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Historical Markers and War Memorials
in Silicon Valley Region

 
By Barry Swackhamer, March 18, 2015
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1 ► California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Japantown — 12 — A New Ballgame — San Francisco Japantown History Walk —
On Sutter Street near Webster Street, on the left when traveling east.
2 ► California, San Mateo County, Menlo Park — Early People of the Creek —
On Alma Street south of East Creek Drive when traveling east.
3 ► California, San Mateo County, Menlo Park — 955 — Menlo Park Railroad Station —
On Merrill Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
4 ► California, San Mateo County, Menlo Park — 2 — Portola Journey's End — November 6-10, 1769 —
On Alma Street at East Creek Drive on Alma Street.
5 ► California, San Mateo County, Menlo Park — San Francisquito Creek Watershed — 1891 to World War II —
Near Alma Street near Palo Alto Avenue.
6 ► California, San Mateo County, Menlo Park — San Francisquito Creek Watershed — World War II to Century 21 —
Near Alma Street near Palo Alto Avenue.
7 ► California, San Mateo County, Menlo Park, Sharon Heights — St. Denis Church and Cemetery —
On Sand Hill Road at Sand Hill Circle, on the left when traveling west on Sand Hill Road.
8 ► California, San Mateo County, Portola Valley — 825 — Casa de Tableta —
On Arastradero Road at Arastradero, on the right when traveling east on Arastradero Road.
9 ► California, San Mateo County, Portola Valley — Hallidie Tramway —
On Portola Road, on the right when traveling south.
10 ► California, San Mateo County, Portola Valley — 909 — Our Lady of the Wayside —
On Portola Road, on the right when traveling north.
11 ► California, San Mateo County, Portola Valley — SMA-025 — Portola Primary School —
On Portola Road, on the left when traveling north.
12 ► California, San Mateo County, Redwood City — 2 — "Old" San Mateo County Courthouse —
On Broadway Street near Hamilton Street.
13 ► California, San Mateo County, Redwood City — A Feat of Gravity — The Hetch Hetchy Regional Water System —
Near California 35.
14 ► California, San Mateo County, Redwood City — A. C. Argo —
Near Brewster Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
15 ► California, San Mateo County, Redwood City — Airfield — 1916-1939 — Stanford | Redwood City —
On Broadway near Warrington Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
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16 ► California, San Mateo County, Redwood City — Al Terremere — 1930-1951 —
Near El Camino Real near Brewster Avenue.
17 ► California, San Mateo County, Redwood City — Alhambra Theater —
On Main Street south of Broadway Street, on the left when traveling south.
18 ► California, San Mateo County, Redwood City — Alta California — 1795-1848 —
Near Broadway near Warrington Avenue.
19 ► California, San Mateo County, Redwood City — Ampex Years — 1954-2005 — Stanford | Redwood City —
On Broadway near Warrington Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
20 ► California, San Mateo County, Redwood City — California Square —
On Marshall Street at Hamilton Street, on the left when traveling east on Marshall Street.
21 ► California, San Mateo County, Redwood City — California Square — The Path of History
On Hamilton Street at Marshall Street on Hamilton Street. Reported unreadable.
22 ► California, San Mateo County, Redwood City — Carrington Hall — Named in Honor of Otis M. Carrington — (1884 – 1964) —
Near Brewster Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
23 ► California, San Mateo County, Redwood City — Diller-Chamberlain General Store / American Hotel/House / Sequoia Hotel / Bank of San Mateo County — (Quong Lee Laundry) / — Redwood City - Path of History —
On Broadway near Main Street.
24 ► California, San Mateo County, Redwood City — Diller's Island —
On Middlefield Road 0.5 miles Woodside Road (California Route 84), on the left when traveling west.
25 ► California, San Mateo County, Redwood City — Embarcadero Turning Basin Site — This is the site of the beginning of Redwood City! — The Path of History —
On Broadway east of Jefferson Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
26 ► California, San Mateo County, Redwood City — Eureka Corner —
On Main Street near Broadway Street, on the right when traveling south.
27 ► California, San Mateo County, Redwood City — Fire Station No. 1 —
On Middlefield Road 0.5 miles west of Woodside Road (California Route 84), on the left when traveling west.
28 ► California, San Mateo County, Redwood City — GYP 136-07 — Fire Station No. 1 —
On Middlefield Road, on the right when traveling south.
29 ► California, San Mateo County, Redwood City — First Fire House — 1862 - 1869 —
On Marshall Street near Main Street, on the right when traveling west.
30 ► California, San Mateo County, Redwood City — Former Site of Sequoia High School — The Path of History —
On Broadway at Theater Way, on the right when traveling east on Broadway.
31 ► California, San Mateo County, Redwood City — Fox Theater —
On Broadway west of Middlefield Road, on the right when traveling east.
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32 ► California, San Mateo County, Redwood City — 92 — Gaspar de Portolα Expedition Campsite —
On Caρada Road 0.2 miles south of Edgewood Road, on the right when traveling south.
33 ► California, San Mateo County, Redwood City — Grand Army of the Republic — The Historic Union Cemetery — Redwood City, CA —
Near Woodside Road (California Route 84) north of Hess Road, on the right when traveling south.
34 ► California, San Mateo County, Redwood City — Grand Army of the Republic Memorial —
Near Woodside Road.
35 ► California, San Mateo County, Redwood City — Historic Connection — 1905 and on — Stanford | Redwood City —
On Broadway near Warrington Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
36 ► California, San Mateo County, Redwood City — Horticultural Heritage — 1898-1916 — Stanford | Redwood City —
Near Broadway near Warrington Avenue.
37 ► California, San Mateo County, Redwood City — In Memoriam George Edgar Filkins —
Near Woodside Road.
38 ► California, San Mateo County, Redwood City — Lathrop House —
On Hamilton Street, on the right when traveling north.
39 ► California, San Mateo County, Redwood City — Lathrop-Connor-Mansfield House — The Path of History —
On Marshall Street, on the right when traveling east.
40 ► California, San Mateo County, Redwood City — Methusela —
On Skyline Boulevard (California Route 35 at milepost 14), on the right when traveling north.
41 ► California, San Mateo County, Redwood City — Mezes Park —
On Warren Street near Standish Street, on the right when traveling north.
42 ► California, San Mateo County, Redwood City — Mezesville — 1850-1900 — Stanford | Redwood City —
Near Broadway near Warrington Avenue.
43 ► California, San Mateo County, Redwood City — Native Americans — Stanford | Redwood City —
On Broadway near Warrington Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
44 ► California, San Mateo County, Redwood City — New Sequoia/Fox Theatre — Former site of the Central Grammar School — The Path of History —
On Broadway Street west of Jefferson Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
45 ► California, San Mateo County, Redwood City — Officer Eugene A. Doran — August 8, 1922 - August 5, 1959 —
On Skyline Boulevard (California Route 35), on the right when traveling south.
46 ► California, San Mateo County, Redwood City — Old San Mateo County Courthouse — The Path of History —
On Broadway Street, on the right when traveling east.
47 ► California, San Mateo County, Redwood City — Pleistocene Period — 2.6 Million - 11,700 Years Ago — Stanford | Redwood City —
On Broadway near Warrington Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
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48 ► California, San Mateo County, Redwood City — Ralph D. Percival Memorial — Vista Point —
Near Junipero Serra Freeway (Interstate 280) 2 miles north of Edgewood Road.
49 ► California, San Mateo County, Redwood City — Redwood City Arch —
On Broadway east of California Street, on the right when traveling east.
50 ► California, San Mateo County, Redwood City — GPY 135-4 — Redwood City Fire Department — 150th Anniversary —
On Marshall Street, on the right when traveling west.
51 ► California, San Mateo County, Redwood City — GPY 140-09 — Redwood City Sesquicentennial —
On Warren Street near Howland Street, on the right when traveling west.
52 ► California, San Mateo County, Redwood City — Redwood City War Memorial —
Near Middlefield Road.
53 ► California, San Mateo County, Redwood City — Redwood City Woman’s Club — Established 1909 —
On Clinton Street north of Broadway, on the right when traveling north.
54 ► California, San Mateo County, Redwood City — S.M. Mezes —
On Allerton Street.
55 ► California, San Mateo County, Redwood City — Sequoia Union High School —
On Broadway Street at Middlefield Road, on the right when traveling east on Broadway Street.
56 ► California, San Mateo County, Redwood City — Sequoia Veterans Memorial —
Near Brewster Avenue at Broadway Street.
57 ► California, San Mateo County, Redwood City — Solari Family Windmill —
Near Woodside Road, on the right when traveling west.
58 ► California, San Mateo County, Redwood City — Solari Windmill —
On Woodside Road (California Route 84).
59 ► California, San Mateo County, Redwood City — Soledad O. de Arguello — 1897 - 1874 —
Near Broadway Street, on the right when traveling east.
60 ► California, San Mateo County, Redwood City — Stage Station —
On Main Street, on the left when traveling south.
61 ► California, San Mateo County, Redwood City — The Path of History — Redwood City Walking Tour —
On Broadway, on the right when traveling west.
62 ► California, San Mateo County, Redwood City — 3 — The Pioneer Store — Diller-Chamberlain Store — Historic Trail Site #3 —
On Main Street near Broadway Street.
63 ► California, San Mateo County, Redwood City — 816 — Union Cemetery —
On Woodside Road (California Route 84) 0.5 miles west of El Camino Real ( Route 82), on the right when traveling west.
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64 ► California, San Mateo County, Woodside — A Monument to Water —
Near Caρada Road near Edgewood Road, on the right when traveling east.
65 ► California, San Mateo County, Woodside — 907 — Filoli — Fight – Love – Live —
Near Canada Road.
66 ► California, San Mateo County, Woodside — 478 — First Saw Mill —
On Portola Road 0.2 miles east of Woodside Road (SR84), on the left when traveling east.
67 ► California, San Mateo County, Woodside — Folger Stable c.1905 — Folger Estate Stable Historic District —
Near Woodside Road, on the right when traveling west.
68 ► California, San Mateo County, Woodside — In Memoriam The Aircraft "Resolution" —
Near Skyline Boulevard (California Route 35).
69 ► California, San Mateo County, Woodside — Independence Hall —
Near Woodside Road.
70 ► California, San Mateo County, Woodside — Pioneer Hotel —
On Woodside Road (California Route 84), on the left when traveling west.
71 ► California, San Mateo County, Woodside — The Chinese Walls — at Folger Estate Stable —
Near Woodside Road, on the right when traveling south.
72 ► California, San Mateo County, Woodside — 474 — Town of Searsville —
On Sand Hill Road at Portola Road, on the left when traveling east on Sand Hill Road.
73 ► California, San Mateo County, Woodside — Town of West Union — 1853 ~ 1910 —
On Caρada Road 0.2 miles south of Edgewood Road, on the right when traveling south.
74 ► California, San Mateo County, Woodside — 93 — Woodside Store —
On Tripp Road, on the left when traveling north.
75 ► California, Santa Clara County, Alviso — Alviso —
Near Hope Street.
76 ► California, Santa Clara County, Alviso — 69 — Bayside Cannery — ca. 1906 — City of San Jose – Capital of the Silicon Valley —
On Hope Street near Elizabeth Street, on the left when traveling north.
77 ► California, Santa Clara County, Alviso — China Camp — ca. 1895 — City of San Jose – Capital of Silicon Valley —
On Elizabeth Street at Hope Street, on the right when traveling west on Elizabeth Street.
78 ► California, Santa Clara County, Alviso — Discover Alviso’s Rich History — Alviso Marina County Park —
Near Hope Street.
79 ► California, Santa Clara County, Alviso — La Montagne Boarding House — ca. 1890 — City of San Jose Capital of Silicon Valley —
On Catherine Street, on the right when traveling west.
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80 ► California, Santa Clara County, Alviso — Location, Location, Location — Once a Hub for the South Bay —
Near Hope Street.
81 ► California, Santa Clara County, Alviso — Salt Ponds — Past, Present, Future —
Near Hope Street.
82 ► California, Santa Clara County, Alviso — The Port and Town of Alviso —
Near Hope Street.
83 ► California, Santa Clara County, Alviso — The Steamboat Jenny Lind Disaster —
On Hope Street, on the left when traveling north.
84 ► California, Santa Clara County, Alviso — Union Warehouse and Docks — ca. 1850 — City of San Jose – Capital of the Silicon Valley —
On Hope Street near Elizabeth Street, on the left when traveling north.
85 ► California, Santa Clara County, Alviso — Water Everywhere — Water Seeks Its Own Level —
On Hope Street.
86 ► California, Santa Clara County, Campbell — Gilman House —
On Grant Street near Grant Street, on the right when traveling west.
87 ► California, Santa Clara County, Campbell — Lena Swope French House —
On Civic Center Drive at Civic Center Drive, on the right when traveling west on Civic Center Drive.
88 ► California, Santa Clara County, Campbell — The Ainsley House —
Near Civic Center Drive west of Harrison Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
89 ► California, Santa Clara County, Campbell, Downtown — Agricultural Heritage Plaques —
Near East Campbell Avenue when traveling east.
90 ► California, Santa Clara County, Campbell, Downtown — Ainsley House —
On Civic Center Drive near Harrison Avenue.
91 ► California, Santa Clara County, Campbell, Downtown — B.O. Curry Building —
On East Campbell Avenue at Railway Avenue, on the left when traveling east on East Campbell Avenue.
92 ► California, Santa Clara County, Campbell, Downtown — Bank of Campbell —
On East Campbell Avenue at North Central Avenue, on the left when traveling west on East Campbell Avenue.
93 ► California, Santa Clara County, Campbell, Downtown — Bank of Campbell (Farley Building) — Campbell Historical Location —
On East Campbell Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
94 ► California, Santa Clara County, Campbell, Downtown — Black Walnut Trees — Campbell Historical Location —
On East Campbell Avenue.
95 ► California, Santa Clara County, Campbell, Downtown — Campbell Farmer's Union —
On Central Avenue at Orchard City Drive, on the right when traveling north on Central Avenue.
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96 ► California, Santa Clara County, Campbell, Downtown — Campbell Fire Station —
Near Civic Center Drive near North Central Avenue.
97 ► California, Santa Clara County, Campbell, Downtown — Campbell Union Grammar School —
On East Campbell Avenue at Winchester Boulevard, on the right when traveling west on East Campbell Avenue.
98 ► California, Santa Clara County, Campbell, Downtown — Campbell Union Grammar School, 1922-64 — Campbell Historical Location —
On East Campbell Avenue at Winchester Boulevard on East Campbell Avenue.
99 ► California, Santa Clara County, Campbell, Downtown — Campbell Union High School —
On West Campbell Avenue west of Winchester Boulevard.
100 ► California, Santa Clara County, Campbell, Downtown — Campbell Union High School — Campbell Historical Location —
On W Campbell Avenue near Winchester Boulevard.

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