live Oak Emerald Regime Band & Color Guard (here, next to this marker); First Trafffic Light (here, next to this marker); Butterfield Stage Company (here, next to this marker); Nob Hill Foods
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(here, next to this marker); Burnett School (here, next to this marker); Skeels Hotel (here, next to this marker); US 101 Freeway (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Morgan Hill.
 
Also see . . .
1. Morgan Hill Mushroom Festival. (Submitted on January 9, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.)
2. 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 9, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.) 
 
Mushroom Mardi Gras Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, December 25, 2022
2. Mushroom Mardi Gras Marker
Morgan Hill Airport Marker on Centennial History Trail image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, December 25, 2022
3. Morgan Hill Airport Marker on Centennial History Trail
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 9, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 9, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. This page has been viewed 300 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on January 9, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.   3. submitted on January 7, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.
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Jun. 10, 2026