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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMG83_la-montagne-boarding-house_San-Jose-CA.html
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 perf…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMG5W_china-camp_San-Jose-CA.html
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 bu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMG5U_bayside-cannery_San-Jose-CA.html
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 …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMG5D_union-warehouse-and-docks_San-Jose-CA.html
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 ol…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMG5A_alviso_San-Jose-CA.html
∙∙∙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 1849.W…
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