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Plaque of Carmelite Monastery's History

Santa Clara Point of Historical Interest No. 2; plaque gives few details of one previous owner, Bond, who bought the land in 1895 and kept it until…

PlaqueSiteOfFirstMiningInCalifornia

First work done at Almaden ore in 1824; in regular producation after 1845; plaque placed by State Department of Parks and Recreation on October 13,…

Santa Clara Incorporated Plaque

The incorporation of Santa Clara as township; "On July 5, 1852 Santa Clara was incorporated as a township with the approval of the California State…

Santa Clara Public Memory through Plaque

I decided to go on a walk, which is something I do on a regular basis. However, in the spirit of using walking as a methodology, I decided on the fly…

Siyante, Potoyanti, Coconoon, Apangasse, Aplache, and Awallache land taken (ceded by California) on March 19, 1851

A dated list, plus maps, of areas detailed as "cessions"—Native American Land taken by the United States government across the United States between…

Spearman's Santa Clara Missions over time map

Map of Santa Clara Missions over time drawn put together by Jesuit Arthur Spearman, S.J.; shows each location of the Missions (as known at Spearman's…

Women's Club Adobe Plaque

"This Adobe, among the oldest in Santa Clara Valley, was one of the several continuous rows of homes built in 1792-1800 as dwellings for the Indian…