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California Historical Landmarks (PH 9-13)(Before 1969) (134 pages)
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GAVIOTA PASS
Here, on Christmas Day, 1846, natives and soldiers from the
248 Presidio of Santa Barbara lay in ambush for Lieutenant Colonel
John C. Frémont, U.S.A., and his battalion. Advised of the plot,
Frémont was guided over the San Marcos Pass by Benjamin
Foxen and his son William, and captured Santa Barbara with
out bloodshed.
4 miles northeast of Gaviora (Santa Barbara)
OLD ADOBE WOMAN'S CLUB
This adobe, among the oldest in Santa Clara Valley, was one
249 of several continuous rows of homes built in 1792-1800 as dwelEE az {fi —_
Benicia Capitol (No. 153, Solano)
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lings for the Indian families of Mission Santa Clara. It links the
Franciscan padres’ labors with California of today.
Kifer Road and De la Cruz Boulevard, Santa Clara (Santa Clara)
OLD SITES OF MISSION SANTA CLARA DE ASIS AND OLD
SPANISH BRIDGE
The first mission in this valley, Mission Santa Clara De Thamien,
250 was established at this site by Franciscan Padres Tomas de la
Pefia and Joseph Antonio Murgdia January 17, 1777. Here, at the
Indian village of So-co-is-u-ka, they erected a cross and shelter
of worship and brought christianity to the Costanoan Indians.
Kifer Road and De la Cruz Boulevard, Santa Clara (Santa Clara)
VALLEY SPRINGS
In 1885 the San Joaquin and Sierra Nevada Railroad Company
251 completed a narrow-gauge railroad from Brack’s Landing to
Valley Springs. The line eventually became the property of
Southern Pacific Company, and a standard-gauge line was substituted into Valley Springs.
Valley Springs (Calaveras)
SAN ANDREAS
Settled by Mexicans in 1848 and named after Catholic parish of
252 St. Andres. First newspaper published here on September 24,
1856. Destroyed by fire June 4, 1858, and in 1863. County seat of
Calaveras County since 1866. Rendezvous of Joaquin Murieta.
Black Bart, notorious stage robber, tried and sent to prison
from here. Noted mining camp since early days. Gold from
the surrounding ancient river channels and placer mines contributed greatly to the success of the Union during the Civil War.
San Andreas (Calaveras)
SANDY GULCH
Sandy Gulch, 1849 trading center for pioneer miners of north253 eastern Calaveras County, was named after the gulch where william and Dan Carsner found large nuggets imbedded in the
Coarse sands. Water for mining was brought from middle fork.