This article is about the unincorporated area in Santa Clara County, California. For the community formerly of this name in Napa County, see Zinfandel, California.
A Department of Transportation (Caltrans) maintenance station used to exist in this area. A California Department of Forestry fire station is west of Bell Station along SR152.
The location was originally called Hollenbeck's Station, (possibly after the namesake of the Sunnyvale street of the same name).[1] It was renamed for Lafayette F. Bell, who had built a saloon at the entrance to a road over Pacheco Pass. Later, Bell bought the road over Pacheco Pass from Andrew Firebaugh and began charging a toll for passage. A Bell's Station Post Office was established by the U.S. Post Office Department, and was in use from 1873 to 1914.[2]
Some references say the locale was a stop on the Butterfield Overland Mail stagecoach route.[2] The stagecoach route to San Francisco from the American midwest was known to have stops every ten miles or so along its length. Hall of Fame baseball player Harry Hooper was born here in 1887.
Geographyedit
Bell Station is an officially defined geographic feature of type locale in the National Geographic Names Database. The feature ID number is 218994. The location also appears on the US Geological Survey 7.5-minute quadrangle "Pacheco Peak, California" and the 1921 "Gilroy Hot Springs, California" 15-minute quadrangle.
bell, station, california, this, article, about, unincorporated, area, santa, clara, county, california, community, formerly, this, name, napa, county, zinfandel, california, bell, station, bell, station, unincorporated, community, located, along, state, route. This article is about the unincorporated area in Santa Clara County California For the community formerly of this name in Napa County see Zinfandel California Bell Station or Bell s Station is an unincorporated community located along State Route 152 between Casa de Fruta and Pacheco Pass near the southeast extent of Santa Clara County California Bell Station Restaurant shown c 2007 A Department of Transportation Caltrans maintenance station used to exist in this area A California Department of Forestry fire station is west of Bell Station along SR152 The ZIP code is 95020 and the community is in area codes 408 and 669 Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Other articles 4 Sources 5 References 6 External linksHistory editThe location was originally called Hollenbeck s Station possibly after the namesake of the Sunnyvale street of the same name 1 It was renamed for Lafayette F Bell who had built a saloon at the entrance to a road over Pacheco Pass Later Bell bought the road over Pacheco Pass from Andrew Firebaugh and began charging a toll for passage A Bell s Station Post Office was established by the U S Post Office Department and was in use from 1873 to 1914 2 Some references say the locale was a stop on the Butterfield Overland Mail stagecoach route 2 The stagecoach route to San Francisco from the American midwest was known to have stops every ten miles or so along its length Hall of Fame baseball player Harry Hooper was born here in 1887 Geography editBell Station is an officially defined geographic feature of type locale in the National Geographic Names Database The feature ID number is 218994 The location also appears on the US Geological Survey 7 5 minute quadrangle Pacheco Peak California and the 1921 Gilroy Hot Springs California 15 minute quadrangle The US Geological Survey latitude and longitude for the locale is given as 37 02 12 N 121 18 39 W 37 03667 N 121 31083 W 37 03667 121 31083 The area is about 350 feet above mean sea level AMSL Other articles editHenry W Coe State ParkSources editThe History of Pacheco Pass as retrieved January 19 2007 References edit Durham David L Durham s Place Names of the San Francisco Bay Area Clovis California Word Dancer Press 2000 pp 153 a b Myer Chuck report Pacheco Past A History of the Gateway to Santa Clara County San Jose California Pioneers of Santa Clara County 1992 External links edit1921 USGS Gilroy Hot Springs 15 minute quadrangle map37 02 11 N 121 18 39 W 37 0365 N 121 3108 W 37 0365 121 3108 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bell Station California amp oldid 1166606686, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
