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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10ZQ_rockin-m-ranch_San-Jose-CA.html
"Following indigenous American Indian occupation, this land was part of Spain and then Mexico. Under Mexican rule it was known as Rancho Yerba Buena de Socayre, a land grant deeded to Antonio Chaboya in 1833. It was the site of the historic Evergr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZRP_the-greeninger-house_San-Jose-CA.html
Preserved at this location through the generosity of the Thomas R. Bettencourt Endowment Fund.Born in Germany, Adolph Greeninger came to San Jos? in 1865. Starting with practically no means at the age of 23, Mr. Greeninger worked tirelessly at his…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZRO_first-site-of-el-pueblo-de-san-jose-de-guadalupe_San-Jose-CA.html
Within a year after the opening of the first overland route from Mexico to Alta California, Governor Filipe de Neve authorized the establishment of the first civil settlement in the state on lands including and surrounding the present Civic Center…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZPU_old-downtown-santa-clara_San-Jose-CA.html
[There is no inscription on this maker other than the title. The marker consists of three panels of photographs with captions.]
[Panel 1:]Photo 1 - Upper Left:Franklin and Main Streets formed the business hub of early Santa Clara. Widney Store …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZOQ_mancha-little-trammer-battery-locomotive_San-Jose-CA.html
The Mancha "Little Tramper" is one of the smallest mining locomotives manufactured by the Mancha Storage Battery Locomotive Company. It is powered by batteries, allowing it to be used deep within the mines without emitting toxic fumes. Although sm…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZOP_mine-ventilation-fans_San-Jose-CA.html
Ventilation fans provided fresh air for miners deep within the mines. Ventilation pipe connected to fans carried air wherever it was needed in the mine to provide miners with breathable air by diluting and displacing dust and noxious gases. Fans w…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZOO_mine-air-compressors_San-Jose-CA.html
These two air compressors are typical of those used in hard-rock mining. The Gardner-Denver air compressor, powered by a gasoline engine, is a mobile type that was moved to wherever it was needed. The Ingersoll-Rand air compressor, powered by an e…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZON_skip-loader_San-Jose-CA.html
The skip loader was used to carry cinnabar ore to the surface from deep in the mines. A motor-driven hoist pulled the skip loader up tracks until it reached the surface, where two sets of tracks, one inside pair and one outside pair, were reached.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZOL_gould-rotary-furnace-and-condensing-system_San-Jose-CA.html
The rotary furnace was used to recover mercury from cinnabar ore. Finely crushed ore fro the fine ore bin entered the furnace by means of a feeder known as a shotgun or bump feeder. The feeder periodically injected a measured amount of ore into th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZOJ_wood-road-jacques-ridge_San-Jose-CA.html
[Side-bar on left:]Wood Road and Jacques RidgeBuilt in April 1876 by the Quicksilver Mining Company, Wood Road originally served to connect nearby oak woodlands to the mining operations where voracious wood-fueled furnaces processed cinnabar ore i…