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.