Electric Light Tower - San Jose, CA
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saopaulo1
N 37° 20.158 W 121° 53.423
10S E 598295 N 4132720
A sign about San Jose's electric light tower.
Waymark Code: WM724B
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 08/21/2009
Views: 3
"The 237 Ft electric light tower that once spanned the intersection of Market and Santa Clara was, when it was completed in 1881, the largest single source of electric light in the country. The brainchild of J.J. Owen, founder of the San Jose Mercury, it was designed to illuminate the entire downtown. While the scheme received tremendous national ad international publicity, local reactions were misex. Nevertheless , the tower at Market and Santa Clara remained in operation until it blew over in a storm in 1915.
Group that erected the marker: City of San Jose
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
Santa Clara and Market
San Jose, CA USA
95113
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed
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