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1962 - The citizens of Los Gatos voted a bond measure of $1,200,000 to fund the building of a civic center to house a town hall, police station and library, and for a new headquarters fire station and for the building of a town plaza. 1961 - Vasona Park partially opened for recreation.
Along with much of the Santa Clara Valley, Los Gatos became a suburban community for San Jose beginning in the 1950s, and the town was mostly built out by the 1980s.
History. The name Los Gatos comes from “El Rancho de Los Gatos,” a ranch established in 1839 by a Mexican land grant and so named because of the large number of mountain lions in the area. In 1854, James Alexander Forbes purchased some of this land and built a flour mill.
Aug 11, 2021 · Thirty-eight land grants were issued between 1833 and 1846 in the Santa Clara Valley, with parts of three rancho grants located within Campbell's current city limits. In 1839, Jose Hernandez and Sebastian Peralta applied for the rancho that became known as Rancho Rinconada de Los Gatos.
Jun 27, 2019 · In 1887, the area of Forbesville, California was incorporated as a town and renamed to Los Gatos.
Feb 5, 2007 · The home’s origins are from Presbyterian missionaries rescuing Chinese girls from slavery in the 1870s. The Los Gatos Strawberry Festival is started as a fundraising endeavor for the orphanage....
The name Los Gatos comes from “El Rancho de Los Gatos,” a ranch established in 1839 by a Mexican land grant and so named because of the large number of mountain lions in the area. In 1854, James Alexander Forbes purchased some of this land and built a flour mill. In 1860, the first hotel was opened
