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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RR1_tassajara-school_Pleasanton-CA.html
This one room school house was built by the Tassajara School District in 1889 and served the entire area until 1946 at which time the district was merged with the Danville Union School District. The black walnut trees were planted and cared for by…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BKY_gold-creek_Pleasanton-CA.html
On Feb. 8, 1871 two men, the names of Neal F. Taylor and Timothy Cox, were looking for coal in the area and found more than they were looking for. On this creek which comes down through the then Dougherty Ranch the two men found a gold nugget. The…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGDY_alviso-adobe-community-park_Pleasanton-CA.html
[Panel 1:]Pleasanton's past and the rich stories of the people that have come before can be discovered in the landscape and features of this park. Three periods of occupation trace regional settlement from prehistory to the present day.
Native …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGDK_meadowlark-dairy-dairy-managers-house_Pleasanton-CA.html
These low boundary walls show the approximate location of the Meadowlark Dairy manager's house. The dairy manager played an important role in day-to-day operations. His house had a kitchen, living room, office and bedrooms. A half-cellar under the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGDF_meadowlark-dairy-dairy-bunkhouse_Pleasanton-CA.html
There were once many buildings on the Meadowlark Dairy complex. One important building was a place for the ranch hands and workers to sleep and socialize. This bunkhouse is a smaller version of the one that was at the dairy. The current Foothill R…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGDD_meadowlark-dairy-the-dairy-silo_Pleasanton-CA.html
At roughly 45 feet high, the Meadowlark Dairy silo was a distinctive visual landmark. This circular paving marks the silo's approximate location. The original silo and barn were much larger. Silage, fodder for animals, is created by partially ferm…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGC7_alviso-adobe_Pleasanton-CA.html
Built in 1854, the Alviso Adobe is one of the few adobe structures remaining in the Bay Area. Declared a California Historic Landmark in 1954, the building stands relatively unmodified since the 1920s.
The adobe was in continuous use from 1854 …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RQ_francisco-solano-alviso-adobe_Pleasanton-CA.html
This building, erected in 1844-46 by Francisco Solano Alviso, was the first adobe house to be built in the Pleasanton Valley. It was originally called Alisal-The Sycamores. Following the Battle of Sunol Canyon, General John C. Fr?mont withdrew to …