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Article on the land of the Carmelite Monastery and previous owners, especially highlighting Judge Hiram Bond

"Charles Copeland Morse Residence The House that Seeds Built" was constructed in 1892 by Charles Copeland Morse, co-founder of one of the largest vegetable and flower seed companies in the world, the Ferry-Morse seed company. This outstanding Queen…

Fray Junipero Serra plaque; "Fray Junipero Serra 1713-1784 Founder of the California Missions In Memory of Eugenie B. Hannon Donated by William H. Hannon Foundation"

Fray Junipero Serra statue and plaque at Mission Santa Clara; plaque reads, "Fray Junipero Serra 1713-1784 Founder of the California Missions In Memory of Eugenie B. Hannon Donated by William H. Hannon Foundation"

A dated list, plus maps, of areas detailed as "cessions"—Native American Land taken by the United States government across the United States between 1846-1851; names the tribes residing on the land previously and the State to which the land was…

Mission Santa Clara Plaque; "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…

Arbors that support wisteria plants (not blooming in image) at the Santa Clara Carmelite Monastery; were supposedly put in place by one of the previous owners during the 19th century and still stand today; visitors may still walk in their…

Olive trees planted; a reminder of Christ in agony in the Garden of Gethsemane before his crucifixion

The cornerstone on the left hand side of the church at Santa Clara's Carmelite Monastery, which reads "In Memoriam Alice Phelan Sullivan Foundress Carmel of the Infant Jesus Santa Clara." Gold type laid over what looks like marble or granite, fitted…