Site of 21-Mile House - Morgan Hill, CA
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saopaulo1
N 37° 06.765 W 121° 38.577
10S E 620569 N 4108241
California Historical Plaque sponsed by the local ECV chapter.
Waymark Code: WM5NJ1
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 01/26/2009
Views: 5
"SITE OF 21-MILE HOUSE
THIS FAMOUS TAVERN AND STAGE STOP WAS LOCATED
21 MILES FROM SAN JOSE ON THE ROAD TO MONTEREY.
THE 21-MILE HOUSE WAS BUILT IN 1852 BY WILLIAM HOST
BENEATH A SPREADING OAK THAT LATER WAS CALLED
THE VASQUEZ TREE. THE HOUSE WAS SOLD TO WILLIAM
TENNANT IN NOVEMBER 1852. NOW DESTROYED, THIS
STOPPING STATION WAS A PLACE WHERE HORSES COULD
BE CHANGED, FED, AND STABLED, AND WHERE TIRED
AND HUNGRY PASSENGERS COULD REFRESH THEMSELVES.
CALIFORNIA REGISTERED HISTORICAL LANDMARK No.259
PLAQUE PLACED BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS
AND RECREATION IN COOPERATION WITH THE CALIFORNIA
PIONEERS OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY AND MOUNTAIN
CHARLIE CHAPTER No.1850, E CLAMPUS VITUS.
JUNE 12, 1982."
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