Named for Arthur R. Wilson, who founded Granite Rock Company on February 14, 1900, this quarry has been the heart of Granite Rock's business since the beginning. In more than a century of continuous operation, the quarry has seen destruction from . . . — — Map (db m247974) HM
First saloon serving steam beer in this area. Has been here for over 100 years. Owned and operated for many years by Steve Kaelin. Presently owned by Lydia C. and Ray L. Dassel. — — Map (db m62682) HM
On November 19, 1868, the newly-formed San Justo Homestead Association initiated the formation of Hollister through the purchase of 21,000 acres of the former Rancho San Justo from
William Welles Hollister. The association assured the prosperity of . . . — — Map (db m203278) HM
The Tres Pinos Branch of the Southern Pacific Railroad began train service to Hollister on July 13, 1871. Train service was a main reason the population grew from 300 in 1870 to over 2000 in 1873. Besides passenger service, major commodities shipped . . . — — Map (db m26832) HM
S Sgt. Robert W. Oates
August 10, 1966
Sp. 4 David Vasquez
March 22, 1967
Sp. 4 Lawrence R. Dodd
May 26, 1967
P.F.C. Gabriel Betancourt
September 19, 1967
P.F.C. Albert Gonzalez
July 23, 1968
P.F.C. Arcadio Torres
August 22, . . . — — Map (db m120468) WM
The State Theatre opened on July, 25, 1930, featuring The Social Lion. The terrazzo sidewalk is all that remains on the once “handsome theatre.” — — Map (db m55216) HM
Education was important to settlers in San Benito County, who would start a school with as few as five pupils, a place to hold class and a teacher. Early schools were placed 'about 5 miles apart' because the students had to travel on foot or on . . . — — Map (db m26730) HM
Fueled with a zest largely unknown outside of WW II combat vets, Wino Willie Forkner and other early members of the Boozefighters Motorcycle Club partied with other clubs and the citizens of Hollister at its famous 1947 Gypsy Tour. Prominent at the . . . — — Map (db m78353) HM
Was discovered on February 22, 1907 by James Marshall Couch while prospecting for quicksilver on a fifty dollar grubstake for shares from R.W. Dallas and Tom Sanders. On July 30, 1907 mineralogy Professor George D. Louderback identified it as a new . . . — — Map (db m63910) HM
Pinnacles has seen the birth and growth of modern rock climbing over the past 80 years. The early accents of the rock spires, often done with basketball sneakers and braided hemp rope, were dangerous and intensely challenging. The crackless faces of . . . — — Map (db m87694) HM
Built in 1894 by J.J. Burt to carry “Diamond Brand” lime from Harlan Mt. the S.P. railhead at Tres Pinos.
The track was a single wooden rail. The locomotive was wood fueled steam operated. On its maiden voyage the engine exploded while . . . — — Map (db m62683) HM
New Idria Mine ranks among the most famous quicksilver mines of the world. Named for Idria Mine, then in Austria. Mission Fathers, before the American Occupation, made assays and determined ore to be cinnabar. Work begun in 50's. In 1881 between two . . . — — Map (db m155768) HM
In Memory
Raymond F. Eade
Sgt. HHC 8th Inf 4th Div
Vietnam
Bronze Star Medal - Purple Heart
Aug. 15, 1947 – March 24, 1969
(A second, smaller plaque mounted under the main marker):
Raymond: a native of this . . . — — Map (db m63912) WM
Ecology is all about how all things around us interact and affect each other, from rocks to plants to animals. Here is a place rich with different ecological interactions. How many can you see?
Millions of years ago, most of California was under . . . — — Map (db m71565) HM
The Downfall of Tiburcio Vasquez began here in what was at that time the Monterey County hamlet of Tres Pinos at about 7 p.m. on August 26, 1873, when the notorious outlaw and six others arrived to rob Andrew Snyder's store.
But first, they . . . — — Map (db m229357) HM
The original town of Tres Pinos had been here for more than a decade when its post office opened on January 24, 1971. The town lost use of its name after August 12, 1873, when the Southern Pacific Railroad opened the Tres Pinos Station 4.7 miles . . . — — Map (db m229358) HM
The rocky spires of Condor Crags are seen rising above you, named by those who once saw California condors soaring over these lofty formations. In 2003, Pinnacles National Monument became part of a cooperative program to restore these endangered . . . — — Map (db m41123) HM
French immigrant Theophile Vaché planted a vineyard here in 1851. He chose his location well. Its elevation at about 1100 feet provides a moderate climate and a long growing season. The nearby Gabilan and Santa Clara Mountain Ranges temper the cool . . . — — Map (db m297274) HM
In 1775 and 1776 Lt Colonel Juan Bautista de Anza, Father Pedro Font along with 240 colonists, soldiers and others traveled 1,800 miles from Sonora, Mexico to Monterey, California. Anza then led a smaller party of soldiers to choose sites for the . . . — — Map (db m213060) HM
Anza House has been designated a Registered National Historic Landmark under the provisions of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935. This site possesses exceptional value in commemorating or illustrating the history of the United States. — — Map (db m41010) HM
“On October 24, 1839, I blessed the Campo Santo Nuevo (New Cemetery, which because the cemetery adjoining the church could hold no more bodies, was laid out away from the church).”
Fr. Antonio Anzar
A part of . . . — — Map (db m125365) HM
Over 150 years ago, San Juan Bautista was a vital crossroads for trade and travel in California. Seven stage lines including the famed Wells Fargo passed this spot. Built in 1919 by Carl Martin Luck using local cement plant concrete, this . . . — — Map (db m195804) HM
This adobe building erected about 1838 on a grant of 1500 Spanish varas from the Mexican Government to Don Jose Maria Castro, interim Comandante General 1845-1846 and interim Governor of Alta California 1835-1836. Deeded by him February 7, 1849 to . . . — — Map (db m15354) HM
The Castro/Breen adobe is associated with the early development and settlement of Mexican California. The adobe is an excellent example of blended eastern and western building methods first produced in Monterey to form the Monterey Colonial . . . — — Map (db m82243) HM
The USPS opened a post office in town on July 28, 1851, calling it San Juan, and on September 6, 1869, the Monterey County Board of Supervisors approved officially incorporated the town with the title of, "The Inhabitants of the Town of San Juan." . . . — — Map (db m138933) HM
Lt. Colonel Juan Bautista de Anza by decree of Carlos III of Spain led and expedition near this site – The mission being to colonize the San Francisco Bay Area. — — Map (db m15366) HM
The above marker shows the direction of the road that connected the 21 Missions. Expeditions left here to go north to Mission Santa Clara or go south to the head-quarters at Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo.
This road was used from 1797 to . . . — — Map (db m15344) HM
As part of Spain’s imperial road system, El Camino Real connected the missions in Alta (Upper) California, from San Diego to San Francisco and Sonoma. The Royal Road was the heart of keeping the missions supplied with goods and people, as the . . . — — Map (db m236037) HM
upper marker:
Placed here June 24, 1910 by San Juan Bautista Parlor No. 179 Native Daughters of the Golden West. Rededicated 1974.
lower marker:
El Camino Real Bell, placed here June 24, 1910, by San Juan Bautista . . . — — Map (db m82204) HM
Fremont Peak was called Gavilan Peak in early Spanish times, Gavilan in English meaning Hawk. In 1846 Capt. John Charles Fremont, brevet captain of topographical engineers of the United States Army, was conducting a survey and exploring expedition . . . — — Map (db m62680) HM
In March 1846, Jose Castro, Mexican Military Commander, ordered John C. Fremont from the country, and with Kit Carson and 60 men he moved to top of peak, built entrenchments, raised flag and awaited attack. Bear Flag Incident and Mexican War . . . — — Map (db m150263) HM
Jim Jack was known as China Jim, the Mustard King. In the 1880’s he gathered mustard seed from the grain fields in the San Juan Valley. Jim Jack, “the big-hearted Chinaman” had that rarest of gifts, the gift of giving. — — Map (db m62721) HM
John Charles Fremont was a naturalist, explorer, scientist and Captain with the U.S. Topographical Engineers on his third expedition to the West when he camped on this mountain. His assignment was to survey, map, chart trails and find the shortest . . . — — Map (db m57986) HM
Founded June 24, 1797 by Father Laseun
15th of the 21 Missions largest and only church with 3 aisles. Dedicated in 1812
Monastery wing consisted of 36 rooms
This Mission has never been abandoned. It is now the parish church of San Juan . . . — — Map (db m82242) HM
Reportedly built in the 1840’s by a Basque named Rafael Pico. First recorded owner Maria Antonia Boronda in 1849. Owned by family members of Jose Maria Castro for many years. Ruins purchased by San Juan Bautista Parlor, N.D.G.W. in 1934. — — Map (db m62688) HM
Marker One:
Has been placed on the
National Register of Historic Places
By the United States Department of the Interior
1868
Marker Two:
San Juan Bautista
Third Street Historic . . . — — Map (db m225308) HM
In Memoriam
Patrick and Margaret Breen
These pioneers left county Carlow, Ireland, in 1828. By 1845 they were owners of a farm in Iowa Territory.
Heading westward again, they joined the Donnor Party, whose heroic struggles to survive the . . . — — Map (db m301873) HM
English:
Residents Built and Destroyed on this Corner
The first permanent structures here were the adobe apartments for the Mission military families.
In 1856, a wooden Wells Fargo Express Office replaced the adobe ruins. . . . — — Map (db m82205) HM
Portland Cement Association
Safety Trophy Award
Ideal Cement Compamy
San Juan Bautista, California for a
Perfect Safety Record in 1960 — — Map (db m15322) HM
San Juan Bautista Plaza Historic District has been designated a Registered National Historic Landmark under the provisions of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935. This site possesses exceptional value in commemorating or illustrating the . . . — — Map (db m154360) HM
Dedication
In memory of the
San Juan Bautista area
WW II veterans
who gave their lives
so we all could be free
Pvt. Leslie Garratt • Lt. Gene Cullumber • Lt. David Phillips • Pfc. Raymond Acuna • Pfc. Guy Rider • S/Sgt. Edwin Kellogg • . . . — — Map (db m62724) WM
The San Juan Pacific Railway was incorporated May 4, 1907, becoming the California Central Railroad in 1912. Some of the locals referred to it as The San Juan Terrific. Built to haul the expected large quantities of Portland cement from the Old . . . — — Map (db m100906) HM
English:
Possibly the First Log Cabin in California
Originally located 1.5 miles southeast on Mission Vineyard Ranch, this cabin type was unusual in 1830 California. A skilled American carpenter hand split and trimmed the redwood slabs . . . — — Map (db m92883) HM
Where You Stand
Before Europeans arrived, these lands were known as Popeloutchom. We Native people of Popeloutchom are known today as the Amah Mutsun. We know San Juan Bautista as kooTehtak, or "place of the gopher snakes."
Amah Mutsun . . . — — Map (db m230992) HM
In Celebration of the
U.S.Geological Survey's Centennial
1879 - 1979
Dedicated July 4, 1979
by
SAN JUAN BAUTISTA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
In Cooperation With
Old Mission San Juan Bautista-Diocese of . . . — — Map (db m15340) HM
English:
Holding Cell for Drunks and Petty Offenders
Sheriffs transported law breakers to Monterey or Hollister until 1870. Then the town built a jail for minor violators. Originally located on 4th Street, this simple building served the . . . — — Map (db m92884) HM
Dedicated MDCCCCXXIII
by the citizens of San Juan
Bautista under the auspices of the
San Juan Bautista Parlor
Native Daughters of the Golden West
to the
Veterans of the World War
and in memory of
Charles F. Patrick
who died . . . — — Map (db m62722) WM
Buried in this sacred ground in unmarked graves are about 4300 mission Indians, Spanish and pioneer settlers.
This mission’s first offering to God, marked with the sign of the Holy Trinity was a child, Maria Trinidad, buried April 23, 1798. . . . — — Map (db m230994) HM
This building began life as the Wells Fargo Office located on Mariposa Str. In the 1870s it became a dressmakers shop.
Hotel owner Angelo Zanetta moved the building to this location in 1885 for employee housing.
His unmarried daughter, Victoria, . . . — — Map (db m225309) HM
Eviglia's Place operated by Frank & Henrietta Eviglia for 40 years. Operated as 19th Hole by John Eviglia & Jean Mouret for 17 years.
Operated by Buck (ECV) & Stoffer (ECV) for 13 years. Operated 1 year by Welch & Galleri. Currently operated by . . . — — Map (db m229348) HM
First saloon serving steam beer in this area. Has been here for over 100 years. Owned and operated for many years by Steve Kaelin. Presently owned by Lydia C. and Ray L. Dassel. — — Map (db m62925) HM
Once a common sight in the rural Hollister area, apricot cutting sheds were where the harvested apricots were cut in half and then were placed on wood trays to be dried in the sun. The apricot season usually started at the same time that school got . . . — — Map (db m137801) HM
Costanoan Peoples passed through this area along a trade route from their villages between the Pinnacles and San Juan Bautista. Durning the Mexican Era of Alta California, this property was government land enjoining Rancho Santa Ana y Quien Sabe. . . . — — Map (db m132149) HM
With the arrival of the Southern Pacific Railroad in
Hollister on July 13, 1871, a series of events occurred
that led to the founding of San Benito County, as new
markets opened through the railroad, support grew
to explore dividing Monterey . . . — — Map (db m252512) HM
The hotel served patrons
of the Southern Pacific
line that ended at the
Tres Pinos turntable.
Monterey Viejo Chapter
E Clampus Vitus
June 2, 1973 — — Map (db m26920) HM
