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| Landmark #416 | Santa Clara County | Visited: August 28, 2016 | Plaque? YES! 🙂 |
| What is it? | A house in Kelley Park and a plaque up the road! |
| What makes it historical? | THE GUIDE SAYS: Markham was born at Oregon City April 23, 1852 and later moved to a cattle ranch near Suisun. Later he and his mother moved to San Jose, and Markham entered the State Normal School, from which he graduated in 1872. Markham lived and taught school in many places but made this home his main residence, and it was here that he wrote The Man with the Hoe.
OTHER TIDBITS: Just in case the plaque left you a little high and dry, Edwin Markham was a renowned poet who wrote In support of labor rights and against child labor! Though he grew up on a farm with a mother who did everything she could to curtail his interest in literature, Mr. Markham became the first poet to receive the Academy Fellowship! Some of his noteworthy works were The Ballad of the Gallows Bird, Children in Bondage, and The Man with the Hoe, which was inspired by the painting L’homme à la Houe by Jean-François Millet! |
| How can I Help the Helpers? | HERE’S HOW:
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| Where is this place? | LISTED DIRECTIONS: Kelley Park 1600 Senter Rd San Jose, CA 95112 ANNOTATIONS:
From Los Angeles: ~338mi (544km) — 5.7hrs |
| When should I go? | The park is open from 8:00 AM until half an hour after sunset, and the plaque is visible all the time! |
