Stanford in Santa Clara County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Ancient Ohlone Villages
Photographed by Joseph Alvarado
1. Ancient Ohlone Villages Marker
Inscription.
Ancient Ohlone Villages. . This site was originally inhabited by the Puichon tribe of the Ohlone Indians. There were over 50 Ohlone tribes altogether, each inhabiting a specific part of the Bay Area. The watershed of San Francisquito Creek was the territory of the Puichon. Here in the West Campus area, the Puichon hunted tule elk, bear and deer, and collected several hundred species of useful plants. A typical Puichon village held about 200 people who were related to families in neighboring villages through trade and intermarriage. Fourteen village sites are located within a mile of West Campus; the oldest was inhabited more than 5,000 years ago. Today, many Ohlone descendants continue to live in the Bay Area. University buildings in this area are named after the Puichon and other Ohlone tribes in recognition of Native Californian contributions to our history. The map shows tribe and village locations of the Ohlone People.
This site was originally inhabited by the Puichon tribe of the Ohlone Indians. There were over 50 Ohlone tribes altogether, each inhabiting a specific part of the Bay Area. The watershed of San Francisquito Creek was the territory of the Puichon. Here in the West Campus area, the Puichon hunted tule elk, bear and deer, and collected several hundred species of useful plants. A typical Puichon village held about 200 people who were related to families in neighboring villages through trade and intermarriage. Fourteen village sites are located within a mile of West Campus; the oldest was inhabited more than 5,000 years ago. Today, many Ohlone descendants continue to live in the Bay Area. University buildings in this area are named after the Puichon and other Ohlone tribes in recognition of Native Californian contributions to our history. The map shows tribe and village locations of the Ohlone People.
is in Stanford, California, in Santa Clara County. It is on Searsville Road west of Fremont Road, on the left when traveling west. The plaque is mounted to a boulder on the side of the road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Stanford CA 94305, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in California’s San Francisco Bay Area, in Silicon Valley, 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 Mexicos Alta California.
"It was spring of 1922. Just west of where Oak Creek is today, Stanford student Bruce Seymour 24 uncovered a human skull. The human being who had inhabited these bones was male, Native American and over 4,000 years old."
(Submitted on September 3, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.)
Credits. This page was last revised on September 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 3, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. This page has been viewed 937 times since then and 116 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on September 3, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.
