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

Augustus T. Dowd

1823 - 1893

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, February 18, 2016

1. Augustus T. Dowd Marker

Inscription. Effective discoverer of the Calaveras Big Trees

Erected 1966 by E Clampus Vitus, Yerba Buena Chapter No. 1.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Exploration. In addition, it is included in the E Clampus Vitus series list.

Location. 37° 15.132′ N, 122° 2.19′ W. Marker is in Saratoga, California, in Santa Clara County. It is on Oak Street near 6th Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 14766 Oak Street, Saratoga CA 95070, 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: History of Madronia Cemetery

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(about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Saratoga's First School House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Grover House (approx. 0.4 miles away); McCarthy Building (approx. 0.4 miles away); Hutchinson /Cloud-Smith Store/Samuel Cloud House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Site of Martin McCarty's Toll Gate (approx. 0.4 miles away); John C. Hutchinson Building (approx. 0.4 miles away); Methodist-Episcopal Church (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Saratoga.

More about this marker. The grave and marker are in Section 28 of Madronia Cemetery, on the right when traveling south within the cemetery on Madrona Avenue East.

Also see . . . History of the giant sequoia - Monumental Trees. The old sequoia first seen by Augustus T. Dowd, was named "The Discovery Tree". After withstanding storms and forest fires for many centuries, in 1852 the tree encountered a western man. A year later the tree was felled...
It took five men and 22 days... and after counting the tree rings it appeared that this tree was 1300 years old. The remaining stump was used as a dance floor... (Submitted on February 25, 2016, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.)

Augustus T. Dowd Grave and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, February 24, 2016

2. Augustus T. Dowd Grave and Marker

The grave and marker are in the foreground.

Photographed by Contemporary lithograph

3. Augustus T. Dowd Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on February 25, 2016, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 834 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 25, 2016, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.