Site information:

Portola Park, on Portola Ave, west of N Livermore Ave, Livermore

37.691041,-121.774964

Plaque information:

Private plaque

Plaque text:

Robert Livermore

First settler of Livermore Valley, was born in England in 1799 - died Rancho Las Positas 1858. Arrived in Monterey 1822. Married Josefa Higuera y Fuentes 1830. Settled on Rancho Las Positas 1835. "Next to the mission fathers, he was the first man to engage himself in the culture of grapes, fruit, and grain." . The Livermore hacienda was a short distance north of this spot.

Erected by Las Positas Parlor No. 96, Native Sons of the Golden West. Tabled placed by the Historic Landmarks Committee, Native Sons of the Golden West 1935.

Registered 6/10/1936