ECV1850 Plaque:
Hamilton House

HAMILTON HOUSE
IN 1882 CAPTAIN JAMES A. HAMILTON PURCHASED 21 ACRES OF ORCHARDS AND BUILT THIS QUEEN ANNE FARMHOUSE FOR HIS FAMILY. JAMES A. HAMILTON WAS BORN IN 1826 IN PORTAGE CITY, OHIO, AND HE LEFT HOME AT THE AGE OF 18 TO BECOME A SAILOR. HIS FIRST POSITION WAS OUT OF NEW YORK ON THE WHALING SHIP "ITALY." IN 1854 HE BECAME "MAS- TER OF VESSEL" AND SERVED ABOARD THE "SHEFFIELD," "ITALY," AND "REPUBLIC." HE LATER WAS PROMOTED TO CAPTAIN, AND SERVED ABOARD THE "EMONA F. HERRIMAN." THE "CHARLES W. MORGAN" BECAME THE MOST NOTEWORTHY OF HIS SHIPS, FAMOUS FOR CARRYING THE LARGEST AMOUNT OF WHALE BLUBBER IN A SINGLE VOYAGE. DEDICATED MAY 18, 1984 BY STEVE AND LUCILE BIRKELAND AND THE MOUNTAIN CHARLIE CHAPTER No. 1850 E CLAMPUS VITUS.
"RIGHT WRONGS NOBODY"

HAMILTON HOUSE

IN 1882 CAPTAIN JAMES A. HAMILTON
PURCHASED 21 ACRES OF ORCHARDS AND
BUILT THIS QUEEN ANNE FARMHOUSE FOR
HIS FAMILY. JAMES A. HAMILTON WAS
BORN IN 1826 IN PORTAGE CITY, OHIO,
AND HE LEFT HOME AT THE AGE OF 18 TO
BECOME A SAILOR. HIS FIRST POSITION
WAS OUT OF NEW YORK ON THE WHALING
SHIP "ITALY." IN 1854 HE BECAME "MAS-
TER OF VESSEL" AND SERVED ABOARD THE
"SHEFFIELD," "ITALY," AND "REPUBLIC." HE
LATER WAS PROMOTED TO CAPTAIN, AND
SERVED ABOARD THE "EMONA F. HERRIMAN."
THE "CHARLES W. MORGAN" BECAME THE
MOST NOTEWORTHY OF HIS SHIPS, FAMOUS
FOR CARRYING THE LARGEST AMOUNT OF
WHALE BLUBBER IN A SINGLE VOYAGE.
DEDICATED MAY 18, 1984 BY STEVE AND
LUCILE BIRKELAND AND THE MOUNTAIN
CHARLIE CHAPTER No. 1850 E CLAMPUS
VITUS.

"RIGHT WRONGS NOBODY"

THIS PROPERTY
CAPTAIN JAMES A. HAMILTON
HOUSE
HAS BEEN PLACED ON THE
NATIONAL REGISTER
OF HISTORIC PLACES
BY THE UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

These plaques are located at:
2295 South Bascom Avenue.
Campbell.
Santa Clara County, CA

GPS Hamilton House
WGS84 Datum
N 37.28167°
W 121.93195°

ECV1850 Plaque: Hamilton House

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