June 12, — Soledad City is officially renamed Ravenna. September — Sulphur Springs School District founded. July 14, — San Fernando Railroad Tunnel is completed. August 12, — First engine through San Fernando Tunnel.
September 5, — Golden spike driven at Lang Station. September 6, — Newhall Depot opens near Bouquet Junction. October — Acton Depot opens. October 13, — Newhall is founded at site of present-day Saugus. Saugus founded. June 21, — Saugus Station opens. Southern Hotel in Newhall burns to the ground. Acton Rooster newspaper established. Santa Susana Thrust Zone?
April 18, — San Francisco earthquake. November 5, — Los Angeles Aqueduct is completed and opened. July 15, — Castaic founded. Bonelli Stadium reopens as Saugus Speedway. External link: Read more about the St. Hart's home in Newhall is now a year-round museum operated by Los Angeles County, while Autry's ranch remains one of the most filmed Western movie ranches in the industry. Incorporation: The City of Santa Clarita incorporated December 15, the largest City ever to incorporate in the history of California.
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The average household size has increased from 2. Average family size has increased from 3. Overall, percentage of owner-occupied units has fallen from The portion of The Alameda that bisected the Santa Clara University campus was closed to traffic in the s and turned into a pedestrian mall.
The recognition of The Alameda as a Millennium Trail continues the City's interest in supporting the Millennium theme of "honoring the past. Department of Transportation, the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Park Service, and the American Hiking Society, among other federal agencies, national organizations and private companies.
The Olympics represent the spirit that is our community, our state, and our nation. We are proud to look back through the City of Santa Clara's history and find strong ties to the Olympics Games and the perseverance, honor and good sportsmanship that they embody.
The Santa Clara Swim Club , with more athletes inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame than any club in the world, has developed 46 Olympians, 34 of them medalists. They have earned 51 Olympic gold medals, 17 Olympic silver medals and 11 Olympic bronze medals. A complete list of our Olympians is found below.
Santa Clara is also proud to have played a role in the bid for the Summer Olympics in the San Francisco Bay area. Our International Swim Center was a proposed Olympic venue for swimming and diving.
The George F. Each year scores of elite athletes from all over the world converge on Santa Clara to participate in world-class competition, often posting record breaking times as swimmers head toward the Olympic Games. Since then, he has gone on to break both Meet Records and American Records at our facility almost every year.
The International Swim Center is also the home of the world renowned Santa Clara Aquamaids , the most decorated synchronized swim team in the world. In addition, the Santa Clara Diving Club, with its rich history of developing national caliber divers, continues to train athletes at our swim center.
Olympians with Santa Clara Affiliations. Tom was also the U. Swim Team Co-Captain at those Olympics. All these titles can be found at Santa Clara City Library. Many pioneers are interred here, and beneath the Varsi Chapel floor lies what may be the oldest mausoleum in the valley.
Mission City Memorial Park, known simply as the graveyard when it was founded in , once doubled as a dump and a refuge for stray farm animals. It is now a beautifully landscaped, This book was authored by regional historian and preservationist Bea Lichtenstein, and is available for sale at the Triton Museum of Art, Warburton Ave.
The book was authored by regional historian and preservationist Bea Lichtenstein, and is available at the Triton Museum of Art, Warburton Ave. They have been compiled here along with over 90 photographs. The book was published as a cooperative effort by the City of Santa Clara and Santa Clara University in honor of the sesquicentennial celebration of Santa Clara in The book is available from the Santa Clara University bookstore.
The new Heritage Home Collection, containing approximately 70 books on historic architecture styles, renovating, decorating, and preserving historic houses, has been added to the Mission Library Family Reading Center. The books, along with issues of Old House Journal, are displayed near the main desk. Residents interested in the preservation and restoration of historic homes will find this collection useful.
To find the titles of these books in the library's online catalog , and search for "heritage home collection. Please enable JavaScript in your browser for a better user experience. Jump to subpage Why Do We Need It? The Mission City. American Settlement.
With the opening of the California Trail in , thousands of American immigrants made the long trek over mountains and plains in search of land and, later, gold. Some of these new immigrants were among those obtaining grants from Mission Santa Clara's lands. They brought a new culture that overwhelmed the Californio way of life. Some paid rent and others just "squatted. Each lot was feet square. The war with Mexico ended in and California became an American possession.
A few months later, gold was discovered in Coloma and thousands rushed to California in search of riches. Santa Clara's population decreased dramatically as residents joined the Gold Rush. On September 9, , California entered the Union as the 31st state.
At that time, Santa Clara consisted of about 2, acres with a population of approximately people. They lived in a cluster of adobes and simple frame houses that had grown up around the mission and its college. The square shape of the original town is still known as the Old Quad. The Valley. Ohlone Life Ohlone homes were made of branches covered with a thatch of tule reeds.
German Immigration Unrest in the German states in the s brought a large migration of Germanic people to the United States. Many settled in Santa Clara Valley where they started businesses and became civic leaders. In the s, Santa Clara had two breweries, both owned by German immigrants. Eberhard Tannery, the first manufacturing firm in Santa Clara, grew into a thriving business under the management of its German owner, Jacob Eberhard.
Some first lived in Hawaii where they worked in sugarcane and pineapple fields. Santa Clara had mild weather similar to their homeland and they became successful dairymen and farmers.
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