1928 - Mission Santa Clara Lobby - Santa Clara, CA
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote
N 37° 20.960 W 121° 56.475
10S E 593772 N 4134151
A dated cornerstone located just inside the church in the center of the lobby entrance.
Waymark Code: WMW055
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 06/19/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member saopaulo1
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The plaque says, "MISSION SANTA CLARA
SANTA CLARA, THE FIRST CALIFORNIA MISSION TO HONOR A
WOMAN, CLARE OF ASSISI, AS ITS PATRON SAINT, WAS FOUND-
ED NEARBY ON THE GUADALUPE RIVER ON JANUARY 12, 1777.
IT ONCE HAD THE LARGEST INDIAN POPULATION OF ANY CAL-
IFORNIA MISSION. FLOODS AND EARTHQUAKE LED TO SUCCES-
SIVE RELOCATIONS. ITS FIFTH CHURCH WAS DEDICATED ON
THIS SITE IN 1825. IN 1851, SANTA CLARA COLLEGE WAS ES-
TABLISHED IN THE OLD MISSION BUILDINGS.

CALIFORNIA REGISTERED HISTORICAL LANDMARK No. 338

PLAQUE PLACED BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND
RECREATION IN COOPERATION WITH WILLIAM L. GATES,
CLASS OF '64, AND E CLAMPUS VITUS MOUNTAIN CHARLIE
CHAPTER No. 1850, JANUARY 12, 1980."
Year of construction: 1928

Cross-listed waymark: Not listed

Full inscription: Not listed

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