History of Santa Clara County, California
Santa Clara County, California, is one of California's original counties, with prior habitation dating from prehistory to the Alta California period. == Early history == The first documented inhabitants included the Ohlone, residing on Coyote Creek and Calaveras Creek, although Santa Clara Valley undoubtedly had known earlier Indian inhabitants and migrations, now lost to history and prehistory.
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