Adventure: 003, Site 034-Old Mountain View
Mountain View Pioneer and Historical Association Sign
Team: YOLT
Date: August 27, 2013
Location:
Coordinates: N
37° 22.816 W 122° 04.341
Address:
150 East El Camino Real, Mountain View
Description:
Date Built: 1852
Gary confesses. He was born and raised in Mountain View. He had seen this sign standing for quite sometime, but never did the research behind it. He certainly did not know who the Weilheimer brothers were. But in looking up this sign, he found out that they stood up to Levi Straus; they ran a successful store; owned property up in foothills; provided people with strawberries; and even mined for gold. Not bad for a couple of Jewish emigrants from Germany. Sort of seems appropriate that the site of their stable is now a BMW dealership. On the other hand, it seems that from these beginnings, ground zero for our current set of technologies is located in the same city.
Inscription: Site of Old Mountain View 1852 hotel and stage stop stores and blacksmith shop. Later Post office, school and St Joseph's Church.
References:
Overall Landmark References:
- Waymarking
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