Santa Clara, California, USA
1854 - Santa Clara

Santa Clara, a county in the W. central part of California, has an area estimated at above 1 200 square miles. It is bounded on the X. E. by the Coast Range, and is drained by the Guadalupe river and several other smaller streams flowing into San Francisco bay, which extends a few miles into the county. Soil well adapted to cultivation, and very fertile along the streams. Barley, wheat, potatoes, hay, onions, cattle, and horses are the staples. In 1852 this county produced 415,340 bushels of barley : 122,192 of wheat; 656,700 of potatoes; 3175 tons of hay, and 8,356,600 pounds of onions. There were 4201 cows, 16,020 beef-cattle, and 4371 horses. The county is partly intersected by the route of the proposed railroad from San Francisco to San Jose, the capital. Population, 6664.

Santa Clara, a post-town of Santa Clara county, California, is situated on a small stream flowing into the head of San Francisco bay, and on the main road from San Jose to San Francisco, about 10 miles from the former town.

A New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States: Giving a Full and Comprehensive Review of the Present Condition, Industry, and Resources of the American Confederacy ... Thomas Baldwin (of Philadelphia.) Joseph Thomas January 1, 1854 Philadelphia : Lippincott, Grambo & Company 1854.

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