Home of Martin Murphy, Jr - Sunnyvale, CA
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ucdvicky
N 37° 22.927 W 122° 01.571
10S E 586212 N 4137708
Plaque marking the site of Martin Murphy Jr.
Waymark Code: WM5A24
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 12/04/2008
Views: 13
Martin Murphy, Jr. arrived in California with his family in 1844 in the first wagon train to cross the Sierra Nevada. The founder of Sunnyvale, he constructed here his prefabricated lumber house, brought around the Horn in 1849. Members of the Murphy family lived here continuously until 1953, when the property was acquired by the City of Sunnyvale.
Link to the Homestead: Not listed
History if no Link: Not listed
Additional Parking or Point of Interest: Not Listed
Structure Type: Not listed
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