FIRST - Honeybees in California - San Jose, CA
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saopaulo1
N 37° 22.189 W 121° 55.742
10S E 594828 N 4136436
Plaque in terminal A at San Jose International Airport.
Waymark Code: WM6WQH
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 07/29/2009
Views: 1
"FIRST HONEYBEES IN CALIFORNIA
HERE, ON THE 1,939 ACRE RANCHO POTRERO DE SANTA
CLARA, CHRISTOPHER A. SHELTON IN EARLY MARCH 1853 IN-
TRODUCED THE HONEYBEE TO CALIFORNIA. IN ASPENWALL,
PANAMA, SHELTON PURCHASED 12 BEEHIVES FROM A NEW
YORKER AND TRANSPORTED THEM BY RAIL, "BONGO,"
PACK MULE, AND STEAMSHIP TO SAN FRANCISCO. ONLY E-
NOUGH BEES SURVIVED TO FILL ONE HIVE, BUT THESE
QUICKLY PROPAGATED, LAYING THE FOUNDATION FOR
CALIFORNIA'S MODERN BEEKEEPING INDUSTRY.
CALIFORNIA REGISTERED HISTORICAL LANDMARK No. 945
PLAQUE PLACED BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS
AND RECREATION IN COOPERATION WITH E CLAMPUS
VITUS, MOUNTAIN CHARLIE CHAPTER No. 1850 AND IN
HONOR OF SAN JOSE CITY HISTORIAN, CLYDE ARBUCKLE.
MARCH 6, 1982"
FIRST - Classification Variable: Item or Event
Date of FIRST: 03/01/1853
More Information - Web URL: Not listed
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