ECV1850Plaque:
Rockin' M Ranch

ROCKIN' M RANCH
"FOLLOWING INDIGENOUS AMERICAN INDIAN OCCUPATION, THIS LAND WAS PART OF SPAIN AND THEN MEXICO. UNDER MEXICAN RULE, IT WAS KNOWN AS RANCHO YERBA BUENA DE SOCAYRE, A LAND GRANT DEEDED TO ANTONIO CHABOYA IN 1883. IT WAS THE SITE OF THE HISTORIC EVERGREEN WAGON STOP AND TRADING POST. A LONG TRADITION OF RANCHING TOOK PLACE HERE, AS THE PROPERTY CHANGED HANDS: RENAUD RANCH, WILLIAM FREDERICK RANCH, H. W. GOLDS RANCH, JOHN ABORN RANCH, AND JOHN PRUSCH RANCH. THIS WAS THE HOMESTEAD EMMA PRUSCH, WHOSE FARM A FEW MILES AWAY STILL OPERATES AS A LIVING HISTORY PARK. FINALLY, IT WAS A BUSTLING RODEO ARENA KNOWN AS THE ROCKIN' M RANCH, MANAGED BY LOUISE MOSBY. AS THE CITY OF SAN JOSE GREW AROUND HER, LOUISE MOSBY AND HER FAMILY CONTINUED TO SPONSOR JUNIOR RODEO PROGRAMS, WHERE YOUNG COWBOYS DEVELOPED THEIR ROPING SKILLS AND WENT ON TO BECOME RODEO CHAMPIONS."
"RIGHT WRONGS NOBODY"
ERECTED BY MOUNTAIN CHARLIE CHAPTER 1850 ECV OCTOBER 21, 2000 DEDICATED FEBRUARY 17, 2007 "RIGHT WRONGS NOBODY"

Plaque is located South-East of
the Eastridge Shopping Center
in Ryland Horizons Park

Approximate location on map:
2165 Pettigrew Dr.
San Jose, CA 95148
Santa Clara County, CA.

From E. Capitol Expressway, turn east on Nieman Blvd.
Make a U-turn at first opportunity.
Go back towards Capitol expressway.
Turn Right (north) on Pettigrew Drive.
Continue a short distance to Ryland Horizons Park,
where the street bends.





Interactive Map of Rockin' M Ranch area.

GPS   Rockin' M Ranch
WGS84 Datum
N 37.31771°
W 121.80721°

       

NGH "Clamper Dave" Guardino christens the new plaque.

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