Plaza Escuela
— 1871 —
In 1871, residents voted to tax themselves $1,500 for a school. Central School, built on a hill on School Street (now Locust Street), had 40 students its first year. The larger Walnut Creek Grammar School, on the same site, replaced Central School in 1912.| HM Number | HM1RJA |
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| Marker Number | 118 |
| Placed By | Walnut Creek Historical Society |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Friday, April 8th, 2016 at 1:02pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 10S E 582528 N 4194689 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 37.89598333, -122.06135000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 37° 53.759', W 122° 3.681' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 37° 53' 45.54" N, 122° 3' 40.86" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 510, 925, 415, 619 |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling North |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 1192 Locust St, Walnut Creek CA 94596, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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