ECV1850 Plaque:
Gilroy

GILROY
JOHN GILROY ARRIVED IN MONTEREY IN 1814 ON ONE OF THE NORTH-WEST Co. TRADING SHIPS; "ISAAC TODD," WHICH HE DESERTED. HE THEN FLED TO THE SANTA CLARA VALLEY, MARRYING MARIA CLARA ORTEGA AND SETTLING ON RANCHO SAN YSIDRO. HIS RIGHTFUL NAME WAS JOHN CAMERON, BUT HAVING RUN AWAY AS A MINOR, HE CHANGED IT TO AVOID BEING ARRESTED AND SENT BACK HOME. THE CITY OF GILROY WAS NAMED FOR THIS SCOT WHO LIVED IN IDLE CONTENTMENT, SQUANDERED HIS WEALTH AND DIED DESTITUTE ON JULY 26, 1869, AGE 77 YEARS. PLAQUE PLACED WITH PERMISSION OF THE GILROY FAMILY.
DEDICATED JUNE 13, 1981 MOUNTAIN CHARLIE CHAPTER No. 1850 E CLAMPUS VITUS. "RIGHT WRONGS NOBODY"

GILROY

JOHN GILROY ARRIVED IN MONTEREY IN
1814 ON ONE OF THE NORTH-WEST Co.
TRADING SHIPS; "ISAAC TODD," WHICH HE
DESERTED. HE THEN FLED TO THE SANTA
CLARA VALLEY, MARRYING MARIA CLARA
ORTEGA AND SETTLING ON RANCHO SAN
YSIDRO. HIS RIGHTFUL NAME WAS JOHN
CAMERON, BUT HAVING RUN AWAY AS A
MINOR, HE CHANGED IT TO AVOID
BEING ARRESTED AND SENT BACK HOME.

THE CITY OF GILROY WAS NAMED
FOR THIS SCOT WHO LIVED IN IDLE
CONTENTMENT, SQUANDERED HIS WEALTH
AND DIED DESTITUTE ON JULY 26, 1869,
AGE 77 YEARS.

PLAQUE PLACED WITH PERMISSION OF
THE GILROY FAMILY.

DEDICATED JUNE 13, 1981
MOUNTAIN CHARLIE CHAPTER No. 1850
E CLAMPUS VITUS.

"RIGHT WRONGS NOBODY"

This plaque is located in
Christmas Hill Park, facing the steps
on the east side of the Amphitheater.

7050 Miller Avenue.
Gilroy.
Santa Clara County, CA.

From the park's entrance, follow the road
to the left, through the parking lots,
toward the south end of the Park
and the Amphitheater area.

GPS John Gilroy
WGS84 Datum
N 37.00470°
W 121.56647°

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