Named for Joaquin Moraga, who in 1835 was granted 13,000 acres from the Mexican government and established Rancho Laguna de Los Palos Colorados. A Moraga townsite was conceived by A.A. Grant and J.A. Williamson in 1894. James Irvine purchased a major portion of the Rancho in 1912, and the townsite was developed by R.M. Burgess. Moraga was an early dairying, farming, and ranching center.

Moraga Historical Society

Marker 1

1970

Marker is at the intersection of School Street and Country Club Drive, on the right when traveling north on School Street.

Courtesy hmdb.org

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