ECV1850 Plaque:
Franklin Family Ranch


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SANTA CLARA COUNTY HISTORICAL SITE
FRANKLIN FAMILY RANCH
BERNARD AND MABEL FRANKLIN MOVED TO THIS
PROPERTY AFTER ITS PURCHASE IN 1895.
THE HOME AT THIS LOCATION HAD BEEN BUILT APPROXIMATELY
20 YEARS PRIOR, FROM MT.MADONNA REDWOOD.
IT HAS BEEN HOME TO FOUR GENERATIONS OF FRANKLINS.
BERNARD HELPED BUILD RUCKER SCHOOL IN 1895.
THIS WAS THE BEGINNING OF THE "RUCKER TOWNSHIP"
WHICH HOSTED A POST OFFICE AND A TRAIN DEPOT.
BERNARD AND MABEL HAD TWO SONS, WILLIAM AND ROBERT,
WHO WORKED WITH THEIR FATHER TO ESTABLISH A PRUNE
GROWING AND DEHYDRATION BUSINESS THAT IS STILL FAMILY RUN.
TODAY, THE BUSINESS IS KNOWN AS GOLDEN VALLEY NUT CO. INC.
MOUNTAIN CHARLIE CHAPTER 1850 RECOGNIZES THE EFFORTS
AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO E CLAMPUS VITUS
BY DOUG FRANKLIN AND HIS FAMILY.

DEDICATED AUGUST 30, 1996
THE FRANKLIN FAMILY
MOUNTAIN CHARLIE CHAPTER 1850
E CLAMPUS VITUS

"RIGHT WRONGS NOBODY"

Victorian Bar

This plaque is located at
The Franklin Ranch
170 Rucker Avenue
Gilroy.
Santa Clara County, CA.

This plaque is located on private property.
Please do not disturb residents.

GPS*
  Franklin Ranch  
WGS84 Datum
N 37.05135°
W 121.58971°
*Approximate



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