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Marker of the original owner who named this place "The Top Side"

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(DSC03536) "This property and the original residence at the top of the hill had been a gift of the city of Baguio to William Camerton Forbes in 1908, in gratitude for his role in the development of Baguio. Forbes named the property Topside. William Cameron Forbes was governor-general of the Philippines from 1909 to 1913. He was the grandson of Ralph Waldo Emerson. Under Forbes' administration, Kennon Road, Naguilan Road, Burnham Park, Mansion House, Baguio Country Club and many other projects were completed. It was under his watch that Baguio became the summer capital of the Philippines. In 1948, the Good Shepherd Sisters bought the property from Mrs. Elsie McCloskey Gaches. It is where the convent and the Mountain Maid Training Center now stand."

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