Palo Alto City Historical Markers

Map of California State Historical Marker Locations in the City of Palo Alto

Palo Alto City Historical Markers

Palo Alto Historic Homes & Houses Home Site Of Sarah Wallis Sarah Armstrong Wallis (1825-1905) was a pioneer in the campaign for women's voting rights. In 1870 she was elected president of California's first st... [click for more] Hostess House Designed by Julia Morgan for the YWCA, this building originally served Camp Fremont as a meeting place for servicemen and visitors, and was dedicated ... [click for more] John Adams Squire House Designed by T. Paterson Ross and constructed in 1904 by builder George W. Mosher, this house is a notable example of California's interpretation of th... [click for more] Lou Henry Hoover House This 1919 residence, a unique blend of pueblo and international style elements, embodies Mrs. Herbert Hoover's innovative architectural concepts. It w... [click for more] Site of Juana Briones De Miranda Home On Rancho La Purísima Concepción In 1843 Apolinario Miranda, husband of Juana Briones de Miranda, was sent before the subprefect for not living harmoniously with his wife and, shortly... [click for more] Palo Alto General Interest Birthplace Of Silicon Valley This garage is the birthplace of the world's first high-technology region, Silicon Valley. The idea for such a region originated with Dr. Frederick Te... [click for more] Eadweard Muybridge and The Development Of Motion Pictures In commemoration of the motion picture research conducted in 1878 and 1879 by Eadweard Muybridge at the Palo Alto Stock Farm, now the site of Stanford... [click for more] Pioneer Electronics Research Laboratory This is the original site of the laboratory and factory of Federal Telegraph Company, founded in 1909 by Cyril F. Elwell. Here, Dr. Lee de Forest, inv... [click for more] Site Of Invention Of The First Commercially Practicable Integrated Circuit At this site in 1959, Dr. Robert Noyce of Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation invented the first integrated circuit that could be produced commerciall... [click for more]