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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMG3R_santa-clara-depot_Santa-Clara-CA.html
Members of Mountain Charlie, Chapter No. 1850, E. Clampus Vitus, commend the South Bay Historical Railroad Society for their volunteer efforts in restoring the Santa Clara Depot.Constructed in 1863 for the San Francisco and San Jose Railroad, it i…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMG3G_rev-isaac-owen_Santa-Clara-CA.html
[Side 1 of Obelisk:]Rev. Isaac OwenFirst Superintendentof theMethodist EpiscopalChurch in CaliforniaBorn in VermontMarch 9, 1809Died in San FranciscoFeb. 9, 1866 [Side 2 of Obelisk:]Elizabeth G.Wife ofRev. Isaac OwenDaughter ofW. & L. HardinDied A…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMG37_eberhard_Santa-Clara-CA.html
One of the largest tanneries in the world, the Eberhard Tannery was part of Santa Clara's economic life for over 100 years. Originally called the Santa Clara Tannery, in 1867 it was purchased by John J. Eberhard from his Father-In-Law. By 1904 the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFZV_captain-harry-love_Santa-Clara-CA.html
Here lies Captain Harry Love, who with a troop of twenty others, on July 25, 1853 allegedly killed bandits Joaquin Murrieta and Three Fingered Jack near Arroyo de Cantua, Fresno County, California.
Born in Vermont, Love first visited Alta Calif…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NR_old-sites-of-mission-santa-clara-de-assis_Santa-Clara-CA.html
Second Site 1799-1784MissionSanta Clara de AsisOriginal SiteJanuary 12, 1777Founded bythe Franciscan Fathers967 yards north, 334 yardssouth of Bayshore HighwayBridge No. 37-64
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM132_armistice-oak-tree-site_Santa-Clara-CA.html
Here, on January 8, 1847, Francisco Sanchez, leader of a California band surrendered himself and some American prisoners and arms to Lieut. Grayson thus ending the "Battle of Santa Clara" or the "Battle of the Mustard Stalks" of January 2, 1847. T…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11V_mission-santa-clara_Santa-Clara-CA.html
Santa Clara, the first california mission to honor a woman, Clare of Assisi, as its patron saint, was founded nearby on the Guadalupe River on January 12, 1777. It once had the largest Indian population of any California mission. Floods and earthq…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX0_santa-clara-womens-club-adobe_Santa-Clara-CA.html
This adobe, among the oldest in Santa Clara Valley, was one of several continuous rows of homes built in 1792-1800 as dwellings for the indian families of Mission Santa Clara. It links the Franciscan padres' labors with California of today.