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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Santa Clara County, California
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∙∙∙Known as the El Embarcadero de Santa Clara in pre-American days. ∙∙∙Was the port of entry for San Jose prior to the coming of the railroad. ∙∙∙Surveyed and platted by C.S. Lyman in . . . — — Map (db m24342) HM |
| | Established ca.1906, Bayside Canning Company expanded to become the third largest cannery in the United States by 1931. Under the leadership of Thomas Foon Chew, Bayside was the first cannery in the world to can green asparagus. The main building . . . — — Map (db m24364) HM |
| | This building served as lodging for many Bayside Cannery workers who normally lived in San Francisco or other distant cities. In addition to dorm rooms, the building also contained a kitchen and dining hall. During the cannery’s operation, this . . . — — Map (db m24367) HM |
| | Alviso’s marina today starkly contrasts with its past as a bustling seaport. In the mid-19th century, Alviso was a transportation hub through which crops, goods and people circulated, fueling the economic growth of the South Bay. Port activity in . . . — — Map (db m24408) HM |
| | Harry George Wade’s Warehouse was originally used to store hay and grain bound for San Francisco. It was later used to store stagecoaches for the Alviso to Monterey stage lines. In addition to being used by Wells Fargo and Company for stagecoach . . . — — Map (db m24452) HM |
| | Originally built as a private home, the house was remodeled in 1904 to serve as a boarding house for PG&E employees. It was later purchased by William Clampett and Jane Huxham in the 1920s. During the 1940s, boat restoration work for PG&E was . . . — — Map (db m24450) HM |
| | Because of its location at the mouth of the Guadalupe River, Alviso was deemed the ideal location for a seaport. In the 1830s and 40s, it was the only port where raw materials and crops could be shipped from the Santa Clara Valley to San Francisco. . . . — — Map (db m24429) HM |
| | Beginning with the Ohlone people, who harvested salt for local use and regional trade, small scale salt production on San Francisco Bay expanded into one of the largest industrial solar evaporation complexes in the world. Salt production transformed . . . — — Map (db m24444) HM |
| | The Santa Clara County Parks and Recreation Department and
The Santa Clara Valley Water District dedicated the Alviso Marina
County Park on September 24, 2005.
First known to the Ohlone Indians, the lands of The Alviso Marina County Park . . . — — Map (db m24407) HM |
| | Beginning in the 1840s, the dock at Alviso served as Santa Clara County’s access to the San Francisco Bay. From this port, passengers boarded steamboats loaded with goods and produce bound for San Francisco and points beyond. In the early days of . . . — — Map (db m64389) HM |
| | During Alviso’s years as a major shipping port, this warehouse was used for the storage of goods prior to shipping. It was later incorporated into Bayside Cannery and used as a cold storage and refrigeration plant. Today it stands as one of the . . . — — Map (db m24345) HM |
| | Water in Alviso is a complex issue that touches on the environment, economics, and life safety. Already susceptible to flooding, Alviso’s situation was worsened by regional development. Hard paving, which prevented water absorption into the ground, . . . — — Map (db m24414) HM |
| | The Agricultural Heritage Plaques located throughout Historic Downtown Campbell were installed in 1992 as part of the Downtown Streetscape Project. The fruits and blossoms commemorating Campbell’s agricultural heritage were selected as most . . . — — Map (db m24742) HM |
| | This Property Has Been
Placed on the
National
Register of
Historic Places
By the United States
Department of the Interior
John Colpitts Ainsley, an Englishman, immigrated to California in 1886 and made his fortune in the canning of . . . — — Map (db m24136) HM |
| | This Califomia Mission Revival-style structure
was built by B. O. Curry in 1913 to house his
insurance and real estate businesses. Curry came
to Califomia in 1874 and made his fortune in
gold mines and timber in the Sierra Nevada.
Between . . . — — Map (db m154814) HM |
| | This Italian Renaissance-style building was constructed in 1911 to house the expanding business of the Bank of Campbell. The Bank of Campbell merged with the American Trust Company and remained here until 1938.
This building has since been home . . . — — Map (db m101519) HM |
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Campbell’s first bank operated here from 1895 – 1911. Purchased by Guy Farley in 1923. Campbell Avenue’s oldest commercial building. — — Map (db m24245) HM |
| | In the 1890s G.W. Snyder owned the original 9.1 acre parcel.
Ernest S. Barron, sales manager for the Ainsley Packing Company first occupied
the commodious California bungalow, built in 1917. The house boasts a large
sun porch, gabled dormer and . . . — — Map (db m154761) HM |
| | Black Walnut Trees planted about 1885 by William A. Swope, Son-In-Law of Benjamin Campbell, and daughters Alda Swope Blaine, Ethel Swope Davis, and Lena Swope French. — — Map (db m24234) HM |
| | Built in 1912 as a fruit storage and packing plant for
the Campbell Farmer's Union Packing Company,
purchased by Sunsweet in 1919, this complex
formed the core of Santa Clara Valley's agricultural
trade. A neighboring building, demolished to . . . — — Map (db m154773) HM |
| | The Campbell Volunteer Fire Department officially began in 1912. Keeping track of ladders was a problem and the need for a fire station became apparent. An ad placed in the newspaper urged "all parties to leave ladders belonging to fire dept. in . . . — — Map (db m24251) HM |
| | This beautiful Spanish Colonial Revival
building was designed by William Henry
Weeks and constructed in 1922. This was
the only grammar school in the district
until 1964. It was used as West Valley
College's first campus until 1976. Sold . . . — — Map (db m154798) HM |
| | Designed by W.H. Weeks.
Front facade and site.
Building reconstructed 1985. — — Map (db m155017) HM |
| | Campbell Union High School, built 1936-38,
served as Campbel's only secondary school
until after World War II. The original facility
included Auditorium, Administration Building
and Classroom Building. These fine examples
of Spanish Colonial . . . — — Map (db m155003) HM |
| | Campbell
Water Company
1928 elevated steel
tank and 1927 pump
station. Site of
original 1890's
Campbell Water
Company plant. — — Map (db m155019) HM |
| | The Campbell Country Woman's Club raised the funds to build this Spanish Colonial Revival-style structure in 1923. The town library and public meeting rooms were housed here until the 1960's .
The Woman's Club founded the Campbell Historical . . . — — Map (db m101521) HM |
| | These Spanish Colonia Revival-style commercial unites were constructed in 1947 and originally called the Friendly Shopping Center. The two-story building as the back was once a farm house, circa 1913-1915, and originally stood up front on Campbell . . . — — Map (db m101520) HM |
| | Lt. Colonel Juan Bautista De Anza and Party crossed this area in March 1776 en route to select sites for the Presidio and Mission of San Francisco.. — — Map (db m130196) HM |
| | This California Mission Revival-style building,
constructed in 1905, is the second oldest
commercial structure in Campbell. It is typical
of the stores built in small towns in the early
1900s. Upper floor served as housing
quarters and . . . — — Map (db m154807) HM |
| | This Renaissance Revival-style building, built in 1895, is the oldest structure in Campbell. By 1895, Ainsley Cannery and the Fruit Grower's Union employed hundreds of workers. The thriving town needed a local bank. The first Bank of Campbell was . . . — — Map (db m101518) HM |
| | First building owned by city after 1952 incorporation. Served as city offices from 1953 to 1956. — — Map (db m24250) HM |
| | This Neoclassical building was constructed
by B.O. Curry in 1920. It was part of a
'business block' development, which
consisted of five building in a row. For a
time this was the Mercantile Trust Bank.
Later it was a silent movie theater. In . . . — — Map (db m154803) HM |
| | HYDE CANNERY
Site of fruit
drying and canning
companies from
1887 to 1971.
George E. Hyde
Cannery buildings
remain — — Map (db m154812) HM |
| | Serafino Manfre built this Spanish Colonial
Revival house in 1925. An Italian
immigrant from Palermo, Sicily, he arrived
in America in 1900. After serving in WWI,
Mr. Manfre settled in Campbell in 1923,
where he became a successful . . . — — Map (db m154801) HM |
| | Established 1888
A pioneer industrialist
And public benefactor
Park dedicated February 20, 1978 — — Map (db m72007) HM |
| | Incorporated March 29, 1876, and financed by Comstock Lode money. Its northern terminus was San Francisco Ferry Building. Passengers were transported by ferry to Alameda where they boarded the cars for their 77.6 mile rail ride to Santa Cruz. In . . . — — Map (db m24171) HM |
| | The Ainsley House is an architectural gem and a
beautifully preserved example of English Tudor Revival complete with the original furnishings from the 1920's. It is also the final home of an important individual who made
significant contributions . . . — — Map (db m156294) HM |
| | California used to be part of Spain and then Mexico. Vast ranchos were granted to worthy citizens. In 1840 Mexican Governor Juan Alvarado granted Rancho Rinconada de los Gatos (corner of the cougars) to brothers-in-law Sebastian Fabian Peralta and . . . — — Map (db m130197) HM |
| | This arroyo honoring San Joseph, patron saint of flight and students, was first discovered and traversed by Spanish explorers in 1769. On March 25-26, 1776 Colonel Juan Bautista de Anza made it his encampment No. 99 as mapped by his cartographer . . . — — Map (db m54025) HM |
| | Captain Stephens brought the first wagons
over the snow covered Sierra Nevada
Truckee Pass with no casualties in the
Stephens-Murphy-Townsend party of 1844,
arriving at Sutter's Fort with 11 wagons
and 51 people plus 2 infants born on the
way. . . . — — Map (db m24125) HM |
| | This monument marks the former campus of St. Joseph’s College. Established with the primary purpose of training candidates for Catholic Priesthood, the college also educated thousands of young men who entered public service throughout this country . . . — — Map (db m58977) HM |
| | John Cameron Gilroy
circa 1854
John Cameron Gilroy, native of Scotland, arrived in Spanish California in 1814, and became the first permanent English speaking settler. He married Maria Clara de la Ascencion Ortega, daughter of the family that . . . — — Map (db m68909) HM |
| | This land was originally part of the El Rancho Solis granted in 1828. The main home is one of the oldest wooden structures in the county. Part of the present residence dates back to 1833 and the redwood timbers were hauled from Mt. Madonna for its . . . — — Map (db m54056) HM |
| | On September 16, 1857, John Butterfield, a New Yorker, received a contract with the U.S. Post Office Department to establish reliable transportation between Missouri and San Francisco.
As a young man he joined with Henry Wells and William Fargo . . . — — Map (db m57988) HM |
| | [This is a two-sided marker. Side-one being in English and Side-two being in Spanish:]
[Side One:]
CHITACTAC
For over 3,000 years, this area around the Uvas Creek drainage supported large populations of ancestral Ohlone People. . . . — — Map (db m18508) HM |
| | In the 1830s, most of what is now the park was located on the Rancho San Francisco de las Llagas granted to Carlos Castro. The reservoir is found on early public lands and also on the lesser Rancho La Polka granted to Isabel Ortega; her father, . . . — — Map (db m18528) HM |
| | Bernard and Mabel Franklin moved to this property after its purchase in 1895. The home at this location had been built approximately 20 years prior, from Mt. Madonna Redwood. It has been home to four generations of Franklins. Bernard helped build . . . — — Map (db m54059) HM |
| | John Gilroy arrived in Monterey in 1814 on one of the North-West Co.
trading ships; "ISAAC TODD," which he deserted. He then fled to the Santa Clara Valley, marrying Maria Clara Ortega and settling on Rancho San Ysidro. His rightful name was John . . . — — Map (db m112025) HM |
| | This Property
Is Listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
By the United States
Department of the Interior
Carnegie Library
1910 — — Map (db m18470) HM |
| | This park was once the summer home of "the cattle king" Henry Miller. Mr. Miller was the dominant partner in the firm Miller & Lux. The large foundation on your left was Mrs. Miller's home, and the other two foundations were a dining hall and . . . — — Map (db m54057) HM |
| | This building was constructed in 1905 and restored by the Gilroy Historical Society to the memory of the pioneers of this area. — — Map (db m18495) HM |
| | Charting a course of their own to become founders of Santa Clara Valley
In 1844, Martin Murphy Sr. brought his large, Irish family across the continent in the Stephens-Murphy-Townsend overland part. Their determination, optimism and close . . . — — Map (db m18546) HM |
| | [This base is a two-sided monument commemorating both Rancho San Ysidro (side 1) and San Ysidro School (side 2)]
RANCHO SAN YSIDRO
In the early 1800's Rancho San Ysidro was granted to Ygnacio Ortega. After his
death the lands were . . . — — Map (db m18484) HM |
| | The Catherine Dunn Ranch once part of the Rancho San Francisco de Las Llagas Spanish land grant was divided in 1893 and sold to early settlers to form Rucker Township.
Education was especially important to these pioneers who had been through . . . — — Map (db m18473) HM |
| | Henry Miller, “The Cattle King”
With only $6 in his pocket, German immigrant Henry Miller (birth name Heinrich Alfred Kreiser) stepped off the boat in San Francisco in 1850 with one pervading ambition – to labor hard at a . . . — — Map (db m54122) HM |
| | This rancho was a grant from the Mexican goverment (sic) to Jose, Maria, Mejia and Juan Perez Pacheco made November 4, 1843 and signed by Manuel Micheltorena, Mexican governor of the Californias.
The grant contained eleven square leagues . . . — — Map (db m93201) HM |
| | A toll road was built over Pacheco Pass in 1857 by Andrew D. Firebaugh. Later in that same year he built a tavern near this site, which became a Butterfield transcontinental stage stop. In 1859 the Pacific and Atlantic Company built a telegraph line . . . — — Map (db m54036) HM |
| | This two-story building, the second permanent business building in town, was built at the direction of Paul Shoup, often referred to as the "Father of Los Altos." It was the foresight of Mr. Shoup and his associates that led to a concept of the town . . . — — Map (db m100303) HM |
| | Built in 1908, this structure housed the first commercial business in the new town of Los Altos. William and Lillian Eschenbruecher operated their hardware store here for more than a year before electricity and water became general available to . . . — — Map (db m100305) HM |
| | Built in 1911, this two-story structure, often referred to as the "Copland Building". was the forth building to appear along Main Street. At one time a side door existed on First Street near the rear of the building. Except for the removal of this . . . — — Map (db m100302) HM |
| | This "double building" was built by Paul and Guy Shoup around 1910. It was the third building in downtown Los Altos and housed the offices of Altos Land Company, Los Altos Building and Loan Association, Los Altos Water Company, University Land . . . — — Map (db m100307) HM |
| | In the early 1900's, Southern Pacific Railroad ran tracks down what is now Foothill Expressway connecting Los Altos with San Jose and San Francisco. A railway depot was built not far from here and called "Loyola Corners", after St. Ignatius Loyola, . . . — — Map (db m100298) HM |
| | Site of first
Los Altos
Elementary School
Est. 1908
Div. 54 C.R.T.A. — — Map (db m100304) HM |
| | The town of Los Altos as we know it owes its existence to the Southern Pacific Railroad. Needing a shortcut between Palo Alto and Los Gatos, the Southern Pacific Railroad acquired the downtown "triangle" in 1907 from Sarah Winchester, who refused to . . . — — Map (db m100299) HM |
| | In 1919, Charles Erskine Scott Wood and Sara Bard Field purchased a beautiful 34-acre site overlooking Los Gatos to establish a refuge for their creative pursuits. Here they commissioned Robert Treat Paine to create two large statures to mark the . . . — — Map (db m92716) HM |
| | Mount Umunhum holds great spiritual value of local tribal bands such as the Amah Mutsen and Muwekma. This mountain is where visions are sought and communion with the spiritual world is made. It is also where relationships with ancestors and future . . . — — Map (db m114620) HM |
| | Mount Umunhum is a sacred site for today's Amah Mustun and Muwekma tribal bands, who are the living descendants of the ancestral Ohlone tribes native to the region. Along with the eagle, hawk, and raven, the hummingbird plays an important role in . . . — — Map (db m114626) HM |
| | This is all that remains of the four-story stone flour mill built in 1854 by James Alexander Forbes. The town that grew around this building was first called Forbes Mill, then Forbestown, and finally Los Gatos. — — Map (db m3295) HM |
| | Kotani-En is a classical Japanese residence in the formal style of a 13th-century estate with tile roofed walls surrounding a tea house, shrine, gardens, and ponds. Constructed for Max M. Cohen in 1918-1924 of mahogany, cedar, bamboo, and ceramic . . . — — Map (db m135507) HM |
| | Watershed: Guadalupe River
Capacity: 6.5 billion gallons
Depth: 130 feet
Length: 2.5 miles
Built: 1952
Lexington Reservoir, named for the historic 1850's town which once stood on the valley's floor, is a significant . . . — — Map (db m55147) HM |
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In 1952, Santa Cruz Mountain rainwater flowing from the surrounding creeks filled the new reservoir and slowly covered what was left of the once prosperous towns of Lexington, Alma and an old portion of Highway 17. Looking out today across the . . . — — Map (db m54121) HM |
| | In 1858 the Santa Cruz Turnpike Company awarded a contract in the amount of $6000 to Charles Henry “Mountain Charlie” McKiernan and Hiram Scott for the construction of a road. The road from the Scott house, located in what is now Scotts . . . — — Map (db m54128) HM |
| | “Mountain Charley” McKiernan, one of the earliest residents of the Santa Crux Mountains, settled near here in 1850. John Martin Schultheis and his wife homesteaded land about a mile from here in 1852. Their home still standing (1950). . . . — — Map (db m53475) HM |
| | The redwood frame house that stood on this site was
built in 1895 by Michael Schmitt and later owned by
his daughter and son-in-law, Clarice and Frank Nickson.
In the century it endured, the home sheltered five
generations or the Schmitt-Nickson . . . — — Map (db m154809) HM |
| | The original Coast Redwood tree was planted
by our 26th President Theodore Roosevelt on
May 11, 1903. This majestic redwood was
located on the southwest corner of Campbell
Avenue at Winchester Boulevard. It stood in
that location, growing to a . . . — — Map (db m154876) HM |
| | In 1950 half of Milpitas still lived on farms.
There were nearly 7,000 acres of farmland,
8,000 acres of orchards and
over 300 acres of dairy fields.
On this site on May 17, 1955 the Ford Motor Company opened
the Milpitas assembly . . . — — Map (db m154932) HM |
| | [The Morgan Hill Centennial Project is a very unusual ‘marker’. It was created to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the incorporation of the City of Morgan Hill. One starts at the center of the marker and then proceeds along an expanding spiral . . . — — Map (db m46097) HM |
| | Long before nearby Coyote Creek was dammed to form the reservoir in 1950, people were drawn to its cool shade and clear flowing water. In 2006 an ancient burial site
was unearthed during construction of homes across the street from this park. First . . . — — Map (db m54034) HM |
| | Imagine eight months on a long distance road trip with five children and a van.
Now imagine doing it without modern convenience. No rest stops, no cars, no roads, no wheels of any kind. Juan Bautista de Anza led 30 families with over 240 . . . — — Map (db m100369) HM |
| | Lt. Colonel Juan Bautista de Anza and party crossed this area in March 1778, in route to select sites for the Presidio and the Mission of San Francisco.
In the center of the marker is a circular motif, designed by Doris Birkland Beezley, of . . . — — Map (db m46135) HM |
| | Built in 1908 by John Page. Mrs Alberta Page operated it as a boarding house for working men. The “one dollar a day” rate” included three meals, one of which was a bag lunch. The always full boarding house was famous and very . . . — — Map (db m68911) HM |
| | In 1893, seven pioneers who had just arrive in the new township of Morgan Hill built the Methodist Episcopal Church sanctuary on this land, which was donated by the Phillips Land Company. The church constructed with lumber hauled by wagon from San . . . — — Map (db m46151) HM |
| | This famous tavern and stage stop was located 21 miles from San Jose on the road to Monterey. The 21-Mile House was built in 1852 by William Host beneath a spreading oak that later was called the Vasquez Tree. The house was sold to William Tennant . . . — — Map (db m156621) HM |
| | On this site stood the Skeels Hotel, which was owned and operated by Harry and Cynthia Skeels as a hotel and restaurant from 1925 to 1948.
The original building was altered in 1938 to accommodate the widening of Monterey Highway by 30 feet. . . . — — Map (db m46150) HM |
| | Background
What is a Granary?
A granary is a storage facility for grains. Granaries have been built from ancient times, with the oldest granaries dating back to 9500BC! Originally, they were carved into the ground or rock, or made of . . . — — Map (db m46725) HM |
| | Built in 1906 by Frank L. Merrill. The building is a revival of the Italian Renaissance style which spread over Europe in the 15th and 16th centuries. The building was the original Morgan Hill Bank. The building is known as the Votaw Building named . . . — — Map (db m46160) HM |
| | This bronze sculpture depicts one of Morgan Hill’s early founding families, Hiram Morgan Hiss, his wife Diana and their daughter Diane. In 1898, when the first Southern Pacific station was built, many visitors would request the train stop at . . . — — Map (db m46161) HM |
| | This eighteen room farmhouse was built by Nicholas Kristmas in 1924. By 1928, it had entered into an era of local infamy during which it was known alternatively by the names Blue and Gold Kennel Club, Whitehall Distillery, and Burton's Gold Medal . . . — — Map (db m150657) HM |
| | The Computer History Museum's mission is to preserve and present for posterity the artifacts and stories of the Information Age. The museum houses the collection of computers and related software, and visual media. Public exhibits celebrate the . . . — — Map (db m154426) HM |
| | One mile north-west of this plaque lies Jagel Slough, named for the Jagel Family, who were hay and grain farmers in the area. It is believed Ozymandias P. Jagel, who settled here (1859), set up a still to carry on an illegal liquor business. He . . . — — Map (db m116026) |
| | Site of the original
Mariano Castro Adobe,
built in 1840 on Rancho Pastoría de las Borregas, a Mexican land grant. — — Map (db m100129) HM |
| | A Pioneer Family
Henry Rengstorff grew up in Germany. Like so many others of his generation, Henry was lured to California by stories of the Gold Rush. He left home at the age of 21, sailed around Cape Horn and arrived in San Francisco in 1850 . . . — — Map (db m69152) HM |
| | Stanford Research Institute's Artificial Intelligence Center developed the world's first mobile intelligent robot, Shakey. It could perceive its surroundings, infer implicit facts from explicit ones, create plans, recover from errors in plan . . . — — Map (db m154427) HM |
| | Shenandoah Plaza
In Memory of the Fourteen Officers and men
USS Shenandoah
Lost September 3, 1925
Lord, guard and guide the men who fly
through the great spaces in the sky.
Be with them always in the air,
in darkening storms or . . . — — Map (db m103035) HM |
| | Wild Cherry Tree
on property of Benjamin Bubb, used in government survey of 1865 and by early settlers to locate their land. — — Map (db m100127) HM |
| | In 1888, at the request of local residents, the Southern Pacific Railroad built a depot at Mountain View Station, at a cost of $4,000. The second floor was used as living quarters for the station agent.
By 1892, ten passenger trains stopped daily . . . — — Map (db m100128) HM |
| | The Victorian Beauty
The 16 room house that Henry Rengstorff built in 1867 is a fine example of the Bay Area’s late Victorian Italianate architecture. The facade of the house is symmetrical, with the central entrance defined by a pillared . . . — — Map (db m69151) HM |
| | On the east bank of Los Alamitos Creek, with graves dating back to the 1800s, lies the final resting place for Quicksilver Miners and their families. A wooden marker notes the burial site of Richard Bertram Barrett's arm, lost in a hunting accident . . . — — Map (db m114985) HM |
| | Built after the tragic 1875 fire destroyed the original 1848 Adobe Hotel. First two-story hotel in California. Used by the Almaden Quicksilver Mining Co. for unmarried employees & to house visitors to mining settlement. Remodeled into the Café Del . . . — — Map (db m114981) HM |
| | At the corner of Alameda Road at Bertram, sat the first Hacienda Schoolhouse built in the 1850s by mine owner Barron Forbes Co. to educate miners' and neighboring ranchers' children. About 85 students attended grades 1-8. In 1914, a second adjacent . . . — — Map (db m114956) HM |
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