Mission San Jose/Newark

CARTER BROTHERS

WESTERN HISTORY OWES THE CARTER BROTHERS A GREAT DEBT,
FOR THEY WERE THE GENERAL CONTRACTORS FOR THE FIRST SIX
NARROW GAUGE RAILROADS IN CALIFORNIA. FROM 1874 TO 1902 THEY
BUILT FREIGHT, PASSENGER, CABLE AND STREET CARS. THEIR PLANT
BECAME NEWARK’S FIRST INDUSTRY. THEIR CABLE CARS ARE STILL
IN OPERATION ON SAN FRANCISCO HILLS.

DEDICATED
SEPTEMBER 22, 1979
BY
JOAQUIN MURRIETA CHAPTER NO. 13
E CLAMPUS VITUS

EHRMAN GENERAL STORE

WITH THE DISCOVERY OF GOLD IN CALIFORNIA, THE TOWN AROUND THE MISSION SAN JOSE BECAME THE GATEWAY AND PROVISION CENTER FOR
THE 49ER ON HIS WAY TO THE SOUTHERN MINES. TO MEET THESE
DEMANDS, THE FIRM OF STRAUSS AND CO. WAS FOUNDED BY S. STRAUSS, LEON EHRMAN AND S. BACHMAN IN AN OLD ADOBE ON THIS SITE. AFTER A SUCCESSION OF PARTNERSHIPS WITH A. LEBRECHT AND BROTHER MAX ERHMAN, SOLOMON EHRMAN BUILT THIS BRICK STRUCTURE IN 1894. THE ERHMAN GENERAL STORE SERVED FOR YEARS AS THE WELLS FARGO OFFICE.

DEDICATED JULY, 18 1981
JOAQUIN MURRIETA CHAPTER 13
E CLAMPUS VITUS

FREMONT PRIMARY HISTORIC RESOURCE NO. 1926
RESTORED BY ROBERT AND PAULINE MCIVOR
NORMAN D. HALE A. I. A., ARCHITECT

WASHINGTON HOTEL ORIGINALLY LOCATED ACROSS THE STREET AS A
TWO STORY ADOBE BUILDING. DESTRYOED BY THE 1868 EARTHQUAKE. REBUILT ON THE PRESENT SITE IN THE SAME YEAR. THE BUILDING HAS SERVED AS A HOTEL STAGE STOP, STATE LIBRARY, AND PRESENT DAY BED AND BREAKFAST INN.

DEDICATED SEPTEMBER 22, 1990
BY
MOUNTAIN CHARLIE CHAPTER 1850
AND
JOAQUIN MURRIETA CHAPTER 13
E CLAMPUS VITUS