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Lest We Forget1941 - 1945
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM114Q_st-patricks-church_Watsonville-CA.html
A wooden church was first built on this site in 1864 designed by James Walter. It was moved to Ford Street in 1901, and a larger English Gothic style edifice designed by William H. Weeks was constructed in 1902. It has a seating capacity of 625 pe…
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The Apple Annual was held in downtown Watsonville from 1910 to 1913. For the first event in 1910, William H. Weeks, renowned Watsonville architect, designed a pavilion to house the show exhibits which was located on Second Street, now the site of …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM114O_where-strawberries-are-sweeter_Watsonville-CA.html
Watsonville, where strawberries are sweeter, apples are crisper and produce plentiful, is a friendly place of diverse people who share a strong sense of community and optimism. Don Sebastian Rodriquez owned the grant, Bolsa de Pajaro, on which …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM114E_the-mansion-house_Watsonville-CA.html
On the corner of Main Street and East Beach Streets, where the Lettunich Building now stands, was the Pacific Exchange Hotel built in 1856 by T.D. Alexander. By 1871 the owners decided that a larger and more modern hotel was needed and Thomas Beck…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM114D_the-city-of-watsonville_Watsonville-CA.html
When the land expedition of Alta California led by Captain Gaspar de Portola passed through this valley in 1769, they reached the P?jaro River, which they named for a large straw-stuffed bird (p?jaro in Spanish) with a wing span of six feet that t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10M1_the-miller-estate_Watsonville-CA.html
Henry Miller, "The Cattle King"With only $6 in his pocket, German immigrant Henry Miller (birth name Heinrich Alfred Kreiser) stepped off the boat in San Francisco in 1850 with one pervading ambition - to labor hard at a business in America. He kn…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10KF_henry-miller-summer-home_Watsonville-CA.html
This park was once the summer home of "the cattle king" Henry Miller. Mr. Miller was the dominant partner in the firm Miller & Lux. The large foundation on your left was Mrs. Miller's home, and the other two foundations were a dining hall and poss…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJUS_porter-building_Watsonville-CA.html
1903Porter Bldg.Wm. Weeks, ArchitectDesigned for Warren PorterHoused the Post Office until 1913
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMDZL_watsonville_Watsonville-CA.html
After the California gold discovery in 1848, the rush was on from all parts of the nation to the mining regions of the West Coast. In early 1849, a young man named John Howard Watson arrived in California to seek his fortune. Stories have been han…
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