Site of First Public School in Castro Valley
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N 37° 42.430 W 122° 04.420
10S E 581652 N 4173729
A marker placed by the California State Park Commission in cooperation with the Vallecito Parlor No. 308, Native Daughters of the Golden West to commemorate the first public school in the Castro Valley.
Waymark Code: WMFMCF
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 11/03/2012
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This site was part of the original Don Castro Land Grant. In 1866 pioneer settler Josiah Grover Brickell donated it for 'educational purposes only' and paid the salary of the teacher, who taught children in the one-room schoolhouse by day, and farmhands by candlelight at night.
Marker Number: 776.00
Marker Name: SITE OF FIRST PUBLIC SCHOOL IN CASTRO VALLEY
County: Alameda
Has Official CA Plaque: yes
Marker Dedication Date: 09/25/1962
Location:
19200 Redwood Rd, between James and Alma, Castro Valley
Website: Not listed
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