Birthplace of ‘Silicon Valley’
Birthplace of ‘Silicon Valley’ is a memorial in Santa Clara County, California. Birthplace of ‘Silicon Valley’ is situated nearby to HP Garage, as well as near Scott Park.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include HP Garage and Museum of American Heritage.
HP Garage
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The HP Garage is a private museum where the company Hewlett-Packard was founded. It is located at 367 Addison Avenue in Palo Alto, California. It is considered to be the "Birthplace of Silicon Valley".
Museum of American Heritage
Museum
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The Museum of American Heritage is a museum in Palo Alto, California. It is dedicated to the preservation and display of mechanical, electrical, and technological artifacts from the Civil War era through the mid-20th century, with a focus on innovations that transformed American life before the digital age. Museum of American Heritage is situated 1,000 feet northwest of Birthplace of ‘Silicon Valley’.
Saint Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church
Church
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Started in 1901 and completed in 1902, St. Thomas Aquinas Church is the oldest church in Palo Alto, California and is a registered historic landmark. Its distinctive Carpenter Gothic Victorian style makes it a signature building for the downtown area. Saint Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church is situated 980 feet northwest of Birthplace of ‘Silicon Valley’.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Silicon Valley and Professorville.
Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley lies in the South Bay and the southern Peninsula of the San Francisco Bay Area. Once best known for its prune orchards, the area underwent explosive growth with the creation of the high-tech industry in the 1960s.
Professorville
Neighborhood
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Professorville is a registered historic district in Palo Alto, California containing homes that were built by Stanford University professors. The historic district is bounded by Addison Avenue, Waverley Street, Kingsley Avenue, and Ramona Street.
Palo Alto
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Palo Alto is a bustling suburb in Santa Clara County south of the city of San Francisco. It is adjacent to Stanford University and home to hundreds of Silicon Valley technology companies, ranging from VMware and Hewlett-Packard to tiny startups operating in garages.
Birthplace of ‘Silicon Valley’
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “This garage is the birthplace of the world’s first high-technology region, ‘silicon valley.’ The idea for such a region originated with Dr. Frederick Terman, a Stanford University professor who encouraged his students to start up their own electronics co”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Santa Clara County, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.44294° or 37° 26′ 35″ northLongitude
-122.15458° or 122° 9′ 17″ westInception
May 19th, 1989Open location code
849VCRVW+55OpenStreetMap ID
node 8340582639OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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