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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11V_mission-santa-clara_Santa-Clara-CA.html
Santa Clara, the first california mission to honor a woman, Clare of Assisi, as its patron saint, was founded nearby on the Guadalupe River on January 12, 1777. It once had the largest Indian population of any California mission. Floods and earthq…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11U_almad-n-vineyards_San-Jose-CA.html
On this site in 1852 Charles LeFranc made the first commercial planting of fine European wine grapes in Santa Clara County and founded Almad?n Vineyards. LeFranc imported cuttings from vines in the celebrated wine districts of his native France, s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX0_santa-clara-womens-club-adobe_Santa-Clara-CA.html
This adobe, among the oldest in Santa Clara Valley, was one of several continuous rows of homes built in 1792-1800 as dwellings for the indian families of Mission Santa Clara. It links the Franciscan padres' labors with California of today.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWZ_gubserville_San-Jose-CA.html
Named after Frank Gubser, a German immigrant and barber, Gubserville was an important stage, mail and teamster stop on the road between San Jose and Saratoga. Gubser served as the village's first and only postmaster, beginning July 5, 1882. Gubser…