![]() ![]() The origin of the name of Menlo Park, California ( circa 1850) antedates any work done by Thomas Edison ( circa 1876) in Menlo Park, New Jersey Menlo Park, New Jersey, was named after Menlo Park, California, as was Menlo, Washington. The original arch, which gave its name to the stations and ultimately, the city, survived until 1922, when it was destroyed in an automobile accident. A post office was established in 1870, and the city was incorporated in 1874 (it dissolved after two years, but later was permanently incorporated in 1927). The town of Menlo Park grew up around this station, becoming a popular home for San Francisco businessmen. It holds the record as the oldest, continually operating train station in California. The 1867 station building still stands on the platform of the current Caltrain station, used by the local Chamber of Commerce. They named a nearby station "Menlo Park" after the sign. In 1863, the San Francisco and San Jose Rail Road had built the railroad from San Francisco to as far as Mayfield (now California Avenue station in Palo Alto) and started running trains to the area. The word "Menlo" derived from the owners' former home of Menlo (or Menlough) in County Galway, Ireland, and is an anglicized version of the original Irish name of the place, Mionloch, meaning "middle lake". In 1854, they erected a gate with a wooden arch bearing the inscription "Menlo Park" and the date "August 1854" at the entrance to their property (now the intersection of Middle Ave and El Camino Real). McGlynn, purchased a 1,700-acre (690 ha) tract of land on the former Rancho de las Pulgas. In 1795, the Rancho de las Pulgas Spanish land grant was made that included the area of the current city. The area of Menlo Park was inhabited by the Ohlone people when the Portolá expedition arrived in 1769. The name "Menlo Park" was given to a ranch purchased by Irish settlers in honor of their home village in Ireland. ![]() "Menlo" is derived from Menlo (the anglicized spelling of Irish Gaelic 'Mionloch', meaning 'small lake') in County Galway, Ireland. It is one of the most educated cities in California and the United States nearly 70% of residents over 25 have earned a bachelor's degree or higher. The train station holds the record as the oldest continually operating train station in California. It is home to the corporate headquarters of Meta, and is where Google, Roblox Corporation and Round Table Pizza were founded. It had 33,780 residents at the 2020 United States census. ![]() It is bordered by San Francisco Bay on the north and east East Palo Alto, Palo Alto, and Stanford to the south and Atherton, North Fair Oaks, and Redwood City to the west. Menlo Park is a city at the eastern edge of San Mateo County within the San Francisco Bay Area of California in the United States. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |