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3 unusual facts about Santa Clara County


Buena Vista, California

Buena Vista, Santa Clara County, California, an unincorporated community and former census-designated place

James Rolph

After suffering several heart attacks, he died in Santa Clara County on June 2, 1934, aged 64, three years into his term.

Santa Clara County, California

The districts are all held by Democrats; in order of district number they are Bob Wieckowski, Rich Gordon, Paul Fong, Nora Campos, Jim Beall, Bill Monning, and Luis Alejo.


California giant salamander

The other documented region is south of the San Francisco Bay from central San Mateo County to southern Santa Cruz County plus western Santa Clara County.

Clayborne Carson

His daughter Temera, who is employed by the County of Santa Clara, graduated from San Jose State University with a masters degree in social work, and lives with her three children in East Palo Alto, California.

Hecker Pass

Santa Clara County supervisor Henry Hecker, a nephew of Friedrich Hecker, became the namesake of the pass on May 27, 1928, at the opening of the "Yosemite-to-the-Sea Highway" over it.

John J. McGrath

In 1932 he was elected to Congress as a Democrat, defeating incumbent Arthur M. Free in the 8th district, which ran from San Mateo County south across Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, and Monterey Counties.

Malathion

Formations of three or four agricultural helicopters would overfly suburban portions of Alameda County, San Bernardino County, San Mateo County, Santa Clara County, San Joaquin County, Stanislaus County, and Merced County

Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office

On December 15, 1998, Laurie Smith became the twenty-eighth person to hold the position of Sheriff in Santa Clara County, California.


see also

Almadén

The New Almaden Quicksilver Mine in Santa Clara County, California

Las Animas

Rancho Las Animas, a land grant in Santa Clara County, California

Patchen

Patchen, California, ghost town in the Santa Cruz Mountains in Santa Clara County

Santa Clara Valley Medical Center

The medical center is located three miles west of downtown San Jose in an unincorporated "pocket" of Santa Clara County called Fruitdale, surrounded by the incorporated boundaries of the City of San Jose.