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California Historical Landmarks (PH 9-13)(Before 1969) (134 pages)

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April 15, 1899. This was also the first mail stop on the old stage route between San Jose and Saratoga. 3.5 miles northeast of Saratoga (Santa Clara) PATCHEN “Mountain Charley” McKiernan, one of earliest residents of the 448 Santa Cruz Mountains, settled near here in 1850. John Martin Schultheis and his wife homesteaded land about a mile from here in 1852. Their home still standing (1950). The Patchen Post Office, named for a famous racehorse, was located in this vicinity, 1872-1920's. (Plaque is in storage.) 1.2 miles southeast of Holy City (Santa Cruz) GLENWOOD a Histone town founded by Charles C. Martin, who came around orn 1847, and his wife, Hannah Carver Martin, who crossed the isthmus. First homesteaded area in 1851 and operated tollgate and station for stagecoaches crossing mountains. Later Maran developed lumber mill, Nery, store anda wood Resort Hotel. ee enwood (Santa Cruz) STONE HOUSE est building i 4 g in Lak : ek Erected of mene n 1853-54 by Robert Sterae Whose wife was first % te woman in Coyot alley, Ca Rebuilt in 1894, eadquart . ‘Y land ans a Guenoc i T . Ae . 6 valley, nd first store p@)A) B: P Miles no SSS SSS peer rth : (Lake) of Middleton Mission Santa Barbara (No. 309, Santa Barbara) THE ORTEGA-VIGARE ADOBE Erected during mission days, 1792-1805, second oldest adobe i . . ce : a ¥ em 451 this region. Originally L shaped, it is now only half original size. In 1859, became property of Don Jean Vigare. In early 1860's became San Gabriel’s first bakery and was separated from mission’s lime orchard by high cactus wall. 616 South Ramona Street, San Gabriel (Los Angeles) MULE HILL On December 7, 1846, day following the Battle of San Pasqual, 452 fought five miles east of here, General Stephen Kearny’s command while marching on San Diego was attacked by Californians. The Americans counterattacked, occupied hill until December 11 when march was resumed. Short of food, they ate mule meat and named the place “Mule Hill.” 4 miles southwest of Escondido (San Diego) LUCAS, TURNER & CO. BANK (SHERMAN’S BANK) William Tecumseh Sherman established the branch bank of 453 Lucas, Turner & Co. in San Francisco in 1853. He settled the firm in their own building on the northeast corner of Jackson and Montgomery Streets in the spring of 1854. Sherman successfully carried the bank through the financial crisis of 1855 and remained until they discontinued business 1n 1857. Northeast corner Montgomery and Jackson, San Francisco (San Francisco) J WARD'S GARDENS a ¥ Boers Gardens occupied the block bounded by Mission, 454 Duboce, Valenica and 14th Streets with the main entrance ae Mission Street. /. B. Woodward opened his gure to t e ublic in 1866 as an amusement park catering C0 al Laat Pas San Francisco’s most popular resort until it closed in 1892. Mission and Duboce Streets, San Francisco (San Francisco) DON FERNANDO PACHECO ADOBE One-quarter mile north of this spot is located the adobe house 75.