William Welles Hollister was a native of Ohio who came west in the 1850s and became a wealthy rancher and entrepreneur in California.
William Welles Hollister (1818-1886)
Glen Annie in the turn of the 20th century.
Hollister is a city in and the county seat of San Benito County located in the Central Coast region of California, United States. With a 2020 United States census population of 41,678, Hollister is on
William Welles Hollister
…as catering to those who searched for gold. Hollister purchased Rancho San Justo in San Benito County, California, in an area that is now the city of Hollister. Rancho San Justo was held jointly by the Flint, Bixby & Company and Hollister until 1861, when they disagreed over a business matter and dissolved…
DSC00736 east side of San Benito Street at Fifth Street, Hollister, California, June 16, 2007
Downtown Hollister, California 1867
Hollister United Methodist 1872
Veterans' Memorial Building, Hollister, California, June 16, 2007