Almaden in San Jose in Santa Clara County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

English Camp School

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, January 9, 2012

1. English Camp School Marker

[Photo caption:]
In 1886, 253 students attended the English Camp School. Students from Spanish Camp came here for grades 5 through 8. The school housed 4 teachers, one also acted as Principal.

Inscription. Serving Mine Hill
Families
for over 40 Years Just up this hillside rest the remains of the former English Camp School. Founded in 1864, the school educated the young of Mine Hill until 1907.

Students in grades 1 through 8 spent 10 months of the year with a dedicated and sometimes strict teacher. After grade 8, children received technical training to prepare them for life ahead. The English Camp School was very important to New Almaden’s mining communities for over 40 years.

Erected by New Almaden Quicksilver County Park Association.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1864.

Location. 37° 10.735′ N, 121° 50.424′ W. Marker is in San Jose, California, in Santa Clara County. It is in Almaden. It can be reached from Castillero Trail. This marker is located in Almaden Quicksilver County Park at English Camp on the Castillero Trail near the intersection of the Yellow Kid Trail. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: San Jose CA 95120, 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 Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Site of English Town (within shouting distance of this marker); English Camp (within shouting distance of this

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marker); Camp Mt. Madonna (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Yellow Kid (about 700 feet away); The “Main Tunnel” (approx. 0.2 miles away); Mining Operations (approx. 0.3 miles away); Day Tunnel (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Rossi Retort (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Jose.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, January 9, 2012

2. English Camp School Marker

Detail from the English Camp School Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, January 9, 2012

3. Detail from the English Camp School Marker

Remains of the English Camp School image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, January 9, 2012

4. Remains of the English Camp School

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 18, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 1,095 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 18, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.