Agnew's Village (or Agnew) was a small

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village in what is now

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. It was named for Abram Agnew, a Santa Clara Valley pioneer from Ohio who settled there around 1873. Agnew donated of land for a

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station and laid out the town, causing the station and town to be referred to as "Agnew's". The

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is still standing. USA-Santa Clara-Agnew Depot-3

Agnew's land appears on 1877 maps, opposite Lick Mill, a paper mill operated by

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. Agnew's Village was annexed into Santa Clara in the mid 1980s. The Agnew name lives on in Agnew Park in Santa Clara, as well as

Agnews Developmental Center Agnews Developmental Center was a psychiatric and medical care facility, located in Santa Clara, California. In 1885, the center, originally known as "The Great Asylum for the Insane", was established as a facility for the care of the mentally ill ...

, the western campus of which was located in Agnew's Village. The campus has since been turned into the Rivermark community and an R&D campus for

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(formerly the headquarters for

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). The latter includes the Agnews Historic Park.

Notable people

Marv Owen Marvin James Owen (March 22, 1906 – June 22, 1991) was an American baseball player, manager, coach and scout. A native of northern California, Owen played both baseball and football at Santa Clara University. He made his Major League Baseb ...

(1906–1991) was a baseball player, manager, coach and scout. Known for his time on the Detroit Tigers. *

Edward J. Livernash Edward James Livernash, subsequently Edward James de Nivernais (February 14, 1866 – June 1, 1938), was an American newspaperman and lawyer who served one term as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative representing the ...

, (1866–1938), was a newspaperman and lawyer who served one term as a U.S. Representative from California.

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* Former settlements in Santa Clara County, California Silicon Valley {{SantaClaraCountyCA-geo-stub