And if history has taught us anything, it's that this sort of megalomaniacal building is almost always, always a bad idea. A plaque below the tree explains how Hampton “saved the day.People like to plop their own miniature versions of the Palace of Versailles in many places, from Virginia suburbs to Wales. High up in a large oak tree on what is now the southwest corner of Galvez Street at Campus Drive East, near today’s Arrillaga Center for Sports and Recreation, he spied Cal partisans bent on mischief and sounded the alarm. Before the 1912 rally, Stanford’s Gordon Hampton was charged with guarding the pyre. "For decades, Stanford rallied for Big Game with an enormous pregame bonfire. The marker is mounted flush to a low monument that is difficult to see from any distance. Touch for a list and map of all markers in Stanford. one mile away) Development of Motion Pictures (approx. 0.9 miles away) Birthplace of “Silicon Valley” (approx. 0.8 miles away) Lou Henry Hoover House (approx. 0.4 miles away) Electronics Research Laboratory (approx. 0.4 miles away) Motion Picture Research Commemoration (approx. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Marker is at or near this postal address: 326 Galvez Street, Stanford CA 94305, United States of America. Marker can be reached from the intersection of Galvez Street and Campus Drive East. Marker is in Stanford, California, in Santa Clara County.
SHUSH SILICON VALLEY SERIES
In addition, it is included in the Historic Trees series list. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Events All hell broke loose as Encina Hall frosh spilled out, engaging the enemy in fierce combat, with their bare hands pulling fire brands off the pyre, and thereby successfully defending the bonfire and saving the day (night). The warning was right,Ĭal attacked instantly. Powerhouse to blast its steam whistle to arouse a slumbering campus. Realizing the humiliating consequences of aįalse alarm, Hampton blew mightily on his police whistle, thus signaling to the nearby "Farm," stood under the adjacent oak tree to sound the alarm of any CalĪttempt to torch prematurely the tower of RR ties before the "Big Game"īonfire at present day Frost Amphitheater. Gordon Hampton, '35, a frosh of only six weeks on the Posted as a sentry on the dark, damp night of November 17-18 1931, It is in Stanford in Santa Clara County California This historical marker was erected in 1997. The warning was right, Cal attacked instantly.
Realizing the humiliating consequences of a false alarm, Hampton blew mightily on his police whistle, thus signaling to the nearby powerhouse to blast its steam whistle to arouse a slumbering campus. he sensed a barely audible "shush." He looked at his unresponsive co-sentry. , Posted as a sentry on the dark, damp night of November 17-18 1931, Gordon Hampton, '35, a frosh of only six weeks on the "Farm," stood under the adjacent oak tree to sound the alarm of any Cal attempt to torch prematurely the tower of RR ties before the "Big Game" bonfire at present day Frost Amphitheater.
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