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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1W7N_are-we-there-yet-historical_Morgan-Hill-CA.html
Imagine eight months on a long distance road trip with five children and a van.
Now imagine doing it without modern convenience. No rest stops, no cars, no roads, no wheels of any kind. Juan Bautista de Anza led 30 families with over 240 pe…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1AZX_john-page-house_Morgan-Hill-CA.html
Built in 1908 by John Page. Mrs Alberta Page operated it as a boarding house for working men. The "one dollar a day" rate" included three meals, one of which was a bag lunch. The always full boarding house was famous and very popular with ranch an…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1389_site-of-21-mile-house_Morgan-Hill-CA.html
This famous tavern and stage stop was located 21 miles from San Jose on the road to Monterey. The 21-Mile House was built in 1852 by William Host beneath a spreading oak that later was called the Vasquez Tree. The house was sold to William Tennant…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10JU_anderson-lake-county-park_Morgan-Hill-CA.html
Long before nearby Coyote Creek was dammed to form the reservoir in 1950, people were drawn to its cool shade and clear flowing water. In 2006 an ancient burial sitewas unearthed during construction of homes across the street from this park. First…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM105E_calero-county-park-bailey-fellows-house_Morgan-Hill-CA.html
The nearby Bailey Fellows house is a historic "Italianate" structure located at the south end of Calero Reservoir and appears on the County of Santa Clara Heritage Resource Inventory. The house is named for Boargenes R. Bailey and Judge Edward Fel…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVGF_the-granary_Morgan-Hill-CA.html
BackgroundWhat is a Granary?A granary is a storage facility for grains. Granaries have been built from ancient times, with the oldest granaries dating back to 9500BC! Originally, they were carved into the ground or rock, or made of clay. Modern gr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMV29_waiting-for-the-train_Morgan-Hill-CA.html
This bronze sculpture depicts one of Morgan Hill's early founding families, Hiram Morgan Hiss, his wife Diana and their daughter Diane. In 1898, when the first Southern Pacific station was built, many visitors would request the train stop at "Morg…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMV28_votaw-building_Morgan-Hill-CA.html
Built in 1906 by Frank L. Merrill. The building is a revival of the Italian Renaissance style which spread over Europe in the 15th and 16th centuries. The building was the original Morgan Hill Bank. The building is known as the Votaw Building name…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMV1Z_morgan-hill-united-methodist-church_Morgan-Hill-CA.html
In 1893, seven pioneers who had just arrive in the new township of Morgan Hill built the Methodist Episcopal Church sanctuary on this land, which was donated by the Phillips Land Company. The church constructed with lumber hauled by wagon from San…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMV1Y_site-of-skeels-hotel_Morgan-Hill-CA.html
On this site stood the Skeels Hotel, which was owned and operated by Harry and Cynthia Skeels as a hotel and restaurant from 1925 to 1948.
The original building was altered in 1938 to accommodate the widening of Monterey Highway by 30 feet. Fro…