7/13/1995
Landmark information
- Location:
Intersection of Old Santa Cruz Hwy (PM 3.57) and Mtn Charlie Rd, 1.2 mi SE of Holy City - Plaque:
Official State Plaque - Site:
Nothing Remains - Date First Visited:
7/13/1995 - Date Most Recently Visited:
7/13/1995 - GPS Coordinates:
N 37 8.892, W 121 58.461
About this landmark
Plaque text:
Patchen
"Mountain Charley" McKiernan, one of earliest residents of the Santa Cruz Mountains, settled near here in 1850. John Martin Schultheis and his wife homesteaded land about a mile from here in 1852. Their home still standing (1950). The Patchen post office, named for a famous race horse, was located in this vicinity 1872-1920's.