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  2. Museum of American Heritage - Wikipedia

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    [7] [8] The museum was originally located at 275 Alma St., Palo Alto (9/1990 through 11/1994). From 1995 through 1998 the museum occupied a former BMW dealership at 3401 El Camino Real in Palo Alto. The current location on Homer Ave., in Palo Alto, was opened to the public in 1998. [9]

  3. Juana Briones de Miranda - Wikipedia

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    Juana Briones de Miranda (c. 1802 – 1889) was a Californio ranchera, medical practitioner, and merchant, often remembered as the "Founding Mother of San Francisco", [1] [2] for her noted involvement in the early development of the city of San Francisco (then known as Yerba Buena).

  4. John Adam Squire House - Wikipedia

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    A commemorative plaque that designates this site as California Historical Landmark 857 commemorating the site of John Adam Squire House at 900 University Avenue, Palo Alto, California. The plaque was placed by the California State Parks in cooperation with the Palo Alto Historical Association and the city of Palo Alto, on January 27, 1973. [4]

  5. Professorville - Wikipedia

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    Professorville is a registered historic district in Palo Alto, California containing homes that were built by Stanford University professors. The historic district is bounded by Addison Avenue, Waverley Street, Kingsley Avenue, and Ramona Street.

  6. Palo Alto, California - Wikipedia

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    City in California, United States Palo Alto, California City Baylands Nature Preserve, Ramona Street Architectural District, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto History Museum, Palo Alto Circle Flag Seal Logo Etymology: from Spanish palo alto 'tall stick' Location in Santa Clara County and California Palo Alto, California Show map of San Francisco Bay Area Palo Alto, California Show map of ...

  7. Frenchman's Tower - Wikipedia

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    Photos at Palo Alto Historical Society; Elizabeth Traugott's interview with Steve Staiger's in 1997 Palo Alto Online article; The best of Santa Clara Valley 1997 at Metroactive. The mysterious Peter Coutts in a 1998 Palo Alto Online article; A panorama of graffiti painted on the inside of the tower.

  8. Hostess House - Wikipedia

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    A commemorative plaque that designates this site as California Historical Landmark 895 plaque commemorating the Hostess House at 27 University Avenue, Palo Alto, California. The plaque was placed by the California State Parks in cooperation with the city of Palo Alto, on November 11, 1976. [5] The inscription on the marker reads:

  9. El Palo Alto - Wikipedia

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    El Palo Alto, circa 2004. El Palo Alto (Spanish: 'the tall stick' [1]) is a coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) located on the banks of the San Francisquito Creek in Palo Alto, California, a city in the San Francisco Bay Area. The namesake of the city and a historical landmark, El Palo Alto is 1084–1085 years old and stands 110 feet (34 m) tall.