SITE OF 21-MILE HOUSE |
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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. |
GPS 21-Mile House |
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WGS84 Datum |
N 37.11277° |
W 121.64297° |