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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1QTG_historic-alum-rock-park_San-Jose-CA.html
Founded in 1872 and known as the reservation, Alum Rock Park is the oldest municipal park in California. It was named for a large rock formation believed to contain alum. Even after it was discovered to have been incorrectly identified, the name p…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1QTF_jean-jacques-vioget_San-Jose-CA.html
Surveyor of Yerba Buena - 1839
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1B01_san-jose-high-school_San-Jose-CA.html
Founded in 1863 during the Presidency of Abraham Lincoln, SJHS is the oldeest high school in Santa Clara County and second oldest in California. Its first classes were held in a 2nd floor room of J.G. Orbon's flour store, where Joseph Bowen, the f…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM186J_the-second-buddhist-church_San-Jose-CA.html
The second Buddhist church building was situated where the Annex is now located. This building was established in 1908 as the "Independent Buddhist Church" when Reverend Hone Takahashi and certain church members seceded from the original Hongwanji…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM186I_mr-peckham_San-Jose-CA.html
Because of the Alien Land Laws in California, Mr. Peckham held land in his name for those of Japanese, Chinese, Filipino and other Asian ancestries ... until the oldest native born child in the family turned 21. He would then transfer the land to …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM186H_incline-tramway_San-Jose-CA.html
In 1864 Sherman Day and C.E. Hawley built a rail line to carry ore from the mines on Mine Hill to the lower town furnaces.
Transportation of ore to the furnaces was slow and expensive by horse and wagon, and production and demand had increased …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM186G_japantown-theater_San-Jose-CA.html
San Jose Japantown was the center of many amusements. We had theater that performed Kabuki and modern shows, like "love stories." When I was young, people gathered here with their horse and wagon - just tied their horse up to the post and sometime…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM184W_amamiyla-midwife-house_San-Jose-CA.html
Our family had ten siblings.Eight of us were born at this house between 1919 and 1933. - Jimi Yamaichi
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17CA_alum-rock-log-cabin_San-Jose-CA.html
The log cabin was built 1914-1916 as a memorial to the pioneers and was donated to the City of San Jose on September 24, 1916. The cabin is constructed of redwood logs from the Santa Cruz Mountains. This log cabin provides an example of the physic…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17C9_the-natatorium_San-Jose-CA.html
This area was once the site of one of Alum Rock Park's most popular attractions, the Natatorium, a large indoor swimming pool. Built about 1912, it attracted over 35,000 swimmers each summer season. For about 20 cents, park visitors could swim in …