Pioneer Store - Lafayette, CA
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saopaulo1
N 37° 53.498 W 122° 07.087
10S E 577541 N 4194157
A historical marker in Lafayette, CA.
Waymark Code: WMQ0RH
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 11/24/2015
Views: 2
"Benjamin Shreve, the settlement's earliest known schoolteacher, entered the general merchandise business in 1855. Credited with naming the town, he was appointed first postmaster of Lafayette in 1857. He erected this building in the early 1860s as a store, post office and dwelling house."
Group that erected the marker: Rotary Club
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
3521 Golden Gate Way
Lafayette, CA USA
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed
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