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Alamo in Contra Costa County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
 

Whitegate Farm

 
 
Whitegate Farm Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, April 15, 2016
1. Whitegate Farm Marker
Inscription.
Since 1856
Built by
Charles and Nathaniel Howard
Owner
Ray L. Donahue

 
Erected 1975 by San Ramon Valley Historical Society.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Agriculture.
 
Location. 37° 50.823′ N, 121° 58.611′ W. Marker is in Alamo, California, in Contra Costa County. It is on Shandelin Court near Stone Valley Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 40 Shandelin Court, Alamo CA 94507, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: All Wars Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Osborn House (approx. 1.1 miles away); Macedo Ranch (approx. 1.1 miles away); Bret Harte Park (approx. 1.7 miles away); The Old Oak Tree (approx. 2 miles away); Tatcan Bay Miwok Indians (approx. 2.1 miles away); Cohen-Vecki House (approx. 2.1 miles away); Danville Grammar School (approx. 2.1 miles away).
 
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Whitegate Farm Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, April 15, 2016
2. Whitegate Farm Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 17, 2016, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 847 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on April 17, 2016, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.
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