| Brazil, Amazonas, Manaus — Praça São Sebastião — Monumento Comemorativo a Abertura dos Portos — Monument to the Opening of the [Amazon] Ports |
| | [Panel 1] Mandado Construir em MDCCCXCIX pelo Exmo Senr. Jose Cardoso Ramalho Júnior, Governador do Estado do Amazonas.
[In English: Construction Ordered, 1899, by His Excellency, Mr. Jose Cardoso Ramalho Junior, Governor of the State of Amazonas.]
"ASIA"
[Panel 2]
15 de Novembro de MDCCCLXXXIX.
[November 15, 1889.]
"AMERICA"
[Panel 3]
Monumento Levanta do em substitução ao que foi erguido n’esta praça em XII de Setembro de . . . — Map (db m26407) HM |
| Brazil, Bahia, Salvador — Monumento a Stefan Zweig — All Saints' Bay |
| | Stefan Zweig nasceu em Viena, Áustria, em 1881. Escritor cosmopolita, tornou-se conhecido por suas analises do comlexo psíquico e pela defesa dos ideais humanitarios. Foi o autor mais traduzido do seu tempo. Pacifista, escrevia reinventando a vida.
Iniciou sua peregrinação pelo mundo em 1934, com residencia na Inglaterra. Mudou-se, em 1941, com sua esposa Lotte, para a Cidade de Petrópolis, Brasil, onde escreveu, o seu livro mais conhecido, “Brasil, Pais do Futuro” e . . . — Map (db m31877) HM |
| Brazil, Rio de Janeiro — APA das Pontas de Copacabana e Arpoador — Environmental Protection Area of Copacabana and Arpoador Promontories |
| | [The text on the right of the marker is in English]:
The Environmental Protection Area (APA) of Copacabana and Arpoador Promontories was created by Municipal Law No. 2.087/94 to protect its rocky coast and native plant life species. The APA has the Copacabana Fort and the “Girl from Ipanema” Park as its limits.
The Copacabana Fort had its construction finished in 1914 with a mission to protect Rio de Janeiro’s coast. Today the fort shelters . . . — Map (db m25894) HM |
| British Columbia (Capital Regional District), Victoria — Cast Iron Panels |
| | The cast iron panels on this fence are from the Driard Hotel, built in 1892 and designed by architect John Teaque. It was Victoria’s most prestigious hotel prior to the construction of the Empress Hotel. A reconstructed portion of the original hotel facade was incorporated into the bay Centre at the corner of View and Broad Streets.
The terra cotta “frozen fountain” to the right of the entrance gate is from the former Kresge’s Department Store, a 1930 Art Deco style building which . . . — Map (db m48477) HM |
| British Columbia (Capital Regional District), Victoria — Emily Carr — 1871-1945 |
| | [English] Artist and author Emily Carr was born here and lived most of her life in this neighbourhood of Victoria where she died. Her compelling canvases of British Columbia landscape offer a unique vision of the forest an shore, while her documentation of Indian villages provides a valuable anthropological record. Lively accounts of Emily Carr’s travels in the province are collected in Klee Wyck, for which she won the Governor General’s Award for non-fiction in 1941. Six other . . . — Map (db m49241) HM |
| British Columbia (Capital Regional District), Victoria — Figures and Medallions of the Library Wing of Parliament Building |
| | [Medallions, top row]
Milton – Sophocles – Shakespeare – Socrates – Dante – Homer
[Statues, anti-clockwise from the top left]
Colonel R.C. Moody
1813-1887
Commander of Royal Engineers in 1858, erected New Westminster as capital of B.C., planned the Cariboo Road.
David Thompson
1770 – 1857
Greatest of fur trade explorers. In 1812 traversed Kootenay area, descended the Columbia from source to mouth.
Sir Anthony Musgrave
1828 – . . . — Map (db m49045) HM |
| British Columbia (Capital Regional District), Victoria — Market Square’s Main Gate Fountain |
| | This historic fountain was originally erected near the turn of the century at the “edge of town” known as the Five Corners: Government, Douglas, Gorge and Hillside Streets.
The three-level fountain provided water for parched travellers [sic] and their thirsty horses, as well as smaller animals such as dogs, and pigs on their way to market.
The fountain was removed to the City workyards in 1950 where it languished until it was restored when these nine heritage building were . . . — Map (db m48478) HM |
| British Columbia (Capital Regional District), Victoria — McPherson Playhouse — Dedicated 26th, February 1965 |
| | Named in Honour of
Thomas Shanks McPherson
Born Airdrie, Scotland, prominent business man, philanthropist and citizen of Victoria for fifty-three years, who died at the age of 89 years on 3rd, December 1962, and under whose will a bequest including this theatre was made to the City of Victoria — Map (db m49129) HM |
| British Columbia (Capital Regional District), Victoria — The Majestic Theatre — Built c1860 — Alterations: 1885; 1909; 1917 |
| | This building first housed Moore’s Music Hall (Victoria’s earliest existing theatre) upstairs, above Nathanial Moore’s dry goods store.
In 1885, a new facade was constructed to match the new building next door, with identical cast iron columns.
Various commercial uses followed, which included supplying miners preparing for the Klondike. In 1898 miners’ equipment was piled high on this sidewalk.
In 1909 architect Thomas Hooper renovated the building to house the Majestic Theatre, . . . — Map (db m49125) HM |
| British Columbia (Capital Regional District), Victoria — The Netherland Carillon / History of the Carillon |
| |
The Netherland Carillon
The carillon was a gift fro British Columbia’s Dutch community to honour Canada’s 100th birthday in 1967. Her Majesty Queen Juliana of the Netherlands unveiled the cornerstone of this tower on May 23, 1967; it now sits in the garden below.
A carillon is a musical instrument with a set of 23 or more bronze bells. This carillon, the largest in Canada, has 62 bells. It is housed at the top of this tower, which stands 27 meters (89 feet) tall. The largest bell . . . — Map (db m48932) HM |
| British Columbia (Greater Vancouver Regional District), Vancouver — Sadie Marks — City of Vancouver, 1886-1986 |
| | In 1922 Ferrera Court was the home of Vancouver tailor David Marks, where vaudeville comedian Benny Kubelsky met thirteen-year-old Sadie Marks. They dated in 1926 and married the next year. As Jack Benny and Mary Livingstone they often returned to the city of her birth. — Map (db m46691) HM |
| Ontario (the Regional Municipality of Niagara), Niagara-on-the-Lake — William Kirby — 1817-1906 |
| |
In English:
Born in England, Kirby came to Canada in 1839 and began work as a tanner in the vicinity of Niagara-on-the-Lake. There he developed his literary talents and soon after moving into the town in 1848 embarked on a long and prolific career as a journalist and writer. Keenly aware of the region's past, he celebrated its traditions in poetry and a history, Annals of Niagara (1896), but it was his interest in French Canadian legends which inspired his most famous work . . . — Map (db m34915) HM |
| Ontario (Toronto), Toronto — Charles William Jefferys — 1869 - 1951 |
| |
{Marker Text in English:}
Writer, artist, and illustrator of historical novels and textbooks, Charles Jefferys emigrated to Canada from England in 1879. After studying at the Toronto Art Students League, he joined the New York Herald as an illustrator in 1892, but returned to Canada in 1900 to work as a freelance artist for the Globe and the Daily Star. From 1911 to 1939 he taught drawing and painting at the University of Toronto. He painted landscapes and . . . — Map (db m37092) HM |
| Yukon Territory, Dawson City — Robert Service's Cabin / La cabane de Robert Service |
| |
English:
Within 5 years of Robert Service's departure in 1912, the local press referred to his rented cabin as a “shrine”. It became Yukon’s foremost tourist attraction virtually from the day it was abandoned. Maintained, altered and embellished by local service groups, the Klondike Bard’s cabin has come to symbolize the legacy of the Klondike Gold Rush:
“Have you suffered, starved and triumphed, grovelled down, yet grasped at glory. Grown bigger in the . . . — Map (db m42695) HM |
| Czech Republic, Hlavní město Praha, Prague — Albert Schweitzer |
| |
{Text in Czech:}
ALBERT SCHWEITZER
* 1875 Kaysersberg †1965 Lambaréné
Zde koncertoval v letech 1923 a 1928
{Text translated into English:}
Albert Schweitzer
Born 1875 in Kaysersberg, died 1965 in Lambaréné
Performed here in 1923 and 1928 — Map (db m38193) HM |
| Czech Republic, Hlavní město Praha, Prague — Ema Destinnová — Emmy Destinn |
| | In Czech: Zde žila 1908-1914 Ema Destinnová česká pěvkyné
Translated, the marker reads: From 1908-1914 the Czech singer, Emmy Destinn, lived here. — Map (db m23108) HM |
| Czech Republic, Hlavní město Praha, Prague — Francis Skaryna |
| |
{Marker text in Belarusian:} 1517-1519, у старым месце Праҗскім выдатны веларускі асветнік Францішак Скарына . . . — Map (db m40762) HM |
| Czech Republic, Hlavní město Praha, Prague — Here Albert Einstein Played the Violin |
| | {Marker text in Czech:}
V tomto domĕ „U Jedworožce,“ v salonu Berty Fantové, v letech 1911 až 1912 hrával na housle a setnával se zde s přǎteli, spisovateli Maxem Brodem a Franzem Kafkou, Profesor Teureticke Fyziky na Pražkĕ Univerzitě, tvŭrce Teurie Relativity, nositel nubeluvy ceny,
Albert Einstein
{Marker text in English:}
Here, in the salon of Mrs. Berta Fanta, Albert Einstein, Professor at Prague University in 1911 to 1912, . . . — Map (db m37595) HM |
| Czech Republic, Hlavní město Praha, Prague — Jan Neruda |
| |
{Marker text in Czech:}
Jan Neruda
Zde žil a svoji literární činnost započal.
* 1834 † 1891
Péčí Spolků Menšího Města Pražského.
R. 1895.
{Marker text translated into English:}
Jan Neruda
Here he lived and began his literary activity.
Born 1834, Died 1891
The Prague Lesser Town Beneficial Association
1895 — Map (db m40517) HM |
| Czech Republic, Hlavní město Praha, Prague — Ladislav Zelenka |
| | In Czech: Zde žil národní umělec Ladislav Zelenka 1881-1957 violoncellista slavného českého kvarteta
Translated, the marker reads: Here lived the national artist, Ladislav Zelenka (1881-1957), cellist for the famed Czech Quartet. — Map (db m22987) HM |
| Czech Republic, Hlavní město Praha, Prague — Rudolf Kremlička |
| | In Czech:
V tomto domě pracoval český malíř Rudolf Kremlička
Translated, the marker reads: In this house worked the Czech painter Rudolf Kremlicka. — Map (db m22972) HM |
| Czech Republic, Hlavní město Praha, Prague — T.R. Field Šumavansky |
| | In Czech: Zde se narodil satirik T.R. Field Šumavansky 1891-1969
Translated, the marker reads: Here was born the satirist, T.R.Field Šumavansky (1891-1969). — Map (db m22763) HM |
| Czech Republic, Hlavní město Praha, Prague — Vojtěch Hynais — 1854-1925 |
| | In Czech:
Zde žil a zemřel slavný český malíř
Vojtěch Hynais
Tvůrce opony národního divadla
Svemu čestnemu předsedovi jednota umělců výtvar. v praze.
Translated, the marker reads:
Here lived and and died the famous Czech artist
Vojtech Hynais
Creator of the curtains of the National Theater. Honorary President of the Union of Fine Artists in Prague. — Map (db m22657) HM |
| Czech Republic, Hlavní město Praha (Staré Město), Prague — Bohuslav Balbín |
| |
{Marker text in Czech:}
Zde žil a v roce 1688 zemřel
Bohuslav Balbín
vlastenec a historik českého baroka
{Marker text translated into English:}
Here lived, and in 1688, died, Bohuslav Balbin, patriot and historian of the Czech Baroque period. — Map (db m40985) HM |
| Czech Republic, Hlavní město Praha (Staré Město), Prague — Franz Kafka |
| |
{Marker text in Czech:}
Zde se 3.7.1884 narodil Franz Kafka
(Marker text translated into English:)
Here Franz Kafka was born on July 3, 1884. — Map (db m41319) HM |
| Czech Republic, Hlavní město Praha (Staré Město), Prague — Josef Mysliveček |
| |
{Marker text in Czech:}
V těchto místech
prožil sve mladí
český skladatel
Josef
Mysliveček
1737 • 1781
{Marker text translated into English, more or less:}
At this location the Czech composer Josef Myslivecek spent his youth. — Map (db m41066) HM |
| France, Aquitaine (Dordogne), Domme — Jacquou le Croquant |
| | Jacquou le Croquant n’est pas seulement le personnage principal du roman èponyme d’Eugene Le Roy (1836-1907), Ecrivain régional péridourdin ayant vècu quelques annees à la Perception de Domme. Jacquou c’est le Petit Chose des années sombres de la Restauration en Périgord, David en lutte contre tous les Goliath de l’oppression et de la reaction, bataillant contre les puissants du jour, mérite contre naissance. Des Croquats, il y en a toujours eu en Périgord, terre radicale s’il en est. En ce . . . — Map (db m62288) HM |
| France, Île-de-France, Auvers-sur-Oise — Van Gogh at the Ravoux Inn |
| | Le peintre
Vincent van Gogh
vécut
dans cette maison
et y mourut
le 29 juillet 1890
Translation:
The painter
Vincent van Gogh
lived
in this house
and died in it
the 29th of July, 1890 — Map (db m60409) HM |
| France, Île-de-France (Paris), Paris — Dante rédige la Divine Comédie — (Dante wrote the Divine Comedy) |
| | Depuis 1293, Florence est en proie à la lutte incessante des partis guelfe et gibelin. Dante Alighiere, issu en 1265 d’une famille noble sans fortune, est proscrit en 1302, voué au bûcher s’il vient à être pris sur le territoire de la commune. Tous ses biens ont été confisqués, sa demeure brûlée: le poète mène alors jusqu’a sa mort, en 1321, un vie errante, et s’attache à la rédaction de son grand oeuvre. De passage à Paris, it célèbre dans ses écrits le “vico degli strami: (rue du . . . — Map (db m61459) HM |
| France, Île-de-France (Paris), Paris — La maison de Rose de Rosimond — Histoire de Paris |
| | Né en 1645, Claude de La Rose, dit en Rosimond, écrivain à ses heures, est choisi pour succéder à Molière dans troupe des comédiens de roi, et comme lui, il meurt en scène, à l’issue d’une représentation du “Malade imaginaire”. Depuis 1680, il possèdait ici une maison de villégiature, entourée de cinq quartiers de terre labourable. Au XIXe siècle, elle est aménagée en ateliers pour artistes: Auguste Renoir en quête d’espace y loue deux pièces et l’ancienne écurie; lui succèdent Léon . . . — Map (db m60878) HM |
| France, Île-de-France (Paris), Paris — Le Bateau-Lavoir — Histoire de Paris |
| | “Nous retournerons tous au Bateau-Lavoir, nous n’aurons vraiment été heureux que là...” Jusqu’à sa mort, Picasso (1881-1973) garde la nostalgie du Montmartre rural de sa jeunesse, avec ses fermes, se vergers et ses cabarets pittoresques. Arrivé sur la Butte à 19 ans, il prend ici en 1904 un atelier où il exécute les dernières oeuvres de la période bleue, celles de la période rose, inspirées par ses amours avec Fernande Olivier, et les “Demoiselles d’Avignon” (1907), . . . — Map (db m60807) HM |
| France, Île-de-France (Paris), Paris — Le Lapin Agile — Histoire de Paris |
| | Vers 1860, le “Cabaret de Assassins” offre aux parisiens en mal de pittoresque sa terrasse accueillante, ombragée d’un grand acacia, et son petit vin clairet: transformé en auberge en 1886 par une ancienne danseuse fin cordon bleu, il reçoit parmi ses habitués Alphonse Allais, Caran d’Ache ou André Gill. Ce dernier décore la façade d’un lapin facétieux bondissant d’une casserole, et l’habitude se prend de designer l’établissement sous le nom de “Lapin à Gill”, vite . . . — Map (db m60880) HM |
| France, Île-de-France (Paris), Paris — Saint-Benoît le Bétourné — Histoire de Paris |
| | En 1431, maître Guillaume de Villon, répétiteur de droit canonique, devient chapelain de cette église aujourd’hui disparue, dont le choeur, orienté à l’ouest, justifie le surnom de «mal tournee» . Cette année-là naît François de Montcorbier: orphelin pauvre, entré à six ou sept ans un service du bon chapelain, le futur poète en garde le souvenir attendri d’un père adoptif, dont il rendra le nom célèbre. D’abord enfant de choeur, reçu bachelier à 18ans, et licencié es-arts en 1452, il passe ici . . . — Map (db m61462) HM |
| France, Languedoc-Roussillon (Hérault), Beziers — Pepezuc |
| | Statue Romaine que l’on pense représenter l’empereur Tetricus fils (fin du IIIe siècle). réparateur de la voie domitienne dans la légende Biteroise, cette statue symbolise le héros mythique sauveur de la cité. Antérieurement au XIIIe siècle, elle etait erigée a proximité de cet emplacement.
[Translation by Google Translate (with modifications):
Pépézuc
Roman statue, which is believed to represent the Emperor Tetricus’ son (late third century), repairer of the Via Domitia in . . . — Map (db m60253) HM |
| France, Provence-Alpes-Côte dAzur (Vaucluse), Bonnieux — 12 — Escaliers Emile Gardon |
| | Emile Gardon (1898 – 1980) a toujours vécu dans la maison familiale qui fait l’angle de cette montée d’escaliers, parfois taillés dans le rocher, et qui vous ramènent a la Vieille Eglise. Il a maintes et maintes fois parcouru ces chemins à pied Vieille Eglaise, Belvédère, rue Droite, les Croix et ...le Luberon à la recherche de son inspiration, de la paix, du silence, de la limpidité qui transparaissent dans son oeuvre.
Il est classé parmi les peintres naifs. Il a souvent été considéré . . . — Map (db m61756) HM |
| Germany, Bavaria, Munich — Franz Marc |
| | Hier wurde am 8.Februar 1880 der Maler Franz Marc geb. Gest. am 4.1.1916 bei Verdun. Er war mitbegründer der Künstlervereinigung „Der Blaue Reiter“.
Translated, the marker reads:
The painter Franz Marc was born here on February 8, 1880. Died at Verdun on March 4, 1916. He was the co-founder of the 'Blue Rider' art circle. — Map (db m22360) HM |
| Germany, Bavaria, Munich — Gottfried Keller |
| | Hier wohnte 1840 der schweizer Dichter Gottfried Keller
Translated, the marker reads:
In 1840 the Swiss poet Gottfried Keller lived here. — Map (db m22081) HM |
| Germany, Bavaria, Nuremberg — Johann Neudörfer |
| |
[Marker text in German:]
Hier stand bis
zum Jahre 1945
das Wohnhaus
des Schreib- und
Rechnenmeisters
Johann
Neudörfer
Geb. 1497, Gest. 1563
[Marker text translated into English:]
Here until 1945 stood the residence of the writing- and computational-master, Johann Neudoerfer. Born 1497, died 1563. — Map (db m58442) HM |
| Germany, Bavaria, Nuremberg — Johann Phillip Palm |
| |
[Marker text in German:] Hier stand das Wohn- und Geschäftshaus des Buchhandlers
Joh. Phillip Palm
* 18.12.1766
† 26.07.1806
[Marker text translated into English:]
Here stood the home and business of Johann Phillip Palm, bookseller.
Born December 18, 1766
Died July 26, 1806 — Map (db m57910) HM |
| Germany, Bavaria, Nuremberg — Leopold Einstein |
| | [Marker text in German:]
Hier wohnte
Leopold
Einstein
Geb. 1833 — Gest. 1890
Nürnberger Pionier
der Internationalen
Sprache
Esperanto
[Marker text translated into English:]
Here lived Leopold Einstein, born 1833 and died 1890, Nuremberg pioneer of the international language of Esperanto. — Map (db m58002) HM |
| Greece, Kalymnos (peripheral unit) (Pátmos municipality), Chorá — Historic Centre (Chorá) — Monastery of Saint John the Theologian — World Heritage Site |
| | [Marker text printed in Greek and English script:]
1999 The Historic Centre (Chorá) with the Monastery of Saint John the Theologian and the Cave of the Apocalypse World Heritage Site
The Historic Centre (Chorá) with the Monastery of Saint John the Theologian and the Cave of the Apocalypse are inscribed in the List of World Heritage Sites of the Convention for the Protection of World Heritage of the UNESCO. Inclusion in the list recognizes the exceptional value of a cultural . . . — Map (db m43647) HM |
| Greece, Kalymnos peripheral unit (Patmos municipality), Chorá — Historic Centre (Chorá) — Cave of the Apocalypse — World Heritage Site |
| | 1999 The Historic Centre (Chorá) with the Monastery of Saint John the Theologian and the Cave of the Apocalypse World Heritage Site
The Historic Centre (Chorá) with the Monastery of Saint John the Theologian and the Cave of the Apocalypse are inscribed in the List of World Heritage Sites of the Convention for the Protection of World Heritage of the UNESCO. Inclusion in the list recognizes the exceptional value of a cultural site so that it may be protected for the benefit of all Humanity. — Map (db m43646) HM |
| Ireland, Connacht (County Galway), Kinvara — Francis A. Fahy — 1854 - 1935 |
| |
Poet, Writer, Life-Long Worker
in the Irish Cause
was born in this house Sept. 29. 1854.
——•——
“For peace of mind I'll never find
until my own I call
that little Irish cailín
in her ould plaid shawl” — Map (db m28091) HM |
| Ireland, Leinster (County Dublin), Dublin — Chris Reid Oral History Artwork Project |
| | Chris Reid completed a public artwork
consisting of 20 bronze plaques and a
printed book. The texts are based on
recordings the artist made from
2004 to 2008 with residents and people
associated with Nicholas Street,
Ross Road, Bride Street and Bride
Road. Chris Reid was commissioned
through Dublin City Council's Public
Art programme, arising from the
refurbishment of these buildings
and funded by the Department
of the Environment, Heritage
and Local Government. . . . — Map (db m22480) HM |
| Ireland, Leinster (County Dublin), Dublin — Dublin Millenium Literary Parade — 988 - 1988 — Dublin Corporate Parks Dept. |
| | One of Dublin's major contributions to European civilisation has been in the area of literature. It is remarkable that so many writers of world renown were born here including three winners of the Nobel Prize for Literature. This Literary Parade honours some of our distinguished sons of literature.
St. Patrick's Park has been restored thanks to the generosity of Jameson Irish Whiskey, and the Publicans of Dublin. — Map (db m22472) HM |
| Ireland, Leinster (County Dublin), Dublin — First Performance of Handel's Messiah |
| | This bronze commemorates
the first performance of
George Frideric Handel's
Oratorio Messiah, given
in the Old Musick Hall in
Fishamble Street at noon
on Tuesday April 13th 1742 — Map (db m22450) HM |
| Ireland, Leinster (County Dublin), Dublin — Haslam Memorial Seat |
| | In 1925 a finely sculptured garden seat of Kilkenny limestone was placed in the park and inscribed on the back - “Anna Marie, 1829 - 1922 and Thomas Haslam, 1825 - 1917. This seat is erected in commemoration [sic - ‘honour’] of their long years of public service, chiefly devoted to the enfranchisement of women." [From Monuments of St. Stephen's Green marker found in the park] — Map (db m22485) HM |
| Ireland, Leinster (County Dublin), Dublin — James Clarence Mangan — (1803 - 1849) |
| | He has been described as the greatest poet of the nineteenth century. He died of cholera in 1849. The bronze bust by Oliver Sheppard was unveiled in 1909 on behalf of the National Literary Society.
In a niche in the pedestal is a marble head representing Róisín Dubh, the last work of Willie Pearse.
[From the Monuments of St. Stephen's Green marker found in the park.] — Map (db m22488) HM |
| Ireland, Leinster (County Dublin), Dublin — James Joyce — (1882 - 1941) |
| | Acknowledged as a world figure in literature. He dismantled the English language and put it together again so that it became music. The sculpture in bronze was unveiled on June 16, (Bloomsday) 1982. — Map (db m27047) HM |
| Ireland, Leinster (County Dublin), Dublin — Oscar Wilde House |
| | Oscar
Wilde
1854 - 1900
Poet, Dramatist, Wit
Lived Here
1855 to 1878 — Map (db m24754) HM |
| Ireland, Leinster (County Dublin), Dublin — Saint Patrick’s Park — Páirc Naomh Pádraig |
| | Tradition has it that Saint Patrick baptised the first Irish Christians in a well, situated here in St. Patrick's Park, with water from the River Poddle, which still flows underground. A small wooden church was erected here to commemorate the event. The parish church on this site was known as Saint Patrick's in Insula (on the island) because it was located on an island between two branches of the River Poddle. In 1191 John Comyn, the first Anglo-Norman Archbishop of Dublin, gave the church the . . . — Map (db m22468) HM |
| Ireland, Leinster (County Dublin), Dublin — Sir William Robert Wills Wilde — 1815 - 1876 |
| | aural and ophthalmic surgeon, archaeologist, ethnologist, antiquarian, biographer, statistician, naturalist, topographer, historian, folklorist, lived in this house from 1855 to 1876 — Map (db m24755) HM |
| Ireland, Leinster (County Dublin), Dublin — The "Three Fates" |
| | This fountain, erected in 1956, is situated near the Leeson Street entrance to the park. It consists of a group of three bronze figures – Nornenbrunnen, representing the Three Fates, who weave and measure the thread of man's destiny.
The monument was the gift of the German Federal Republic to mark its appreciation of the help and generosity of the Irish people during the time of distress and hardship after the Second World War. The work was designed by the Bavarian Sculptor, Professor . . . — Map (db m25306) HM |
| Ireland, Leinster (County Dublin), Dublin — William Butler Yeats — (1865 - 1939) |
| | “He may be regarded as the pivot around which Irish literature turned from instinctive to conscious art.” (George W. Russell).
The memorial, erected in [October] 1967, is a tribute in bronze by Henry Moore, the sculptor. — Map (db m27039) HM |
| Ireland, Leinster (County Fingal), Howth — Balscadden House |
| | W. B. Yeats
Poet
Lived Here • 1880-1883
“I have spread my dreams under your feet;
Tread softly because you tread on my dreams” — Map (db m24771) HM |
| Ireland, Leinster (County Fingal), Howth — The Ready Boat Pillar — Sculpted by Seán O'Dwyer |
| | Seeing the meaning
When viewing a piece of sculpture one can see many different layers of meaning. The clues given here are only the first layer of meaning and are meant only as a gateway through which you can go on your way to see meanings of your own.
All local stories, myths and legends are preserved to carry a message. Howth has a wonderful past and from it certain themes emerge.... exploration, conflict, healing and preservation. I have depicted figures in the Ready Boat Pillar . . . — Map (db m25301) HM |
| Ireland, Leinster (County Meath), Crossakiel — Jim Connell |
| | Author of “The Red Flag”
which became the anthem of the
International Labour Movement
Born Rathniska, Kilskyre 1852
Died Lewisham, London 1929
Oh, grant me an ownerless corner of earth,
Or pick me a hillock of stones,
Or gather the wind wafted leaves of the trees
To cover my socialist bones,
Jim Connell
This monument was unveiled on 26th April, 1998 by
Peter Cassells, general secretary, ICTU, before an
international gathering from the trade unions and . . . — Map (db m27347) HM |
| Ireland, Munster (County Kerry), Anascaul — Jerome Connor — Dealbhoir Cumdubh Abhanascaul — 1876 - 1943 |
| | The Irish sculptor of international stature was born in Coumduff, Annascaul in 1876. His family emigrated to the USA in 1888 where he developed his artistic skills. He returned to Dublin in 1925, worked there until his death in 1943.
Among Jerome Connor's outstanding works are the Robert Emmet in St. Stephen's Green, Dublin, the Smithsonian Ins, Washington USA, the Lusitania Monument, Cobh, and the Merriot Sq, Dublin. — Map (db m23075) HM |
| Ireland, Munster (County Kerry), Dunquin — The Blaskets |
| | This group, the most westerly off the Irish coast, comprises 7 sizeable islands and isolated rocks spread in a line west by south over 2½ miles of the Atlantic, the largest (Great Blasket) 2 miles off shore.
Antiquities of the early Christian period include oratories, crosses and “beehive” cells on Inis Mhicileáin and Inis Tuaisceart, and church ruins on the Great Blasket.
The economy of the islands, based mainly on fishing with some farming, in 1839 supported 13 . . . — Map (db m24096) HM |
| Ireland, Munster (County Kerry), Listowel — "River Fort" |
| | This sculpture was designed by
local councillor and craftsman
Tony O'Callaghan
The “Standing Stone” illustrates
the River Feale
which flows around our town.
The “Ring” depicts an earthen fort
situated in the vicinity of the town
from which the town got its name
Lios Tuathail (Listowel).
— Map (db m23989) HM |
| Israel, Galilee, Tabgha — Church of Heptapegon — The Seven Springs |
| | History
28–350 AD
The Judeo-Christians of Capharnaum venerated a large rock upon which Jesus is said to have laid the bread and fish before he fed the five thousand (Mk 6:30-44)
ca. 350 AD
Used as an altar, the rock was the very center of the first church at this site, built be a Jewish nobleman from Tiberias. Oriental communities venerated him as Saint Josipos. The church was built in close alignment with the ancient Via Maris.
ca. 480 AD
A Byzantine . . . — Map (db m44034) HM |
| Philippines, Cebú Province, Cebu City — Antonio Pigafetta — 1496 - 1535 |
| | Patrician of Vicenza, Italy and Knight of Malta chronicler of the Magellan expedition that first circumnavigated the globe from 1519 to 1522. He fought in Mactan and was one of the 22 survivors who returned to Spain. This tribute was erected by the Philippine-Italian Association. — Map (db m64200) HM |
| Philippines, Laguna, Calamba — José Rizal Monument |
| | Panel 1: (Text in Tagalog/Pilipino:) José Rizal (1861-1896)
Pambansang Bayani ng Pilipinas, doctor, agrimensor, dalubwika, manunulat, makata, eskultor at pintor. Isinilang sa Calamba, Laguna, 19 Hunyo 1861. May-akda ng Noli Me Tangere (1887) at El Filibusterismo (1887), mga nobelang higit pang nagpaalab sa mga Filipino na maghimagsik laban sa Espanya. Dinakip at ipinatapon sa Dapitan, hilagang Mindanao, 6 Hulyo 1892. Nagboluntaryo bilang manggagamot ng puwersang Espanyol sa Cuba, 1896, . . . — Map (db m63619) HM |
| Switzerland, Geneva, Cologny — Byron’s Meadow |
| | Le Pré Byron
English text:
Dear Visitors from all over the world, and Residents of Cologny, we are happy to welcome you to this very beautiful site from which both the city of Geneva and the international organizations can be admired.
On this very spot the story of “Frankenstein” was born. During the summer of 1816, the weather was atrocious, cold and rainy spells alternating with violent thunder storms. At that time Byron, a 28 year old poet, was renting the . . . — Map (db m35111) HM |
| Switzerland, Vaud, Montreux — Freddie Mercury |
| | Left marker:
Freddie Mercury
Lover of Life — Singer of Songs
1946 – 1991
Born Farrokh Bulsara on the East African island of Zanzibar, Freddie Mercury became one of the world’s greatest rock music performers. His career as lead singer of the band Queen spanned twenty years and together they sold over 150 million albums worldwide.
Innovator, showman, musician extraordinaire, he left a compelling legacy and had an enormous influence on the next generation of . . . — Map (db m34825) HM |
| Turkey, İzmir Province (Selçuk District), Ephesus — The Celsus Library |
| |
Celsus Kutuphanesi [text in Turkish…]
The Celsus Library [text in English]:
The Celsus Library, certainly the most well-known monument in Ephesos, was built between A.D. and 110 by Gaius Iulius Aquila for his father, the senator Tiberius Iulius Celsus Polemaeanus. The library can actually be interpreted as a heroon which was built over the burial chamber of the deceased.
A flight of nine steps at the façade, flanked by statue bases, led to a . . . — Map (db m43992) HM |
| Turkey, İzmir Province (Selçuk District), Ephesus — The Great Theatre — [Ephesus] |
| | Büyük Tiyatro [text in Turkish...]
The Great Theatre [text in English]
The Great Theatre goes back to a preceding structure of the Hellenistic period (3rd-1st century B.C.). In the Roman period there was an extensive rebuilding under the Emperors Domitian (A.D. 81-96) and Trajan (A.D. 98-117) with at first a two-, later three-storeyed impressive facade. In addition to theatre performances, assemblies also took place there; in the later Imperial period, . . . — Map (db m43990) HM |
| Turks and Caicos Islands, Grand Turk, Cockburn Town — #22 — Sunnyside |
| | This house, which always has been known as Sunnyside, was originally located on a cay off South Caicos called Sail Rock Cay. It was built in the 1870s and has the distinction of being one of the most famous houses on Front Street. It was moved board by board to its present location on Grand Turk by Mrs. Mary Jones, wife of the late Father Clifford Jones of St. Thomas Parish Church. Now, the house is owned by Mitch Rolling of Blue Water Divers and the leader of "High Tide," Grand Turk's own Ripsaw Blues Band. — Map (db m30404) HM |
| Turks and Caicos Islands, Grand Turk, Cockburn Town — #14 — Victoria Public Library |
| | The Library was built in 1887 - the year of Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee - on the old parade ground used by the local militia, yet it was not completed until 1889. It was reputed to have cost UK £568. Public events such as cultural concerts are held on the library grounds, commonly referred to as the Library Tennis Court. — Map (db m30354) HM |
| Alabama (Autauga County), Prattville — Daniel Pratt Cemetery / George Cooke |
| | (Front): Daniel Pratt CemeteryFinal resting place of early Alabama industrialist Daniel Pratt, 1799-1873, and wife Esther Ticknor Pratt, 1803-1875. He was from New Hampshire and she, Connecticut. Married 1827 at Fortville, Jones County, Georgia.
The former carpenter’s apprentice practiced his craft in Milledgeville, Ga. Where he gained skill in building and design. In 1832 Pratt came to Alabama to build cotton gins. Esther encouraged Pratt to remain in Alabama in order for him . . . — Map (db m27957) HM |
| Alabama (Autauga County), Prattville — Pratt Homesite — Circa 1842 |
| | Daniel Pratt, Prattville’s founding father,
constructed an imposing home and garden
within a quarter-mile of this site on
Autauga Creek, near his industrial complex.
The large home was designed and erected by
Pratt himself, a noted architect / builder.
The white frame house featured New England
architectural elements characteristic of
Pratt’s style and incorporated a narrow,
two-story portico and balcony. Pratt also added
An art gallery to the home displaying paintings by
George . . . — Map (db m27985) HM |
| Alabama (Covington County), Andalusia — Three Notch Road / Hank and Audrey Williams |
| | [Side A:]
Three Notch Road
Established 1824
The Three Notch Road was a 90-mile section of a 230-mile military road to connect Pensacola with Fort Mitchell in Russell County on the Chattahoochie River. Capt. Daniel E. Burch marked the route using three notches on trees for a crew under Lt. Elias
Phillips to follow. Soldiers from the U. S. 4th Infantry Division cleared the route in June, July, and August, 1824, at a cost of $1,130. The road runs through the present cities of . . . — Map (db m39034) HM |
| Alabama (DeKalb County), Fort Payne — Alabama — "The Boys From Fort Payne" — 2006 Country Music Hall of Fame Inductee |
| | In the late '60s, cousins Randy Owen and Teddy Gentry discovered they shared a common interest in music. Joined by Jeff Cook, they started playing on a regular basis. Working their day jobs and playing any place they could locally in the evenings, "The Boys In The Band" used what limited spare time they had to compose and practice their unique style of harmony.
In 1973, in tandem with Randy Owen's graduation from Jacksonville State University, The Band said goodbye to their daytime jobs . . . — Map (db m25277) HM |
| Alabama (Houston County), Dothan — Dothan Opera House |
| | Listed on the National Register of Historic Places by the Department of the Interior, December 16, 1977, through the efforts of the Dothan Landmarks Foundation, Incorporated.
Constructed in 1915, this three-storey masonry structure remains basically unaltered from its original plan.
It has an important cultural influence on Dothan, attracting from its early days, a wide variety of performing groups.
It was completely renovated and restored in 1971. This splendid building, long . . . — Map (db m41140) HM |
| Alabama (Jefferson County), Birmingham — Eddie James Kendrick — December 17, 1937 - October 5, 1992 |
| | Eddie James Kendrick, nicknamed "cornbread", was born the eldest of five children to Johnny and Lee Bell Kendrick in Union Springs, Alabama.
After attending Western-Olin High School in Ensley, Alabama, Eddie was persuaded by his childhood friend Paul Williams to move to Detroit, Michigan. It was there they formed a singing group called "The Primes". While in Detroit, the duo met Otis Williams of the music group "The Distants". The two groups merged forming the legendary "Temptations". . . . — Map (db m26724) HM |
| Alabama (Jefferson County), Birmingham — Jefferson County Courthouses |
| | Side A Territorial legislature designated home of Maj. Moses Kelly (in Jones Valley) as site of first court in this area of Alabama, 1818.
After creation of Jefferson County, 1819, court held at Carrollsville (Powderly) until county seat established at Elyton, 1820.
County seat moved to Birmingham, 1873. Two story brick Courthouse completed 1875 on NE corner 3rd Ave. and 21st St., North. Replaced 1887 by elaborate three story structure which served county until 1931. Separate . . . — Map (db m25743) HM |
| Alabama (Jefferson County), Birmingham — The Alabama Theatre — Built 1927 |
| | Built by the Publix Theater division of Paramount Studios. This movie palace opened on December 26th, 1927. The theatre, in Spanish / Moorish design by Graven and Mayger of Chicago, seated 2500 in a five story, three-tiered auditorium. Paramount's president, Adolph Zukor, named it the "Showplace Of The South". The famous "Mighty Wurlitzer" pipe organ, with 21 sets of pipes, was played for many years by showman Stanleigh Malotte. The Alabama hosted many events including the Miss Alabama Pageant . . . — Map (db m27337) HM |
| Alabama (Jefferson County), Birmingham — The Birmingham Public Library / The Linn - Henley Research Library |
| | Birmingham’s first library was organized in 1886 and in 1891 became a subscription library for the general public. In 1908 the Birmingham Public Library Association established a free public library, and the City created an independent Library Board in 1913. For decades the library was housed in various locations including the old City Hall where it was destroyed by fire in 1925. Libraries throughout the U. S. sent books and local citizens contributed for a new building. It opened April 11, . . . — Map (db m26677) HM |
| Alabama (Jefferson County), Birmingham — The Iron Man: Vulcan |
| | The giant, cast iron statue you see towering above you is Vulcan, the Roman god of metalwork and the forge. The 56-foot tall statue was commissioned by Birmingham leaders to represent their new, growing city at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair. After a smashing success at the fair, he was brought home to Birmingham. — Map (db m26297) HM |
| Alabama (Jefferson County), Birmingham — The Little Theater Clark Memorial Theatre Virginia Samford Theatre |
| | Built in 1937 by Gen. Louis Verdier Clark from a design by architect William T. Warren as a community playhouse for cultural activities. It was recognized as one of the best of its kind in the nation. Mrs. Vassar Allen - first president, Bernard Szold - first director, Hill Ferguson and John Henley were founders.
In 1955, the building was donated by Gen. Clark's family to the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and became known as the Clark Memorial Theatre. Professor James Hatcher . . . — Map (db m27513) HM |
| Alabama (Jefferson County), Birmingham — Tuxedo Junction |
| | "Tuxedo Junction" was the street car crossing on the Ensley-Fairfield line at this corner in the Tuxedo Park residential area. It also refers to the fraternal dance hall operated in the 1920's and 1930s on the second floor of the adjacent building, and to the 1939 hit song "Tuxedo Junction", written by Birmingham musician-composer Erskine Hawkins, who grew up nearby and became a well known big band leader in New York City.
"Co-ome on down, forget your care,
Co-ome on . . . — Map (db m25623) HM |
| Alabama (Jefferson County), Hoover — Lover’s Leap — 1827 - 1973 |
| | The poetic lines inscribed on the boulder below is a replica of those carved in 1827 by Thomas W. Farrar.
Thomas W. Farrar was the Founder and first Grand Master of the Masonic Lodge in Alabama 1821-22-24.
This historical site donated to the public by Jones W. Schwab in 1935.
The work was done and fence provided by Thomas W. Martin and George B. Ward. — Map (db m28490) HM |
| Alabama (Lauderdale County), Florence — Caroline Lee Hentz |
| | Educator and author Caroline Hentz was among the first female novelists
in America. Her 13 volumes were some of the most popular in the U.S. during the mid-1800s, and her three dramas were produced in major cities.
Inducted 2007
City of Florence Walk of Honor — Map (db m29100) HM |
| Alabama (Lauderdale County), Florence — Samuel Cornelius Phillips |
| | Known as the "Father of Rock and Roll,"
Sam Phillips established Sun Records in 1952, helping Elvis Presley and other well-known artist launch their careers. He received a Grammy for Lifetime Achievement in music.
Inducted 2007
City of Florence
Walk of Honor — Map (db m29271) HM |
| Alabama (Lauderdale County), Florence — The Father of Rock ’N’ Roll / Sam Phillips in Florence |
| | Side A
Sam Phillips fell in love with the miracle of sound and the unifying power of music. Moving to Memphis, Tennessee, he embraced the beauty of the blues with his early recordings of Howlin Wolf, B.B. King and other delta artists. In 1951 the maverick producer cut the first “Rock ’N’ Roll” record, “Rocket 88.” Three years later he revolutionized American music with his discovery of the dynamic Elvis Presley. His credo was passionate conviction, originality, . . . — Map (db m29270) HM |
| Alabama (Lauderdale County), Florence — Thomas Sigismund Stribling |
| | In 1934, T.S. Stribling won the Pulitzer Prize for The Store, part of a trilogy set in Florence. His story "Birthright" was produced in Hollywood as a silent movie and, later, with sound.
Inducted 2007 — Map (db m29102) HM |
| Alabama (Lauderdale County), Florence — William Christopher Handy |
| | Born in Florence in 1873, W.C. Handy wrote some of the country's most recognizable blues music such as the "St. Louis Blues." He became internationally known as the "Father of the Blues."
Inducted 2007
City of Florence
Walk of Honor — Map (db m28890) HM |
| Alabama (Lauderdale County), Florence — William D. "Buddy" Killen |
| | Buddy Killen earned international renown as a music publisher, songwriter, record producer and recording artist. He help launch the careers of a host of well-known musicians during the last half of the 20th century.
Inducted 2007
City of Florence
Walk of Honor — Map (db m28905) HM |
| Alabama (Madison County), Huntsville — Confederate Monument |
| | Erected on November 21, 1905, a handsome monument was dedicated to the Confederate dead by the Virginia Clay Clopton Chapter #1107 United Daughters of the Confederacy of Huntsville, and was unveiled with proper ceremonies in which many veterans of North Alabama participated. The unveiling of the Confederate monument attracted the largest gathering of veterans that has been seen here since the reunion of 1891. The monument depicted a Confederate private with his musket at parade rest. The . . . — Map (db m27784) HM |
| Alabama (Madison County), Huntsville — Howard Weeden Home |
| | Built 1819 by H. C. Bradford, this home was later owned by John Read, John McKinley, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court (1837-1852), Bartley M. Lowe, M. C. Betts and Marie Howard Weeden (1846-1905) whose poetry and paintings preserve nineteenth century Southern Culture.
Marker by D.A.R. 1910; H.A.B.S. 1935
National Register of Historic Places, 1973 — Map (db m27841) HM |
| Alabama (Monroe County), Monroeville — Atticus Finch: Lawyer - Hero |
| | "Lawyers, I suppose, were children once." These words of Charles Lamb are the epigraph to Harper Lee's "To Kill A Mockingbird", a novel about childhood and about a great and noble lawyer, Atticus Finch. The legal profession has in Atticus Finch, a lawyer-hero who knows how to see and to tell the truth, knowing the price the community, which Atticus loves, will pay for that truth. The legal profession has in Atticus Finch, a lawyer-hero who knows how to use power and advantage for moral . . . — Map (db m47700) HM |
| Alabama (Monroe County), Monroeville — Monroeville, Alabama — "From one store in 1822 to Alabama's Literary Capital in 1997" |
| | Front:
Originally a part of the Mississippi Territory purchased from Spain in 1795, this area was inhabited and controlled by Indian Nations until 1814. Now safe from Indian uprisings, settlers migrated down the Old Federal Road as far as Burnt Corn and thence westward across the Old Stage Road that traversed through Monroeville and connected with Claiborne. Other settlers came from Mobile on the Alabama River. First known as The Crossroads, then Walker's Mill and Store, and . . . — Map (db m47690) HM |
| Alabama (Monroe County), Monroeville — Old Monroe County Courthouse |
| | The Old Monroe County Courthouse, designed by prominent Southern architect Andrew Bryan, was built between 1903 and 1904 during the tenure of Probate Judge Nicholas Stallworth. One of two buildings of this type designed by Bryan (a sister courthouse in LaGrange, Georgia was destroyed by fire), the architectural style is Romanesque with a Georgian influence. It was constructed by Louisville, Kentucky contractor M.T. Lewman. The courthouse was the seat of most county offices and the site of court . . . — Map (db m47688) HM |
| Alabama (Montgomery County), Montgomery — Dexter Avenue — Formerly Market Street |
| | This street was named to honor Andrew Dexter one of the founders of Montgomery Along this street moved the inaugural parade of Jefferson Davis when he took the oath of office as President of the Confederate States of America February 18, 1861 Dixie was played as a band arrangement for the first time on this occasion. — Map (db m36589) HM |
| Alabama (Montgomery County), Montgomery — Montgomery City Hall / Funeral for Hank Williams |
| | (Front) Built 1936-37 Following a fire in 1932 that destroyed a 19th century City Hall, architect Frank Lockwood designed a replacement for the same site. With the Depression affecting all construction projects during the period, the city received federal assistance through the Works Progress Administration. Completed in 1937, the City Hall included offices for city officials and an auditorium to accommodate large crowds for public programs, debutante balls and social gatherings. . . . — Map (db m36571) HM |
| Alabama (Montgomery County), Montgomery — Montgomery Theatre |
| | Opened in Oct. 1860 as the South moved closer to secession, the theatre was significant in the social, cultural and political life of the city. In the early months, John Wilkes Booth performed here, Bryant Minstrels introduced "Dixie," which was transcribed for the Montgomery Brass Band. Southern leaders Robert Toombs, Alexander Stephens and William L. Yancey addressed packed houses. Later the city's location on route between New Orleans and Atlanta brought performers Edwin Forrest, Joseph . . . — Map (db m36572) HM |
| Alabama (Montgomery County), Montgomery — Rosa Parks Montgomery Bus Boycott / Hank Williams Alabama Troubadour |
| | Side A
At the bus stop on this site on December 1, 1955, Mrs. Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to boarding whites. This brought about her arrest, conviction, and fine. The Boycott began December 5, the day of Parks’ trial, as a protest by African - Americans for unequal treatment they received on the bus line. Refusing to ride the buses, they maintained the Boycott until the U. S. Supreme Court ordered integration of public transportation one year later. Dr. Martin Luther . . . — Map (db m28176) HM |
| Alabama (Montgomery County), Montgomery — The Montgomery Theater |
| | On a wall in this building, "The Montgomery Theater" Dan Emmett first inscribed the score of Dixie for his minstrel orchestra. H.F. Arnold arranged it for band music and used it at the inauguration of Jefferson Davis President of the Confederacy. February 18, 1861 — Map (db m36574) HM |
| Alabama (Pike County), Troy — “The Thinker” |
| | Donated to Troy University by Huo Bao Zhu During the visit of Chancellor Jack Hawkins, Jr. to Xian, China in April 2002.
The gift was made in celebration of the Sino-American 1-2-1 Joint Degree Program and as a lasting symbol of friendship between China and the United States. — Map (db m38930) HM |
| Alabama (Pike County), Troy — Hawkins-Adams-Long Hall Of Honor |
| | Built in 1997, the Hall of Honor is named to honor three key leaders of Troy University: two Chancellors - Dr. Jack Hawkins, Jr. and Dr. Ralph W. Adams and the longtime leaders of the “Sound of the South” Marching Band and Director Emeritus, Dr. Johnny M. Long. This building is the home of the National Band-master Hall of Fame. — Map (db m38942) HM |
| Alabama (Tallapoosa County), Dadeville — Johnson J. Hooper — 1815 - 1861 |
| | Author, Editor, Lawyer
Secretary of Congress, C.S.A.
As a writer he created
Captain Simon Suggs
of the Tallapoosa Volunteers,
fictional character whose
humorous, rascally escapades
of pioneer days in Alabama
became world famous. — Map (db m28745) HM |
| Alabama (Tuscaloosa County), Tuscaloosa — Denny Chimes |
| | Marker Front:
This bell tower, and enduring symbol of Alabama's first university, was erected in honor of President George H. Denny, under whose leadership (1911 to 1936) The University of Alabama gained national prominence. Conceived by Jerome M Britchey and his classmates, this free-standing campanile carillon was built by Skinner, Maxwell, and Company and dedicated May 27, 1929, with Governor Bibb Graves presiding. Converted in 1945 from a bell carillon to an electronic system and . . . — Map (db m29610) HM |
| Alabama (Tuscaloosa County), Tuscaloosa — First Presbyterian Church — Tuscaloosa |
| | Organized 1820.
Moved to this site 1830.
Present structure erected 1921.
Under the leadership of Dr. Charles A. Stillman, (Minister, 1869-1895) it sponsored the founding of Stillman College in 1876. Its bell was the subject of a poem by Samuel Minturn Peck, poet laureate of Alabama. — Map (db m35364) HM |
| Arizona (Apache County), Springerville — 20 — El Rio Theatre |
| | Built c.1915 & originally called the Apache Theatre, this adobe movie house once showed silent flickers with a hand-cranked projector. Renamed the El Rio in 1937, Round Valley's first theatre is still operating with its original popcorn machine. — Map (db m36381) HM |
| Arizona (Coconino County), Grand Canyon National Park — Hopi House — Constructed in 1905 |
| | Designed as living quarters for Hopi artisans and as a place to sell Hopi crafts and souvenirs, this building represents the efforts of the Fred Harvey Company to revive Southwest Indian arts and crafts. Designed by Mary Jane Colter, the building was modeled after part of the Hopi village at Third Mesa, in Oraibi. It retains much of its original appearance. — Map (db m39509) HM |
| Arizona (Coconino County), Williams — Sultana Theater |
| | This entertainment center opened in 1912 and boasted a theater and room for dances and other events. It featured silent movies until 1930 when the first "talkies" in northern Arizona were shown, drawing notadle visitors like Will Rodgers. The attached offices housed town hall for forty years.
[Note misspelling of "notable" in marker text.] — Map (db m33385) HM |
| Arizona (Maricopa County), Scottsdale — The Spire |
| | This Frank Lloyd Wright designed Spire was originally part of the Frank Lloyd Wright designed Arizona State Capitol project from 1957. The Spire is 125 feet in height and was formally illuminated on 28 April 2004.
Taliesin Architects.
Arnold Roy, Project Architect
Taliesin West, Scottsdale, Arizona — Map (db m40619) HM |
| Arizona (Navajo County), Winslow — Standin' on the Corner Park — Winslow, Arizona |
| | This area was dedicated on September 11, 1999 as a tribute to the memorable song of the 1970's that made Winslow, Arizona a town to sing about on famous Route 66.
Route 66 Roadside Attraction
Recognized by Hampton Hotels Save-A-Landmark program as a site worth seeing. — Map (db m36329) HM |
| Arizona (Pima County), Tucson — Teatro Carmen |
| | Named for its founder, Carmen Soto Vásquez, this was one of the first theaters in Tucson devoted exclusively to the presentation of dramatic works in Spanish. From the opening night, May 20, 1915, with a performance of "Cerebro y Corazón" by the Mexican playwright Teresa Farias de Isassi, Teatro Carmen served as an important cultural center. Hundreds of performances were staged by local and internationally known companies from Spain and Mexico. After 1922, it became a cinema, meeting hall, . . . — Map (db m55229) HM |
| Arizona (Pima County), Tucson — Temple of Music and Art |
| | This cultural center was built through the efforts of the Saturday Morning Music Club. The grand opening October 28, 1927, starred violinist Jascha Heifetz. Many world-renowned artists followed upon the stage and in the galleries while local talent also gave recitals and concerts. Original home of the Tucson Fine Arts Association and the Tucson Boys Chorus. Restoration was begun in 1976. Listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Spanish Translation:
Templo de Música y . . . — Map (db m26442) HM |
| Arizona (Pinal County), Florence — In Memory of Tom Mix |
| |
Jan. 6, 1880 - Oct. 12, 1940
In Memory of
Tom Mix
Whose spirit left his body on this spot.
And whose characterization and portrayals
in life served to better fix memories of
the old west in the minds of living men. — Map (db m26621) HM |
| Arizona (Pinal County), Florence — Tom Mix & Tony, Jr. |
| | This is the original Tony, Jr. that was used for the memorial to Tom Mix which was dedicated on December 5, 1947, south of Florence.
The silhouette was designed by Fernando Arriola. This Tony, Jr. was stolen and missing for two years. The re-dedication of this memorial was held February 19, 1994, by the Pinal County Historical Society on its Museum grounds in Florence, Arizona. — Map (db m26672) HM |
| Arkansas (Mississippi County), Osceola — Albert King |
| | Moving to Osceola with his family at age 8, Blues legend Albert King (1923-1992) earned an early living picking cotton on nearby farms. King began his magnificent professional career in Osceola with his group, In The Groove Boys. King's T99 Club, once located here, hosted musical icons traveling between St. Louis and Memphis. — Map (db m36412) HM |
| Arkansas (Mississippi County), Osceola — Billy Lee Riley |
| | Billy Lee Riley began picking cotton at age 7 on the Jacksonville plantation in Osceola. Influenced by local bluesmen, Riley became a 1950s rockabilly star, recording his first hit, Flyin' Saucers Rock & Roll, at Sun Studios. Retiring from music after performing worldwide, he was coaxed out of retirement by Bob Dylan in 1992. — Map (db m36420) HM |
| Arkansas (Mississippi County), Osceola — Jimmy "Popeye" Thomas |
| | Osceola native Jimmy Thomas split his youth working in cotton fields and playing local juke joints. As a teenager, he joined Ike Turner's Kings of Rhythm as lead singer, later performing with the Ike and Tina Turner Review. Settling in London, England, in 1969, Thomas launched the Osceola Records production studio. — Map (db m36419) HM |
| Arkansas (Mississippi County), Osceola — Reggie Young |
| | Called the most prolific session guitarist of all time, Reggie Young grew up along the Cotton Highway in Osceola in the 1940s. Joining a multitude of famous artists, such as Johnny Cash, Elvis Presely, the Beatles, and Willie Nelson, Young has performed all types of music, including many songs dealing with his cotton heritage. — Map (db m36409) HM |
| Arkansas (Mississippi County), Osceola — Son Seals |
| | Osceola native Frank "Son" Seals (1942-2004) began playing professionally at 13 with Robert Nighthawk, then, formed his own band at 17, touring with Albert King. Winner of three W.C. Handy Awards for best blues recording of the year, Seals' riveting guitar riffs made him a perennial favorite along the Cotton Highway. — Map (db m36414) HM |
| Arkansas (Mississippi County), Osceola — Willie Bloom |
| | Osceola's own "Sweet Man," Willie Bloom, captured Southern cotton workers' sentiment with his legendary Blues music dating back to 1918. Bloom, whose recordings included "Osceola Blues," played alongside musical giants such as W.C. Handy, Jimmy Lunceford, Fats Pichon, Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, and Fats Waller. — Map (db m36416) HM |
| Arkansas (Pulaski County), North Little Rock — The Old Mill at T. R. Pugh Memorial Park |
| | Dedicated August 6, 1933, as Pugh's Memorial Par, the Old Mill is a replica of an abandoned water-powered grist mill that would have been used by Arkansas pioneers in the 1800s. Although the Old Mill never actually operated as a mill, the iron grist mill on the first floor of the building is authentic and dates to 1828. It served the Cagle family of Pope County for three generations. Developer Justin Matthews intended for the Old Mill to appear as the ruins of a bygone era supplanted by modern . . . — Map (db m53181) HM |
| California (Alameda County), Berkeley — “A People’s History of Telegraph Avenue” |
| | Mural designed by Osha Newmann, painted with O’Brien Thiele, Janet Kranzberg, Daniel Galvez and many others
Painted in 1976
Restored and enlarged in 1999
City of Berkeley Landmark
designated in 1990
The mural on this wall was painted the year of the Bicentennial of the American Revolution to commemorate a more recent revolutionary period. It depicts the social and political movements that defined Berkeley in the Sixties beginning in 1964 with the Free Speech Movement and . . . — Map (db m54696) HM |
| California (Alameda County), Berkeley — Annie and Bernard Maybeck House — Bernard Maybeck, Architect — 1933 |
| | City of Berkeley Landmarks
designated in 1990
In 1901 architect Bernard Maybeck purchased ten acres of land here in La Loma Park. He built a sprawling brown shingle home for his family down the street in 1909 and subdivided the rest of his land into irregularly shaped lots. He sold these to friends and family and then designed their homes, many of which are still standing.
After the 1923 Berkeley Fire, Maybeck and his wife Annie – one of the founders of Berkeley’s influential . . . — Map (db m53862) HM |
| California (Alameda County), Berkeley — Berkeley Piano Club — William L. Woollett, Architect, 1912 |
| | City of Berkeley Landmark
designated in 2005
The Berkeley Piano Club, dedicated to the performance and study of music, was founded in 1893 by a group of local women. Early meetings were held in members’ homes and later in a barn at the southwest corner of Piedmont Avenue and Bancroft Way. This clubhouse was built in 1912 to serve as the organization’s permanent home. Architect William L. Woollett, who later designed the Hollywood Bowl, created a building that is domestic in scale and . . . — Map (db m54726) HM |
| California (Alameda County), Berkeley — Elks Club Building — Walter H. Ratcliff, Architect — 1913 |
| | City of Berkeley Landmark
designated in 1991
Berkeley’s Elks Club, the 1002nd Chapter of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, was founded in 1905, just in time for members to assist those displaced by the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake. Later they helped wartime survivors and needy children.
This is one of many Ratcliff buildings in Berkeley. Classical Revival style pilasters at corner bays, the projecting cornice, and oversized oak doors are in the tradition of men’s clubs of . . . — Map (db m54262) HM |
| California (Alameda County), Berkeley — Ennor’s Restaurant Building — James W. Plachek, Architect — John P. Brennan, Builder; 1923 |
| | City of Berkeley Landmark
designated in 2006
This reinforced concrete building with its articulated brick facade and simple classical detailing was built for Harvey and Marie Ennor at a time of energetic downtown development. They expanded a small sandwich shop into an elegant restaurant, banquet room, grocery and butcher shop, bakery, and confectionary. From 1933 onward, the building successively housed the True Blue Cafeteria, World War II government agencies, a furniture store, and the . . . — Map (db m54337) HM |
| California (Alameda County), Berkeley — Everett and Marie Glass House — William Wilson Wurster, Architect — 1938, 1941 |
| | City of Berkeley Landmark
designated in 1995
The Glass House is considered one of the best residential works of Wurster, who was the founding dean of UC Berkeley’s College of Environmental Design. This simply detailed, shed roof house was built on a modest budget and sited on a double lot to capture spectacular views. Its design expresses Wurster’s regional approach to modernism that emphasized living in harmony with nature.
Everett and Marie Glass both taught a UC Berkeley. Everett Glass . . . — Map (db m53858) HM |
| California (Alameda County), Berkeley — Federal Land Bank — James W. Plachek, Architect, 1938 — ELS Architects, 1999 |
| | City of Berkeley Landmark
designated 1985
The Farm Credit Administration built this structure to house federal agricultural banking and financial agencies, including one of the 12 Federal Land Banks that assisted Depression-era farmers. Features of the Moderne-style building include a gateway and an entrance court at the west elevation and distinctive zigzag stair towers. Inside and out, the structure reflects the era’s focus on creating public buildings that were useful, attractive, and . . . — Map (db m54258) HM |
| California (Alameda County), Berkeley — Golden Sheaf Bakery Annex — City of Berkeley Landmark - designated in 1978 — Clinton Day, Architect, 1905 * Jim Novosel, Architect, 2000 |
| | Listed on the National Record of Historic Places
In 1877, English immigrant John G. Wright founded the Golden Sheaf, Berkeley's first wholesale/retail bakery. The original bakery, with a public dining room, stood around the corner on Shattuck Avenue. Bakers lived in an on-site dormitory and students boarded in rooms upstairs. The business grew into the region's largest bakery, and this annex was constructed to house its fleet of horse-drawn delivery wagons. Wright helped found a bakers' . . . — Map (db m50360) HM |
| California (Alameda County), Berkeley — Howard Automobile Company — Frederick Reimers, Architect, 1930, Hayashida Architects, 2006 — Renovations for the Buddhist Churches of America, Jodo Shinshu Center |
| | City of Berkeley Landmark
designated in 1983
This Zig-Zag Moderne building, designed for the sale and servicing of Buick automobiles, captures the glamour, rising affluence, and sophistication of the post-World War I era. Charles Howard, who rose to prosperity through his successful Bay Area auto dealerships, also owned the famed racehorse Seabiscuit.
Architect Frederick Reimers designed many Period Revival houses, as well as schools and other commercial buildings in the Moderne . . . — Map (db m54334) HM |
| California (Alameda County), Berkeley — John Hinkel Park — Clubhouse: John Gregg, Designer, 1918 — Amphitheater: Vernon Dean, Designer, 1934 |
| | City of Berkeley Landmark
designated in 2001
In 1919 John and Ada Hinkel donated seven hillside areas to the City of Berkeley in appreciation of the Boy Scouts’ service to the nation during the First World War. Before making their gift, the Hinkels added a playground, trails, a massive stone fireplace, and clubhouse. John Gregg, University of California landscape professor and president of the city’s park commission, contributed to the park design and designed the rustic redwood . . . — Map (db m53849) HM |
| California (Alameda County), Berkeley — Lorin Theater — (Philips Temple C. M. E. Church) — City of Berkeley Landmark, designated in 1982 |
| | Hiram Lovell, Architect, 1910, 1914
James W. Plachek, Architect, 1921
The popularity of early movies created a demand for new spaces to accommodate eager audiences. South Berkeley’s first neighborhood theater with 144 stools for seats was established across Adeline Street in a storefront. In 1910 this building was constructed with 400 seats. It was soon enlarged to 800 seats. The owners advertised that “every foot of film’ that was shown has passed their own “personal . . . — Map (db m53816) HM |
| California (Alameda County), Berkeley — Mrs. E.P. (Stella) King Building — Albert Dodge Coplin, Architect — 1901 |
| | City of Berkeley Landmark
designated in 2005
This corner store was built for Stella King’s dry goods business and upstairs residence. Until the shop closed in 1923, it was a gathering place where neighbors could find everything from sewing supplies to baled hay.
Self-taught designer A.D. Coplin used narrow shiplap siding and scroll-sawn eave details, adapting Colonial Revival and Craftsman styles into his eclectic design. Although modified for different uses over the years, the E.P. . . . — Map (db m54722) HM |
| California (Alameda County), Berkeley — Panoramic Hill — Listed on the National Register of Historic Places — A National Historic District |
| | Berkeley History
The Panoramic Hill Historic District typifies Berkeley’s early hillside neighborhoods. Steep and narrow Panoramic Way, carved out in 1888, opened the hill to residential development. University professors and early Sierra Club members were among the first residents. They engaged such influential architects as Ernest Coxhead, Bernard Maybeck, Julia Morgan, Walter H. Ratcliff, Jr., Walter Steilberg, and William Wurster, whose work collectively span several eras of Bay Region . . . — Map (db m54694) HM |
| California (Alameda County), Berkeley — Site of David Park’s Studio — Berkeley History |
| | In the 1940s painter David Park (1911-1960) had a studio in a brick building that once occupied this site. Despite a well-received exhibition of his abstract expressionist works at the San Francisco Museum of Art in 1948, Park rejected abstraction and took many of his paintings of the previous three years to the city dump. Discovering a new freedom in “the natural development of the painting,” Park began creating richly colored and textured works depicting the human figure and . . . — Map (db m52388) HM |
| California (Alameda County), Berkeley — Strand (Elmwood) Theater — Albert W. Cornelius, Architect — 1914 |
| | City of Berkeley Landmark
designated in 1982
Built as the Strand Theater in the Art Nouveau architectural style, this was one of the neighborhood’s first commercial structures. Admission was ten cents for adults, five for children and the theater advertised as “catering to the family.” After closing in 1941, it reopened as the Elmwood in 1947, with a new zigzag Moderne decor. The opening movies were “The Macomber Affair,” starring UC Berkeley alumnus Gregory Peck, and . . . — Map (db m54813) HM |
| California (Alameda County), Berkeley — 22 — Studio Building 1905-06 — City of Berkeley Landmark No. 22 — National Register of Historic Places |
| | First home of the
California College of Arts and Crafts — Map (db m52397) HM |
| California (Alameda County), Berkeley — Temple of Wings — Bernard Maybeck/A. Randolph Monroe, Architects; 1911 — Edna Deakin/Clarence Dakin, Architects; 1924 |
| | City of Berkeley Landmarks
designated in 1992
In one of Berkeley’s more eccentric experiments in living, Charles and Florence Boynton built their family residence as a version of a Greco-Roman temple with no walls. Two circular, open-air porches were ringed by 34 concrete Corinthian columns. Canvas shades were hung between the columns in bad weather. A curving roof formed the building’s “wings.” And a central open-terrace served as a stage where Mrs. Boynton, a girlhood friend of . . . — Map (db m53864) HM |
| California (Alameda County), Berkeley — The Poetry Garden — Berkeley Garden |
| | This garden honors Berkeley’s many innovative poets, poetry presses and publications, and their creative legacy. It was dedicated in 1999 on the second anniversary of “Beat” poet Allen Ginsberg’s death. Through their writings, the nonconformist Beat poets sought liberation from traditional social, political, artistic, and personal conventions. Ginsberg lived across the street in a now-demolished house at 1624 Milvia Street while writing, among other poems, parts on his once-banned . . . — Map (db m54191) HM |
| California (Alameda County), Berkeley — The Shuman Block — McDougall Brothers, Architects — 1906 |
| | Berkeley History
Horse-drawn wagons once carried goods to the Berkeley Free Market housed here. In 1952 the structure was modernized to accommodate automobile showrooms, with artist studios above. Richard Diebenkorn, Elmer Biscoff, William Theophilus Brown, and Paul Wonner are among the prominent Bay Area painters who rented studios here. Together with David Park, who had a studio in downtown Berkeley, Bischoff and Diedenkorn founded the Bay Area Figurative style. While here, in 1955-1956, . . . — Map (db m54333) HM |
| California (Alameda County), Berkeley — Tupper & Reed Building — William Raymond Yelland, Architect; 1925 — Listed on the National Register of Historic Places |
| | City of Berkeley Landmark
designated in 1984
John Tupper and Lawrence Reed constructed this building for their music store, which they had established in Berkeley in 1906. University of California art professor Eugen Neuhaus complimented them as businessmen whose commissioned design rose above “the dreadful boredom of the commonplace that so often makes of architecture a stupid business and not a stimulating art!”
Architect W.R. Yelland (1891-1966), a UC graduate, designed . . . — Map (db m54507) HM |
| California (Alameda County), Berkeley — Whittier School — Dragon, Schmidts, Hardman and Officer, Associated Architects, 1939 — Chester Bowles, Jr. and Associates, 1994 |
| | City of Berkeley Landmark
designated in 1984
This reinforced concrete Moderne-style building replaced an 1892 wood frame school. Faculty of the original school planted the five Coast Redwoods at the southwestern edge of the school grounds. The structure is notable for its molded detailing, fluted columns, curve balconies, and rooftop sun deck. Spacious classrooms with large operable windows expressed an early 20th-century emphasis on the healthful benefits of sunlight and fresh air. . . . — Map (db m54192) HM |
| California (Alameda County), Berkeley — Workingman’s Hall — 1879 — Berkeley History |
| | Originally located at Sixth and Delaware streets, this simple wooden building was constructed by volunteers from the Workingman’s Club, a west Berkeley political organization. Built as a reading room for laborers, it was used briefly as Berkeley’s town hall shortly after completion. In 1882, a Methodist congregation moved the building to this location. It later was home to a succession of churches, schools, and fraternal organizations.
The rustic gabled structure without ornamentation is . . . — Map (db m53836) HM |
| California (Amador County), Jackson — In Memoriam: The '49ers |
| | They traveled here from family hearths throughout the world to mine Sierra’s treasures from the Golden Mother Lode.
O’er claims where stood raw shacks and sailcloth tents the woodsmoke curled,
while pick and shovel, pan and sluice marked where cold waters flowed.
One hundred fifty miles of honeyed white quartz vein
yielded yellow nuggets, flakes and dust of precious gold.
Men came from every walk of life to forge the camptown chain.
Where Bret Harte and Mark Twain their struggles . . . — Map (db m42497) HM |
| California (Amador County), Sutter Creek — Levaggi Opera House |
| | The front building built in 1860. The opera house was built on back in 1892 by John and Michael Levaggi, early pioneers and stone masons from Italy. Bricks used were kilned east of Sutter Creek and hauled to the site by twelve mule team. Amapola Parlor No. 80 N.D.G.W.was instituted here on April 27, 1894. The building served as an opera house for 35 years. — Map (db m29814) HM |
| California (Calaveras County), Angels Camp — 734 — Angels Hotel |
| | C.C. Lake erected here a canvas hotel in 1851. It was replaced by a one-story wooden structure, and then by one of stone in 1855, with second story being added in 1857. Here, Samuel Clemens first heard the yarn, which was later to bring him fame as author of "The Jumping Frog of Calaveras".
California Registered Historical Landmark No. 734
Plaque placed by the California State Park Commission in cooperation with Princess Parlor No. 84, Native Daughters of the Golden West, July 31, 1960. — Map (db m17664) HM |
| California (Calaveras County), Murphys — William Gordon Huff — E Clampus Vitus Wall of Comparative Ovations |
| | William Gordon Huff
1903 ~ 1993
Sublime Nobel Grand Patriarch
Grand Clamp Artist
Visionary • Artist • Sculpture
Bill conceived, named, and created
E Clampus Vitus Wall of Comparative Ovations
as a memorial to portray early legends of the Grand Council and to recognize its early leaders. All plaques (memorial portraits and inscriptions) were handcrafted in ceramic and were affixed to the wall by Clampartist Huff. Many of his earliest non-Clamper commissions (from Maine . . . — Map (db m31195) HM |
| California (Humboldt County), Arcata — 28 — Minor Theatre — Classic Commercial Style - 1914 — Architect: Franklin Georgeson |
| | The nation's oldest theatre built for feature films was opened on December 3, 1914, by Isaac Minor with a silent film based on Charles Dickens' "The Chimes" directed by Herbert Blaché starring Tom Terriss.
Arcata Historic Landmark #28
This program is possible through a partnership with property owners, City of Arcata, Arcata Main Street and Historical Sites Society of Arcata — Map (db m60930) HM |
| California (Humboldt County), Eureka — Clarke Memorial Museum |
| | Dedicated to the memory of my parents
Joseph H. & Annie F. Clarke
and other pioneers of Northwestern California
by Cecile Clarke
Dedicated August 21, 1960 by the Native Sons of the Golden West — Map (db m1505) HM |
| California (Imperial County), Holtville — Harold Bell Wright — Preacher-Writer-Outdoorsman — May 4, 1872 - May 24, 1944 |
| | Harold Bell Wright rose from poverty to become "America's favorite author" for the first three decades of the 20th Century.
Many of his 19 books were best sellers and made into both "silent" and later "talkies". They include '"The Winning of Barbara Worth," a novel set in the pioneering days of the reclamation project which turned the desert into the fertile Imperial Valley.
Self supporting from the age of 12, Harold Wright lived and wrote on a ranch he named 'El Tecolote," a half mile west of this spot, from 1907 to 1915. — Map (db m62033) HM |
| California (Imperial County), Holtville — 1034 — Site of Rancho El Tecolote |
| | Prolific author Harold Bell Wright purchased 160 acres here in 1907. While living in a tent he built Rancho El Tecolote, constructing a woven arrow weed studio in 1908 and a ranch house in 1909. From 1907 to 1916 he wrote three best sellers, including the historical novel "The Winning of Barbara Worth," a chronicle of desert reclamation and the Colorado River flood of 1905. As Wright's most successful and important book, it brought the Imperial Valley and it's agricultural wealth to the . . . — Map (db m62032) HM |
| California (Imperial County), Jacumba — 939 — Desert Tower |
| | Bert Vaughn of Jacumba built the stone tower in 1922-23 to commemorate the pioneers and road and railroad builders who opened the area. In the 1930s W.T. Ratcliffe carved the stone animal figures which lurk in the rocks surrounding the tower, creating a fantasy world of surprise and strange beauty. This remarkable sculptural assemblage is one of California's exceptional folk art environments. — Map (db m50214) HM |
| California (Inyo County), Independence — 229 — Mary Austin’s Home |
| | 1868 – 1934
“But if ever you come beyond the borders as far as the town that lies in a hill dimple at the foot of Kearsarge, never leave it until you have knocked on the door of the brown house under the willow-tree at the end of the village street, and there you shall have such news of the land, of its trails and what is astir in them, as one lover of it can give to another…”
—The Land of . . . — Map (db m2955) HM |
| California (Inyo County), Lone Pine — Movie Flats |
| | Since 1920, hundreds of movies and TV episodes, including Gunga Din, How The West Was Won, Khyber Rifles, Bengal Lancers, and High Sierra, along with, The Lone Ranger and Bonanza, with such stars as Tom Mix, Hopalong Cassidy, Roy Rogers, Gary Cooper, Gene Autry, Glen Ford, Humphrey Bogart, and John Wayne, have been filmed in these rugged Alabama Hills with their majestic Sierra Nevada background. Plaque dedicated by Roy Rogers, whose first starring feature was filmed here in 1933. — Map (db m52103) HM |
| California (Kern County), Kernville — Bob Powers — June 7, 1924 – September 11, 2002 |
| | A fifth generation native of Kern River Valley, Bob is best remembered for the 9 history books he wrote. Without him much of what happened in our valley’s past would have been lost. He was a cowboy, cattleman, ranger, family man and historian. But most of all he was a man of honesty and integrity. As a director and curator for the museum, he gave a lifetime collection of artifacts for all to enjoy. Awarded for his writing, his wife, Marge, said he would be embarrassed with the attention. When . . . — Map (db m25238) HM |
| California (Kern County), Randsburg — The Commerical Hotel — My Place Dance Hall / Orpheum Theater — 1895 Centennial 1995 |
| | The Commercial Hotel
The mining boom of 1922 created a demand for more hotels. To help fill this demand Mrs. Artibe had the Commercial Hotel built in 1922. The lumber for this hotel was finished by the Johannesburg Lumber Company.
My Place Dance Hall
From 1903 to 1907 Marguerite Roberts ran a “House of Ill Repute”, on or about this location, called the “My Place Dance Hall”. Several trade tokens from the dance hall and the “Orpheum Theater” . . . — Map (db m53856) HM |
| California (Kern County), Tehachapi — 28 — 1915 Street Dance Mural |
| | A street dance held in 1915 commemorated the first electric streetlights installed in Tehachapi. The site of the dance was the corner of Green and F Street. The building there housed the Masonic Lodge and Post Office in 1915, and the mural shows the type of streetlight actually installed in 1915. Faces of current local residents, and those from the history of Tehachapi, were chosen to incorporate into the scene. The faces represent five former mayors and other old-time residents, as well as . . . — Map (db m53119) HM |
| California (Kern County), Tehachapi — 20 — Beekay Theatre — Dedicated on the day, December 6, 2008 — City of Tehachapi - Respecting Our Past – Planning Our Future |
| | Originally opened in 1936, the Beekay Theatre survived the historic earthquake of 1952 and endured a number of façade changes before burning in the 1990’s. The reconstruction preserves the original façade behind, which lies a fully modern theatre.
The City of Tehachapi would like to thank the Duplan Family Trust for the generous donation of the building in 1999.
Restoration efforts could not been possible without the talent and vision of our partner, Tehachapi Community Theatre. . . . — Map (db m52969) HM |
| California (Kern County), Tehachapi — 25 — People of the Mountains — The Nuwa Tribe |
| | In this village scene from before contact with the white man, women weave baskets and grind foodstuffs in bedrock mortars. Children play games, as the men make tools and weave rabbit pelt blankets. The border shows more recent members and elders of the tribe, and baskets for which the local Indians were known.
The background includes local pictographs, a natural lake and the natural vegetation still visible in the area, such as cattails and rushes. The domed huts are called kahni, which means house in the Kawaiisu or Nüwa language. — Map (db m52990) HM |
| California (Kern County), Tehachapi — 26 — Red Front Blacksmith Shop Mural |
| | The original Red Front Blacksmith Shop was located directly across the street from this mural. The workers pictured represent many local ranching families. The images in the ovals next to the buildings show scenes from Tehachapi's ranching history.
The outside ovals show working blacksmiths in their shops. All images were taken from old photographs. A few well-known, local cattle brands and the names of the ranches are shown in the box below.
Painted by Lyn Bennett - 2006 assisted by Brenda Anderline — Map (db m53116) HM |
| California (Kern County), Tehachapi — 27 — Tehachapi Loop Mural |
| | The Tehchapi Loop put Tehachapi on the map when it was completed in 1876. Before that time there was no rail access across the Tehachapi Mountains. The historic Loop is pictured here, circa 1952, with a trompe l'oeil effect showing damage to the building due to the historic 1952 earthquake. The wall upon which the mural is painted appears to be cracking open from the force of the earthquake. The Loop is pictured in late summer colors, rather than the usual greens that are only seen for a short . . . — Map (db m53117) HM |
| California (Kern County), Tehachapi — The Legend of Avelino Martinez |
| | Avelino Martinez was of Mexican, Indian and Chinese descent, four feet-four inches tall and thirteen years of age when he came with a group of drovers to the United States from Sonora, Mexico, searching for his father. He worked as a groom for horses in one of legendary outlaw Joaquin Murrieta's four horse gangs. Members would capture wild horses and then drive them back to the Sonora area of Mexico where rich ranchers were a ready market.
Most of Martinez's life from 1853, when Murrieta . . . — Map (db m52918) HM |
| California (Lake County), Upper Lake — Harriet Lee Hammond Library |
| | This redwood paneled craftsman style building was constructed in 1916. The architect was no less than the nephew of Henry Wordsworth Longfellow. Members of the community donated time and money to build the library. Most notable of the donators was Harriet Lee Hammond, the sister of Teddy Roosevelt's first wife. The library is also home to the Upper Lake Women's Protective Club, a mutual aid organization, started in 1913 with a long and significant history of service to the community. Members . . . — Map (db m48413) HM |
| California (Lassen County), Westwood — Paul Bunyan — The Legend Lives On |
| | Paul Bunyan has been the hero of lumberjack whopper tales that were handed down for generations in the camps of White Pine lumbermen in the north eastern forests of America. In 1913 the Walker family who owned the Red River Mill in Minnesota, moved their operations out west. It was a big job carving a mill and town out of the northern Sierras – they needed all the help they could get – so they brought Paul Bunyan with them. Never before known outside the haunts of the logging camp, . . . — Map (db m56687) HM |
| California (Los Angeles County), Hawthorne — 1041 — Site of the Childhood Home of The Beach Boys |
| | It was here in the home of parents Murry and Audree that Brian, Dennis, and Carl Wilson grew to manhood and developed their musical skills. During Labor Day weekend 1961, they, with cousin Mike Love and friend Al Jardine, gathered here to record a tape of their breakthrough song "Surfin'." This marked the birth of the rock group known worldwide as The Beach Boys, and the beginning of an historic musical legacy that would change the recording industry. The music of the Wilsons, Love, Jardine, . . . — Map (db m59320) HM |
| California (Los Angeles County), Hollywood — Award of Excellence KTLA-TV |
| | Award of Excellence KTLA-TV
The first television station west of the Mississippi, KTLA-5 has been a part of Los Angeles broadcasting since January 22, 1947. — Map (db m32469) HM |
| California (Los Angeles County), Los Angeles — Apex / Club Alabam — Historic Central Avenue Jazz Corridor — 42nd St. [sic] and Central Av. |
| | Curtis Mosby, the conductor of the Dixieland Blue Blowers, opened the Apex on Thanksgiving 1928. The classy nightclub was home to revues featuring beautiful showgirls in extravagant costumes. Johnny Otis led the house band, but Alabam was the most popular stage for known jazz musicians who were on Central Avenue. — Map (db m51175) HM |
| California (Los Angeles County), Los Angeles — Merced Theatre — El Pueblo de Los Angeles |
| | The Merced Theatre was built in 1870 and is one of the oldest structures erected in Los Angeles for the presentation of dramatic performances. It served as the center of theatrical activity in the city from 1871 to 1876. The theatre was built by William Abbot, the son of Swiss immigrants who settled in Los Angeles in 1854. In 1858, he married the woman for whom he would name the theatre, Maria Merced Garcia, the daughter of Jose Antonio Garcia and Maria Guadalupe Uribe, who were long-time . . . — Map (db m50952) HM |
| California (Los Angeles County), Los Angeles — The Downbeat Club — Historic Central Avenue Jazz Corridor — 4201 Central Avenue |
| | The Down Beat was part of what was known during the War years as “Little Harlem”. It was a popular destination for Hollywood celebrities and the upper-class residents of Beverly Hills. Buddy Collete created his Stars of Swing in 1946 at the Down Beat. The show featured Collette on saxophone and clarinet, Charles Mingus (bass), John Anderson (trumpet), Oscar Bradley (drums), Spaulding Givens (piano), Lucky Thompson (tenor saxophone), and Britt Woodman (trombone). — Map (db m51234) HM |
| California (Los Angeles County), Pacoima — 716 — The Griffith Ranch |
| | Originally part of the San Fernando mission lands, this ranch was purchased by David Wark Griffith, revered pioneer of silent motion pictures in 1912, it provided the locale for many western thrillers, including "Custer's Last Stand", and was the inspiration for the immortal production, "Birth of a Nation." It was acquired by Fritz B. Burns in 1948, who has perpetuated the Griffith name in memory of the great film pioneer. — Map (db m54717) HM |
| California (Los Angeles County), Watts — Watts Towers — National Historic Landmark — [Watts Towers of Simon Rodia State Historic Park] |
| | Panel 1: Watts Towers
California Historical Landmark No. 993
Panel 2:
Unconventional Life, Unconventional Art
Simon Rodia has been referred to as a visionary and a man of great passion. A self-taught laborer from Italy, he had a singular goal in life:
“I had in my mind I’m gonna do something, something big.”
He made his living as a cement worker and tile setter on construction jobs by day. He began his towers in 1921, working by himself on . . . — Map (db m51953) HM |
| California (Madera County), Madera — Madera County Library Service |
| | Starting in 1901 with a book on lumber, the library moved from place to place until 1917, when this historic building was built with county funds only. That eliminated strings from grants. An example of home rule. This was the first free library in the state under the Library Act of 1911.
100 years of most satisfactory service. — Map (db m34944) HM |
| California (Marin County), San Rafael — The Belrose Theater |
| | In 1976
the Cultural Affairs Commission
designated this building,
by virtue of its Gothic window,
historically & culturally
of major significance.
In 1913 St. Matthew's
German Evangelical Church
built this structure
at a cost of $5,000.
The Trinity Lutheran Church
bought it in 1942.
The Belrose Family purchased
the building in 1962 to serve
as a community theater,
a theatrical school, & as
the Belrose home.
A theatrical shop was added in 1981. "The . . . — Map (db m63858) HM |
| California (Monterey County), Monterey — Edward Ricketts — 1897-1948 |
| | Marine biologist, philosopher, writer, ecologist, and friend to many. Immortalized as “Doc” of John Steimbeck’s Cannery Row, the real man had a profound influence on the thinking of writers, artists, and scientists through his non-teleological approach to the study of life. Steinbeck described him as a man whose “mind had no horizons, he has an interest in everything.”
At his laboratory on Cannery Row, he built up the most comprehensive file of marine tidal . . . — Map (db m54904) HM |
| California (Monterey County), Monterey — Fiction — Historic Cannery Row |
| | Author John Steinbeck won both the Pulitzer and Nobel prizes for literature. Many of his novels were set in the Monterey Bay area and the Salinas Valley. Ed Ricketts was both a friend and mentor, who influenced the writer’s ecological view of human society.
Steinbeck asked for Ricketts’s approval for casting his friend as Doc, the protagonist of Cannery Row. In October 1944, Ricketts wrote his son Ed Ricketts, Jr.:
It’s very funny, exceedingly funny, sort of Tortilla Flat-ish, but has a . . . — Map (db m55160) HM |
| California (Monterey County), Monterey — Golden State Theatre |
| | Built in 1926 and designed by Reid Brothers, architects of many California landmarks, this theatre was the first to show sound movies on the Monterey Peninsula.
Old Monterey Hotel * Across Street
Casa Sanchez * Across Street
See map on reverse * www.historicmonterey.org — Map (db m63518) HM |
| California (Monterey County), Monterey — Grand Procrastination |
| | This simple bronze plaque honoring the work of John Steinbeck was sculptured in 1938 by William Gordon Huff. It was dedicated that same year by noted Western historian Dr. Charles L. Camp with all the unwavering oratorical profundity which traditionally distinguishes this ancient and honorable order.
It took 47 years, however, to get around to mounting it. Credo Quia Absurdum.
Rededicated and mounted at last on this 13th day of July, 1985
Yerba Buena
Chapter No. 1
Monterey . . . — Map (db m54906) HM |
| California (Monterey County), Monterey — Hurray for Hollywood — Historic Cannery Row |
| | Ever since Thomas Edison’s movie camera captured those first quick, flickering moments of time, Hollywood has been coming to Monterey. More than 60 feature films have been shot in Monterey, and Cannery Row has been one of Hollywood’s favorite locations. In 1932 Zita Johnson and a young Edward G. Robinson starred in Tiger Shark, a dark tale of a tuna fisherman who marries the daughter of a crewman killed by a tiger shark (top).
Actor Ben Lyon is seen photographing the cameraman on a . . . — Map (db m55194) HM |
| California (Monterey County), Monterey — John Steinbeck — Historic Cannery Row |
| | The real neighborhood of John Steinbeck’s Cannery Row.
Real people and places in the neighborhood of Monterey’s old Ocean View Avenue inspired fictional characters and establishments in the mind of John Steinbeck. Published in 1945, his novel Cannery Row vividly captured the essence of life during the cannery era of the 1930s and 1940s.
Steinbeck’s longtime friend, biologist Ed Ricketts, is immortalized in the character Doc in Cannery Row and its sequel Sweet . . . — Map (db m55081) HM |
| California (Monterey County), Monterey — John Steinbeck and the Lara-Soto Adobe |
| | In October 1944, John Steinbeck, his second wife Gwyn, and their infant son Thom returned to Monterey. On November 10, 1944 they moved into the Lara-Soto Adobe, “a house I have wanted since I was a little kid.”
Here he wrote The Pearl, a parable based on a story heard while on the Sea of Cortez trip with marine biologist Edward F. Ricketts.
The Steinbecks left for Mexico in April 1945 to help film The Pearl and never returned to the adobe.
Steinbeck was living . . . — Map (db m63314) HM |
| California (Monterey County), Monterey — Mary Corning Winslow Black Studio |
| | Mary Corning Winslow Black, a noted Monterey artist designed and built this home in 1930.
This structure is an example of Spanish eclectic architecture and is included on the National Register of Historic Places. — Map (db m63507) HM |
| California (Monterey County), Monterey — Stevenson House |
| | House where Robert Louis Stevenson lived in the latter part of 1879. — Map (db m63478) HM |
| California (Monterey County), Pacific Grove — 839 — Chautauqua Hall |
| | The first Chautauqua in the west. Organized at Pacific Grove in June 1879, for the presentation of “moral attractions” and “the highest grade of concerts and entertainment.” Known world wide as “Chautauqua-by-the-Sea,” it made Pacific Grove an unequalled (sic) cultural center.
California Registered
Historical Landmark No. 839
Plaque placed by the State Department of Parks and Recreation in cooperation with the City of Pacific Grove, July 20, 1970 — Map (db m63664) HM |
| California (Monterey County), Pacific Grove — John Denver — Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr. |
| | In Commemoration of
John Denver
Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr.
Dedicated September 23, 2007
at the site of crash of John’s plane, Long EZ N555JD
“... So welcome the wind and the wisdom she offers,
Follow her summons when she calls again,
In your heart and your spirit let the breezes surround you,
Lift your heart and your spirit then sing with the wind ...”
- “Windsong” by John Denver and Joe Henry –
Love from the . . . — Map (db m63662) HM |
| California (Monterey County), Salinas — Site of the First Salinas Library |
| | On this site stood the first Salinas Library. Funds were raised through the efforts of the citizens of Salinas and a pledge from Andrew Carnegie.
Designed by Jacob Lenzen, the library opened Nov. 5. 1909, demolished in Aug. 1960. The above plaque was salvaged by Ted Ponton. Rededicated by
Monterey Viejo 1846 ECV Oct. 24, 1992
(E Imfamous Amos Humbug). — Map (db m63633) HM |
| California (Monterey County), Salinas — N2098 — The Steinbeck House — 132 Central Avenue — Salinas, California |
| | This beautiful Victorian was built by merchant J. J. Conner in 1897, and sold at the turn of the century to John Ernst and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck. On February 27,1902 John Steinbeck was born in what is now the reception room. He remained a resident of the house until he left for Stanford University at age 17, returning home at various times. He wrote his first short stories and the novels "The Red Pony" and "Tortilla Flat" from behind the upstairs front window.
John Steinbeck was honored . . . — Map (db m25107) HM |
| California (Monterey County), Soledad — One Voice Murals Project — Arts & Leadership Program |
| | [1998]
With the Santa Lucia, Gabilan mountain ranges and Pinnacles National Monument as the backdrop, Soledad has a rich history rooted in the original Spanish Mission land grants of early California. Soledad's original agricultural base was in cattle, wheat and barley until the 1890's when an influx of Swiss and Swedish immigrants established dairy operations in the area. A historical timeline of cultural diversity is also depicted.
Supervising Muralist: Carlos Ramos
Asst. . . . — Map (db m41124) HM |
| California (Napa County), Pope Valley — 939 — Litto’s Hubcap Ranch |
| | This is one of California's exceptional Twentieth Century folk art environments. Over a period of 30 years, Emanuele 'Litto' Damonte (1892-1985), with the help of his neighbors, collected more than 2,000 hubcaps. All around Hubcap Ranch are constructions and arrangements of hubcaps, bottles and pulltops which proclaim that "Litto, the Pope Valley Hubcap King", was here.
California Registered
Historical Landmark No. 939
Plaque placed by the State Department of Parks and Recreation in . . . — Map (db m41663) HM |
| California (Napa County), St. Helena — Robert Louis Stevenson |
| | In 1880 Robert Louis Stevenson, for health reasons, spent a week with his bride in one of Sam Brannan’s cottages in Calistoga. He then spent nearly two months on Mt. St. Helena at the old Silverado Mine, scene of the Silverado Squatters. — Map (db m54565) HM |
| California (Nevada County), Nevada City — 863 — Nevada Theater |
| | California’s oldest existing theater building. The Nevada opened September 9, 1865. Celebrities such as Mark Twain, Jack London and Emma Nevada have appeared on its stage. Closed in 1957. The theater was later purchased through public donations and reopened May 17, 1968, to again serve the cultural needs of the community. — Map (db m10828) HM |
| California (Orange County), Anaheim — Helena Modjeska |
| | This statue is the oldest public works of art project of its type in Orange County. Sponsored by the State Emergency Relief Administration, the Anaheim Rotary Club and the City of Anaheim, it was originally dedicated on September 15, 1935.
Depicted is Polish actress Madame Helena Modjeska, who established an artist's colony in Anaheim in 1876. On the reverse side are four vineyard workers representing the agricultural nature of the original Anaheim colony. — Map (db m51967) HM |
| California (Orange County), Fountain Valley — 26 — Fountain Valley Drive-In |
| | Opened on July 12, 1967 and was part of the Pacific Theater Group. The Nations largest Drive-In and it contained the only fountains in town. Demolished in 1984 — Map (db m59759) HM |
| California (Orange County), Modjeska Canyon — 205 — Modjeska's Home |
| | Famous as the home of Madame Modjeska, one of the world's great actresses, it was designed by Stanford White in 1888 on property called the Forest of Arden. Sold soon after her retirement, it remains a monument to the woman who contributed immeasurably to the cultural life of Orange County. — Map (db m50303) HM |
| California (Placer County), Auburn — The Historic Cooper Amphitheater |
| | Kiosk Side A:
Creating Jobs and Building Community
It started as an ”unsightly maze and tangle of briars, brush and junk”… It became ”one of the finest open air amphitheaters in northern California…Beautiful in its simplicity and beautiful in magnitude”… [Auburn Journal Editorial December 12, 1935]. Created in 1935, the Cooper Amphitheater was a product of civic pride, community leadership, state assistance and a collective dream. In 1934, . . . — Map (db m52855) HM |
| California (Plumas County), Meadow Valley — Meadow Valley Historical Site |
| | Here early residents of what was then an isolated valley created their own cultural center. On land deeded by Richard Jacks, through subscription and donated labor, they constructed the first public school of the area. Across the way shortly thereafter, again by community efforts, they built “the Philomathean Hall” to house a library and to be the scene of debates, theatricals, concerts and other forms of creative expression. Theirs was indeed a splendid isolation. — Map (db m56532) HM |
| California (Riverside County), Hemet — 1009 — "Ramona" |
| | Within this valley was laid part of the scene, and here resided a number of the characters portrayed in Helen Hunt Jackson's historical novel, "Ramona", which depicted life and presented the status of the Indians of many great ranchos in early California beginning around the 1850s. This story, dramatized by the late Garnet Holme, was first presented on this site Apr. 13 1923, becoming annual event. — Map (db m50997) HM |
| California (Riverside County), Palm Springs — HSPS-13 — Welwood Murray Memorial Library |
| | In 1938 George Welwood Murray donated this land to provide for a library as a memorial to his father, Welwood Murray, pioneer hotel operator. Cornelia white donated an additional strip of property on the eastern end of the site. The existing structure, designed by John Porter Clark and constructed by Charles Chamberlin, opened as the first permanent home of the Palm Springs Public Library in February 1941. With the completion of the Library Center at Sunrise Plaza in October 1975 the Welwood Murray Memorial Library became the downtown branch. — Map (db m52732) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — Charles A. “Charlie” King — 1821 – 1857 — Actor – Comedian – Entrepreneur |
| | A native of Jamaica Plains, near Boston, Charley King came to Sacramento in the early 1850’s. He was a member of the theatrical company that opened the American Theater on the evening of September 9, 1851, it’s owner-proprietor was Dr. Volney Spaulding. The theater and its performing company continued to prosper until November 2, 1852, when Sacramento’s worst conflagration leveled the city and theater.
In 1853, Charley King formed a partnership with Messrs. Proctor, Venna and Mrs. . . . — Map (db m14037) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — Georgia Fisher — A Monument Love Story Restoration Project |
| | Georgia Fisher died on December 27, 1875. Martin Bergman, Georgia’s fiancée, was one of Sacramento’s earliest premiere potters and sculptures. Shortly after her death, Martin, together with his father and brother, created a beautiful monument on her grave site at our Sacramento Historic City Cemetery. Over the years vandalism, theft, and natural forces took their toll on the monument leaving only a shadow of its original beauty.
Georgia and Martin planned their wedding to be held on New . . . — Map (db m14034) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — Margaret Rhodes Crocker — 1822 – 1901 — Wife of Edwin Bryant Crocker |
| | The donation of her late husband’s art collection to the city in 1885 gave Sacramento the first and finest art gallery west of the Mississippi. Other philanthropic gestures during her lifetime, which included generous support of the Protestant Orphan Asylum, founding of the Marguerite Home for Aged and Homeless Women (1884), Women’s Aid Society and other numerous charities, earned her the title of “Lady Bountiful”. — Map (db m10769) HM |
| California (San Benito County), Hollister — State Theatre |
| | The State Theatre opened on July, 25, 1930, featuring The Social Lion. The terrazzo sidewalk is all that remains on the once “handsome theatre.” — Map (db m55216) HM |
| California (San Bernardino County), Barstow — Amiel Weeks Whipple — 1817-1863 |
| | His Expedition for a transcontinental railroad, crossed the Colorado River on Feb. 27, 1854 and 3 weeks later reached Los Angeles, receiving aid from the Mojave Indians. The Atcheson, Topeka, & Santa Fe Railroad followed Whipple’s trail for much of the way from Albuquerque to California. The scientific reports are considered a “glorious chapter” in the history of American science. — Map (db m50577) HM |
| California (San Bernardino County), Barstow — Father Garces — 1738-1781 |
| | In early 1776, he set out northward from Yuma Villages on the Colorado River on a journey that took him across the Mojave Desert to the Mission of San Gabriel. He was a master of finding guides who would escort him through their own lands. — Map (db m50562) HM |
| California (San Bernardino County), Barstow — General Steven Watts Kearny — 1794-1848 |
| | He was “the Father of the US Calvary” and President Polk named him “Commander of the Army of the West”. In 1848 he went from Santa Fe, NM on to CA with 100 men on an arduous trip across our desert and on to a battle at San Pascual in a fight for independence from Mexico. — Map (db m50576) HM |
| California (San Bernardino County), Barstow — Jedediah Smith — 1798-1831 |
| | In 1826 he led a party of 17 men through the territory of the Mojave Indians, then west across our Great desert. During the trek, the heat became so intense that it forced him and his men to bury themselves in the sand to keep cool. They were the first Americans to enter California overland from the east. — Map (db m50571) HM |
| California (San Bernardino County), Barstow — John Charles Fremont — 1813-1890 |
| | Called “Pathfinder”, he was known as the west’s greatest adventurer, noted for bravery and his meticulously recorded notes on vegetation and geography. On his 3rd expedition across California in 1845 he, along with Kit Carson, led the California pioneers to rebel against Mexico to gain independence. — Map (db m50572) HM |
| California (San Bernardino County), Barstow — Kit Carson — 1809 - 1868 |
| | At 19, he was hired for an expedition to California. They traveled south of the Grand Canyon, crossed the Colorado, then followed the dry bed of the Mojave River and crossed the mountains at Cajon Pass to arrive at San Gabriel Mission in early 1830. In the 1840’s he guided Fremont several times across the high desert. — Map (db m50573) HM |
| California (San Bernardino County), Barstow — Mojave Runners |
| | The Mojave Indian Runners helped get messages and information to far flung villages. They could run up to 100 miles a day barefoot and only donned sandals on very rocky or spiney [sic] areas. A group of them met Capt. John Fremont in 1844 near where Hinkley is now. These six Mojave told Fremont they had once lived in the area and raised vegetables. Because of these Indians, Fremont named the river and surrounding desert “Mohahve”. The later use of “Mojave” was a . . . — Map (db m50542) HM |
| California (San Bernardino County), Barstow — The California Gold Rush |
| | With the discovery of gold in California in 1848, it’s statehood in 1850, and the resulting emigration to the west, the interest of the government in exploring a rail link to the Pacific became serious in the early 1850’s. Not only would a Pacific Railroad help build population and expand commerce, it was also an important element in defending the nations borders by providing a means of economically and rapidly transporting the army and its provisions to the remote posts beyond the Mississippi. — Map (db m50558) HM |
| California (San Bernardino County), Barstow — The Harvey House |
| | In the late 1800’s to 1930’s, rail travel was considered the choice of transportation, Fred Harvey had set up a string of dining rooms and boarding housed for Santa Fe passengers.
In 1911, Mr. Harvey opened million dollar “Casa Del Desierto”. It was considered one of the jewels of the Harvey House system for many years.
Dining was gourmet cuisine on fine china and quality drink served in crystal. Comfortable, luxurious rooms rested the weary rail travelers.
The “Harvey . . . — Map (db m50535) HM |
| California (San Bernardino County), Barstow — The Mormon Trail |
| | The Southern Route of the Mormon Trail followed paths explored by Father Garces and Jedediah Smith. In 1848, Mormon Battalion Captain Jefferson Hunt trailed cattle to Utah on this trail. The Daniel Davis family, also of the Mormon Battalion, followed in a covered wagon – the first American family to travel the route.
In 1851, a wagon train of Mormon pioneers settled San Bernardino Valley. They established farms, ranches, stage stops, mining and freighting interests and started a pony . . . — Map (db m50580) HM |
| California (San Bernardino County), Barstow — Waterman Junction Becomes Barstow 1886 — William Barstow Strong |
| | In 1885, the California Southern R.R. Co. connected with the Atlantic and Pacific R.R. line on the Mojave River creating Waterman Junction.
Being named for Governor Waterman, owner of Waterman Mine and a mill nearby.
A post office was established on May 15, 1886 and the budding town of Waterman Junction was named Barstow, honoring William Barstow Strong the “Executor” of Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroads’ western achievements. — Map (db m50533) HM |
| California (San Diego County), San Diego — Balboa Theatre |
| | The Balboa Theatre
Has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
1924 — Map (db m51457) HM |
| California (San Francisco City and County), San Francisco — Ashurbanipal Monument — The Assyrians |
| | The Assyrians formed one of the earliest great empires in the world. Their civilization dates from 2700 B.C. with the important cultural centers at Ashur and Nineveh north of modern Baghdad. Beginning as a river civilization in Mesopotamia between the Tigris and Euphrates, the empire spread east and west to touch the lives of all Near Eastern people.
This is a statue of Ashurbanipal, one of the great kings of Assyria. A noted patron of the arts, he helped to build a culture that inspired . . . — Map (db m32080) HM |
| California (San Francisco City and County), San Francisco — Cadillac Hotel — Uptown Tenderloin Historic District — c. 1907 |
| | Designed by Frederick H. Mayer in 1907. First structure built in the Uptown Tenderloin after San Francisco's 1906 earthquake and fire. San Francisco Landmark No. 176. Boxer Muhammed Ali (known as Cassius Clay at the time) trained in the Hotel's Newman's Gym in 1960 after winning an Olympic gold medal. Jerry Garcia, Grateful Dead founder/musician, lived here in 1961.
This building is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. — Map (db m63863) HM |
| California (San Francisco City and County), San Francisco — Former Film Exchange — Uptown Tenderloin Historic District |
| | 144 Leavenworth Street
c. 1922
Former Film Exchange
Originally owned by legendary
San Francisco real estate developer
Louis R. Lurie.
This building is listed in
The National Register of
Historic Places
Uptown Tenderloin Historic District — Map (db m63655) HM |
| California (San Francisco City and County), San Francisco — Huntington Park/Fountain of the Tortoises |
| | Huntington Park
On this site in 1872, General David D. Colton, a railroad attorney, built one of the most elaborate residences ever seen in San Francisco. The classic white wooden mansion featured an entry flight of marble steps leading to a portico of Corinthian columns. General Colton, his wife, and his two daughters entertained in the mansion with style and splendor. General Colton died in 1878 and shortly thereafter his widow, Ellen, closed the mansion and moved to Washington, D.C. . . . — Map (db m63532) HM |
| California (San Francisco City and County), San Francisco — Jack London |
| |
To mark the birthplace
of the noted author
Jack London
January 12, 1876
The original home on this
site, then known as 615
Third Street was destroyed
in the fire of April 18, 1906
Placed by the
California Historical Society
January 12, 1953 — Map (db m21203) HM |
| California (San Francisco City and County), San Francisco — Robert Lee Frost |
| | 1874–1963.
This great poet was born in San Francisco, March 26, 1874. First child of William Prescott Frost Jr. and Isabelle Moodie Frost. He lived in seven houses here all east of Van Ness Avenue and North of Market Street. Upon his father’s death in 1885, his mother took him and his sister back to Massachusetts. Frost was four times awarded the Pulitzer Prize for poetry; received forty-three honorary degrees and the Congressional Medal from President Kennedy; was appointed Consultant . . . — Map (db m639) HM |
| California (San Francisco City and County), San Francisco — Robert Louis Stevenson |
| | Lodged at 608 Bush Street, December 1879 - March 1880, and there wrote essays, poems autobiography and fiction.
Plaque placed by admirers of the author in cooperation with the California Historical Society.
July 26, 1972 — Map (db m18388) HM |
| California (San Francisco City and County), San Francisco — The Screening Room - 1966-1980's — Uptown Tenderloin Historic District — Uptown Tenderloin Lost Landmarks |
| | Alex De Renzy produced "Pornography in Denmark: a New Approach", and billed it as a documentary to avoid legal problems. The film, the first full-length adult oriented hardcore feature legally shown in the U.S., premiered here in 1970 at The Screening Room. With this landmark success, De Renzy helped launch the U.S. adult movie industry. — Map (db m63752) HM |
| California (San Francisco City and County), San Francisco — Vernon Alley — Legendary San Francisco Jazzman |
| | The legendary jazz bassist Vernon Alley was born May 26, 1915, in Winnemuca, Nevada. His father was a barber, a railroad man, and a laborer. His mother was a hotel worker. He came to San Francisco as a child and has always called The City his home.
As a young man, his parents took him to see the jazz great Ferdinand "Jelly Roll" Morton. From that moment, jazz was to become his first love in a magical life that touched many people and broke many barriers.
Vernon Alley's life as a . . . — Map (db m20985) HM |
| California (San Francisco City and County), San Francisco — Wally Heider Recording - 1969-1980 — Uptown Tenderloin Historic District — Uptown Tenderloin Lost Landmarks |
| | The Greatful Dead, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Jefferson Airplane and many other bands created landmark albums at Wally Heider Recording, the City's first modern recording studio. The studio was a center of artistic collaboration. Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young recorded their historic album, "Deja Vu," with Jerry Garcia on "Teach Your Children". Eric Clapton jammed with the band, Santana, on their album, "Abraxas." Herbie Hancock recorded his best-selling jazz album, "Headhunters" here. — Map (db m63785) HM |
| California (San Francisco County), San Francisco — American Zoetrope — The Historic Sentinel Building |
| | The historic
Sentinel Building
has been the home of American Zoetrope since 1971. We have written, edited, and sound mixed many of our films here including Godfather I and II, Apocalypse Now, The Conversation, The Black Stallion and Rumble Fish.
Other filmmakers who have worked here include Werner Herzog, Carroll Ballard, and George Lucas. At this moment, on the floors above us, there are ideas being hatched, scripts being written, and films being edited. — Map (db m58548) HM |
| California (San Luis Obispo County), Cambria — 939 — Nitt Witt Ridge |
| | Nitt Witt Ridge, one of California's remarkable Twentieth Century Folk Art Environments, is the creation of Arthur Harold Beal (Der Tinkerpaw or Capt. Nitt Witt), a Cambria Pines pioneer who sculpted the land using hand tools and indigenous materials, remarkable inventiveness, and self-taught skills. A blend of native materials and contemporary elements, impressive in its sheer mass and meticulous placement, it is a revealing memorial to art's unique cosmic humor and zest for life. — Map (db m50545) HM |
| California (San Mateo County), Redwood City — Carrington Hall — Named in Honor of Otis M. Carrington — (1884 – 1964) |
| | Otis M. Carrington is best remembered as one of the world’s foremost composers of operettas for children. In 1912, Mr. Carrington wrote “The Windmills of Holland”. It was the first of more than forty operettas to come from his hand, and led American music critics like Harold Rogers of the Christian Science Monitor to call him “The Leader of the Operatic Field of Educational Music”.
Mr. Carrington joined the teaching staff at Sequoia High School in 1907 as the art . . . — Map (db m41602) HM |
| California (San Mateo County), Redwood City — Fox Theater |
| | This property has been
Placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
By the United States
Department of the Interior
1928 — Map (db m41621) HM |
| California (San Mateo County), Redwood City — New Sequoia/Fox Theatre — Former site of the Central Grammar School — The Path of History |
| | This block of Broadway underwent a number of major changes during the first half of the twentieth century.
It started out as the Central Grammar School in 1895 (legally named “Redwood City Public School”) shown at the left above. Part of a third floor building wing was set aside for the ninth grade, as nucleus for the proposed Sequoia High School. The town took great pride in this majestic building, and its central clock tower was a distinctive Downtown landmark. The building was . . . — Map (db m62580) HM |
| California (Santa Barbara County), Santa Barbara — Jose Lobero's Opera House — 1873 |
| | On this site, February 22, 1873, Jose Lobero, impressario and musician, opened the first legitimate theatre in southern California. The Lobero continues to serve the cultural interests of Santa Barbara one hundred years later. — Map (db m50920) HM |
| California (Santa Barbara County), Santa Barbara — 361 — Old Lobero Theatre |
| | Jose Lobero opened the region's first legitimate theatre on this site February 22, 1873. For many years the old theatre was the center of social life in Santa Barbara. A new Lobero Theatre, opened in 1924 on the same site, continues to serve the cultural interests of the area. — Map (db m50553) HM |
| California (Santa Clara County), Santa Clara — 2 — Carmelite Monastery – Bond Ranch — Point of Historical Interest No. 2 |
| | Judge Hiram Graham Bond owned the ranch 1895-1909.
Purchased by U.S. Senator James d. Phelan in 1913.
The monastery chapel and residence buildings were
constructed in 1917 as a permanent monastery for the community of Cloistered Discalced Carmelite nuns. In memory of Mrs. Francis J. Sullivan, Phelan’s sister. Monastery buildings designed by Maginnis & Walsh, who designed the national Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Washington, D.C. Plans for the chapel won first place at the 1925 Paris . . . — Map (db m52907) HM |
| California (Santa Clara County), Stanford — The Gates of Hell — Auguste Rodin |
| | I have loved these awesome doors since that winter day in 1949 when I first stood below them outside the Rodin Museum in Philadelphia and was terrified at the prospect of writing my dissertation on the Gates of Hell. In one way or another, I have lived with them for thirty-five years, and yet when it comes to lecturing or writing about this great portal there are still exhilarating things to discover, accompanied by inevitable dismay over the inadequacy of one's own language and culture to . . . — Map (db m48162) HM |
| California (Santa Clara County), Stanford University — 834 — Development of Motion Pictures |
| | In commemoration of the motion picture research conducted in 1878 and 1879 by Eadweard Muybridge, at the Palo Alto Stock Farm, now the site of Stanford University. This extensive photographic experiment portraying the attitudes of animals in motion was conceived by and executed under the direction and patronage of Leland Stanford. Consecutive instantaneous exposures were provided for by a battery of 24 cameras fitted with electro-shutters. — Map (db m2716) HM |
| California (Santa Cruz County), Santa Cruz — Fickle Fashion — From Bloomers and Black Stockings to Baggies and Bikinis |
| | At the turn of the century, lounging couples covered the beach much as they do today. But the women were fully dressed, and men wore hats and coats. Laws prohibited sitting on the beach in bathing attire.
Today, from bikinis to tankinis, women’s beachwear stresses comfort and individuality. The popularity of the local surf culture makes baggy “board shorts” the most popular choice of men’s swimsuits. — Map (db m62816) HM |
| California (Santa Cruz County), Santa Cruz — Salz Tannery — History of the Tannery |
| | For 145 years, Santa Cruz was a leading source of tanned hides, first in California and later throughout the world. After the Gold Rush, people were clamoring for leather goods – boots, harnesses, and machinery belts for farming and mining equipment. The Santa Cruz region with its ranchos and cattle, abundant water, tanoak forests, limestone deposits, and access by sea was well suited to support the growing industry.
Three tanneries have operated on this site where Pogonip Creek . . . — Map (db m62767) HM |
| California (Santa Cruz County), Santa Cruz — Tom Scribner — 1899 – 1982 |
| | Lumber jack, writer, political activist,
musician, editor, humorist
Sculpture by Marghe McMahon — Map (db m62484) HM |
| California (Siskiyou County), Yreka — The Colton Theater Building — 210, 214 W. Miner St. |
| | David D. Colton built a handsome brick building on this site in 1856, and outfitted the upper floor as a theater which operated until 1858. At various times the building housed several businesses, including a skating rink, saloon, hotel, restaurant and soda factory. After the Great Conflagration burned the structure on July 4, 1871, the west half was rebuilt in 1882 and the eastern portion several years later. The fronts have been altered and modernized, but the interior spaces accommodated . . . — Map (db m62984) HM |
| California (Solano County), Benicia — Jack London |
| | To remember
JACK LONDON
The author
who immortalized
this locality in
”John Barleycorn”
and
”Tales of the Fish Patrol” — Map (db m16329) HM |
| California (Solano County), Vacaville — William Gordon Huff — In Expression of Gratitude |
| | In recognition for his continuous dedication to the preservation of western history through his world – renowned artistic endeavors: for expressing his love of the Order through the sculptured likeness of the men who have labored to preserve and sustain it: and for never failing to spread, by example, kindness, pride, humor and good fellowship throughout the organization. He himself stands as a character portrait of the great and beloved men he has worked so tirelessly to memorialize. — Map (db m54590) HM |
| California (Sonoma County), Glen Ellen — 743 — Jack London Historical State Park |
| | This is the "House of Happy Walls", built by Charmian K. London in 1919 in memory of her husband, Jack London, renowned author. Here are housed many of his works and the collection gathered in their travels throughout the world. Charmian's house, the ruins of Jack's "Wolf House", and his grave were presented to the State of California in 1960 by his nephew, Irving Shepard.
California Registered Historical Landmark No. 743
Dedicated by the California State Park Commission in cooperation . . . — Map (db m24996) HM |
| California (Tuolumne County), Columbia — 138 — Mark Twain Cabin — Mark Twain Bret Harte Trail |
| | Stopping place of packers carrying supplies to miners. Often 200 jackasses on hill over night furnishing concert suggesting name “Jackass Hill”. Very coarse gold found here. $10,000 taken from 100 square feed of ground. Quartz found containing 3/4 of total weight in gold. Mark Twain, Steve, Jim and Bill Gilis and Dick Stoker, the “Dick Baker” in “Roughing it”, were cronies. Mark wrote here “Jumping Frog of Calaveras” from notes made at Angels Camp Tavern. — Map (db m6861) HM |
| California (Tuolumne County), Columbia — Mark Twain Cabin |
| | [Seal of Rotary International]
This cabin was first built in 1922 to commemorate the famed author’s presence in Tuolumne County during the winter of 1864-65. Sam Clemens had come over the mountains from Virginia City, Nevada, to San Francisco with his friend Steve Gillis. His various biographers gave different reason for Clemens coming to Jackass Hill. No matter the reason, Sam Clemens arrived here on December 4, 1864.
Clemens, better known as Mark Twain, stayed with the other . . . — Map (db m53327) HM |
| California (Tuolumne County), Sonora — Jacob Richard Stoker — 1820-1893 — Mark Twain Bret Harte Trail |
| | “His heart was finer metal than any gold his shovel ever brought to light”. Gallant Mex. War veteran fought in principal battles. Came California, ’49, Jackass Hill, ’50. Built famous cabin, intimately associated there with Mark Twain and Gillis’ Bros. Member Tuol. Lodge No. 8, F. & A. M. Just and fair, settled miner’s disputes, helped his fellowmen and community. Famed as “Dick Baker”, in Twain’s “Roughing It”. Hero in “Jaybird and the Acorn” , “Burning Shame” etc. — Map (db m53330) HM |
| California (Tuolumne County), Sonora — Sonora Opera Hall |
| | James Divoll and Joseph Bray, owners of the Bonanza mine constructed the Star Flouring Mills on this site in 1879. In August 1885 the mill burned, leaving the stone and brick walls. From the ruins they built the Opera Hall. The Hall was only active for about 10 years, hosting plays, patriotic events, fairs and exhibits. In 1896 Bray became the sole owner and converted the building into a carpenter shop. Joseph Francis and John Damas acquired the property in 1911 and opened the Opera Hall . . . — Map (db m31926) HM |
| California (Ventura County), Piru — 553 — Rancho Camulos |
| | Rancho Camulos
has been designated a
National Historic Landmark
This residential complex possesses national
significance in commemorating the history of the
United States of America
Ygnacio del Valle established Rancho Camulos in 1853, on part of a Mexican land grant of former mission lands. Rancho Camulos was the setting for Ramona, an 1884 novel that generated national interest in the history of Hispanic settlement in California. August Rubel purchased the . . . — Map (db m51033) HM |
| California (Ventura County), Simi Valley — 939 / 52 — Grandma Prisbrey's Bottle Village |
| | Grandma Prisbrey's
Bottle Village
This fantastic assemblage is one of California's remarkable Twentieth Century Folk Art Environments. In 1956, Tressa Prisbrey, then nearly 60 years old, started building a fanciful "village" of shrines, walkways, sculptures, and buildings from recylced items and discards from the local dump. She worked for 25 years creating one structure after another to house her collections. Today, Bottle Village is composed of 13 buildings and 20 sculptures. . . . — Map (db m51039) HM |
| California (Yolo County), Woodland — 851 — The Woodland Opera House |
| | The first opera house to serve the Sacramento Valley was built on this site in 1885. The present structure, built in 1895-96, continues to represent an important center for theatrical arts of that period. Erected by David N. Hershey and incorporating the classic American playhouse interior, it served vast agricultural regions of the Sacramento Valley. Motion picture competition hastened its closing in 1913. — Map (db m11726) HM |
| Colorado (El Paso County), Colorado Springs — America the Beautiful |
| | Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the inspiration of “America the Beautiful” by Katharine Lee Bates, 1859-1929. Following her visit to this Summit on July 22, 1893. Dedicated July 4, 1993 by Hank Brown, United States Senator. Lon Young, Colorado Springs Vice-Mayor; City Council Members Mary Lou Makepeace, Randall W.B. Purvis, Lisa Are, David S. White, Cheryl Gillespie, Larry Small, and John Hazelhurst. A Gift to Pike National Forest and Colorado Springs from Costas Rombocos for . . . — Map (db m45817) HM |
| Colorado (Teller County), Victor — East Victor Avenue |
| | Alta Vista Station
The Alta Vista Railroad Depot, pictured below, was originally located on Phantom Canyon Road where it served the Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad line. After the trains quit running in 1912, the building was used as a school. In 1976 it was moved to Victor to serve as a visitor center. Built in a style typical of the period, the structure has a canted hip roof with curved brackets at the soffit, car siding exterior, and a pair of double hung windows on each . . . — Map (db m46760) HM |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Cos Cob — The Cos Cob Art Colony |
| | The Cos Cob Art Colony
During the early 1890s American impressionist artists John H. Twachtman and J. Alden Weir began teaching summer art classes here in Cos Cob to students of New York's Art Students League. Edward and Josephine Holley ran the Bush-Holley House, then known simply as the "Old House" or the Holley House, as a boarding house for the artists and writers who were attracted to the picturesque village of Cos Cob. The colonial architecture of the Holley House which had been built in . . . — Map (db m38747) HM |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Danbury — Danbury |
| | Marker Front:
Eight families came from Norwalk in 1685 to settle this area which the Indians called Pahquioque. They built their first homes a half mile south of here and made this green their common. The General Court in October 1687 decreed the name “Danbury” although the settlers had chosen “Swampfield.” Beans and other crops helped make Danbury an inland trading center by 1750 with a population of two thousand.
At the start of the American Revolution this . . . — Map (db m22836) HM |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Wilton — Weir Farm National Historic Site |
| | Welcome to Weir Farm National Historic Site
In June of 1882, artist J. Alden Weir stepped off the train here in Branchville, Connecticut. Like you, he had come to explore this rural farm perched atop Nod Hill. During his short first visit,
Weir painted a small masterpiece, Spring Landscape, Branchville, which began an artistic legacy that would continue for generations. Over the next forty years, Weir and his artist friends would paint this landscape endlessly. After Weir, his . . . — Map (db m30467) HM |
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