FIRST - American schoolhouse non-Catholic chapel in Centerville, Alameda County - Fremont, CA
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N 37° 33.783 W 121° 59.221
10S E 589464 N 4157818
A plaque about the American schoolhouse non-Catholic chapel in Centerville, Alameda County.
Waymark Code: WMVJNR
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 04/25/2017
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"Approximately one mile west John M. Horner built the first American schoolhouse non-Catholic chapel in Centerville, Alameda County, 1850. Said to be the first Latter Day Saint Chapel in California. A small structure with three windows in the side and a door in front. Later it was moved to Irvington. Harvey Green was the first teacher. Horner operated the first stage line and steamboat in the county and built the first road, bridge and fences. His son William was the first white American born in the county, 1847. Other passengers from the ship Brooklyn settled here."
FIRST - Classification Variable: Place or Location
Date of FIRST: 01/01/1850
More Information - Web URL: Not listed
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