2/12/2010
2/12/2010
Landmark information
- Location:
West side of Portola Park, Portola Ave and N Livermore Ave, Livermore - Plaque:
Other Plaque - Site:
Nothing remains - Date First Visited:
12/22/2022 - Date Most Recently Visited:
12/22/2022 - GPS Coordinates:
N 37 41.462, W 121 46.500
About this landmark
Plaque text:
Robert Livermore
First Settler of Livermore Valley
Born in England 1799 - died Rancho Las Positas 1858. Arrived in Monterey 1822. Married Josefa Higuera y Fuentes 1830. Settled on Rancho Las Positas 1835. Next to the mission Fathers, he was the first man to engage himself in the culture of grapes, fruit and grain.
The Livermore Hacienda was a short distance north of this spot.