Robert Livermore
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heringermr
N 37° 41.463 W 121° 46.499
10S E 608004 N 4172243
California Historical Landmark #241
Waymark Code: WM65YQ
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 04/08/2009
Views: 8
Robert Livermore, first settler of Livermore Valley, was born in England in 1799. He arrived in Monterey in 1822 and married Josefa Higuera y Fuentes in 1830. On his Rancho las Positas, where he settled in 1835, 'Next to the mission fathers, he was the first man to engage himself in the culture of grapes, fruit, and grain.' He died in 1858. The Livermore hacienda was a short distance north of this spot.
Marker Number: 241.00
Marker Name: LIVERMORE MEMORIAL MONUMENT
County: Alameda
Marker Dedication Date: 06/10/1936
Location:
Portola Park, Portola Ave and N Livermore Ave, Livermore
Website: [Web Link]
Has Official CA Plaque: Not Listed
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