Milpitas – How did it get it’s name?
Posted on January 28th, 2012 by Ann Zeise
Kraig Bunnell’s theory of the naming of Milpitas. He also talks about the origins of other names in our city.
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Kraig Bunnell’s theory of the naming of Milpitas. He also talks about the origins of other names in our city.
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Evans Road, which marks the eastern boundary of residential Milpitas in many places, is named for Josiah Evans, one of our early settlers, who owned a ranch that bordered the road. Evans came to Milpitas in 1853 from Ohio after a few years in the California gold fields, during which time he founded the Butte [...]
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Dixon Landing Road, and Dixon Road, its continuation east of Highway 880, were named for Matthew Dixon, who came west for the gold rush, and in 1861 bought 600 acres of land, on both sides of the Santa Clara/Alameda county line, for his farm. The area was then known as Harrisburg. He built his house [...]
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Officers: Harriet McGuire, President, 262-7979 Barbara Bowman, Vice President, 942-1492 Bob Kruse, Treasurer Margaret Kruse, Secretary Bill Hare, Historian Committee Chairs: Barbara Bowman, Membership, Museum Maintenance, and Refreshments Bob Kruse, Fire Truck Dennis Cuciz, Police Car Sherry Cullen, Newsletter Bill Hare, Historian
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The Milpitas Town Seal was the idea of member Betty McDermott’s husband John, who came up with the idea for a seal of the Minuteman from one of his son’s history books. He designed the seal and took it to Arnie’s Signs and had 4,000 decals made. Joe Brown, a local painter, painted the original [...]
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