Episode 50: Almaden Valley Hidden History Featuring Mount Umunhum & Quicksilver County Park (American Dream TV)

Theresa Wellman - Realtor, Homeowner Experience

For episode three of American Dream TV, I talked about Almaden Valley Open Spaces - Mt Umunhum & Quicksilver County Park with a veteran, Wade Walter, who worked up on Mount Umunhum when it was an active Air Force base back in 1969. Here are some interesting historical facts! Almaden Air Force Station was shut down in 1980. At that time, the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District acquired the land. It was open to the public in 2017, which means you can enjoy that space today. Neighboring this open space at Mount Umunhum is another area called Quicksilver County Park. Quicksilver has its history in the mining industry (believe it or not!), not with gold, but with silver and quicksilver was used to mine that. Quicksilver is a nickname for Mercury. Mercury was mined extensively during the California Gold Rush, beginning in 1848. South San Jose has some of the oldest and most productive mercury mines in the United States.
I’ve been a full-time Realtor® in San Jose, CA since 2005. I'm a proud Apple-wife, self-professed 📊data nerd, gardener🥕 + foodie. I love wine 🍷 and craft cocktails and frequently cook gourmet meals for family and guests with veggies🍅 from my home garden. I also love to be active outdoors whenever I can. My husband and I have two great school-age kids and an 🚙RV we escape in for camping and weekends at the racetrack🏎️.
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