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1887 - The Town of Los Gatos was established, incorporating one square mile on both sides of Los Gatos Creek. 1887 - March - Jesuits select the Novitiate for their new college. 1887 - May - J. W. Lyndon house on knoll southwest of town is under construction---$12,000.
Along with much of the Santa Clara Valley, Los Gatos became a suburban community for San Jose beginning in the 1950s, and the town was mostly built out by the 1980s.
History. The name Los Gatos comes from “El Rancho de Los Gatos,” a ranch established in 1839 by a Mexican land grant and so named because of the large number of mountain lions in the area. In 1854, James Alexander Forbes purchased some of this land and built a flour mill.
Aug 11, 2021 · Thirty-eight land grants were issued between 1833 and 1846 in the Santa Clara Valley, with parts of three rancho grants located within Campbell's current city limits. In 1839, Jose Hernandez and Sebastian Peralta applied for the rancho that became known as Rancho Rinconada de Los Gatos.
Feb 5, 2007 · The home’s origins are from Presbyterian missionaries rescuing Chinese girls from slavery in the 1870s. The Los Gatos Strawberry Festival is started as a fundraising endeavor for the...
About Los Gatos. Nestled in the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains, the town of Los Gatos lies a short drive from both the Pacific coast and the worldclass culture of San Francisco. Many of the town’s 30,000 residents, though, prefer to spend their leisure time locally, and it’s easy to see why.
In the early 20th century, the town became a thriving agricultural town with apricots, grapes and prunes being grown in the area. Along with much of the Santa Clara Valley, Los Gatos became a suburban community for San Jose beginning in the 1950s, and the town was mostly built-out by the 1980s.
