| California (Yolo County), Capay — The Capay-Langville School |
| | Point of Historic Interest
Capay, California
The Capay-Langville School
1874 - 1980
For nearly a century the Capay School bell summoned children to one of California’s longest existing schools located and functioning on the same site. Uniquely the school’s basement served as a playroom during foul weather. In 1928, it unified with the Cadenasso School—another early day grammar school district. Students learned and progressed through nine grades offered by the pre-Dewey . . . — Map (db m1052) |
| California (Yolo County), Davis — Lincoln Highway Marker |
| | One of the markers erected by the California Automobile Association in the 1920s to designate the California portion of the Lincoln Highway from New York City to San Francisco. The Highway followed US 40 from Sacramento through Davis via Olive Dr. First and B St. and Russell Blvd.
Plaque donated by Davis Chamber of Commerce.
Monument erected by Building Inspection Division. — Map (db m9040) |
| California (Yolo County), Davis — Solano House |
| | Dedicated April 23, 1999
SOLANO HOUSE
Added Station
Apr. 23, 1860 - Sept. 8 1861
By
First Northern Bank
William & Linda Bernheim
The Rotary Clubs of Davis
UC Davis - Cal Aggie Alumni Association
Davis Enterprise - McNaughton Family
Pony Express Trail Association
{The reverse side reads:}
The river steamers for San Francisco left Sacramento at 2:00 P.M. every day with no trips on Sunday. The first Pony Express westbound mail was arriving in Sacramento at 5:25 P.M. on . . . — Map (db m24606) |
| California (Yolo County), Knights Landing — Knights Landing |
| | It was here on the Sacramento River that William Knight settled in 1843. This natural landing place was to become an important landing and shipping point in this area.
Until wasn't until 1853 four years after Knights death that the townsite was officially named Knights Landing.
Dedicated by
Sam Brannan Chapter No. 1004
E Clampus Vitus
March 23, 1974 — Map (db m17486) |
| California (Yolo County), West Sacramento — 1040 — First Pacific Coast Salmon Cannery |
| | Founded in the town of Washington (Broderick), Yolo County by Hapgood, Hume, and Company in 1864, California’s first salmon cannery was located on a barge moored here on the banks of the Sacramento River. This small canning operation was the beginning of the salmon canning industry on the West Coast. Salmon caught in the Sacramento River were canned by the cooker-boiler method, rather than the salt preservation method commonly used at that time. The new process allowed for wider markets and . . . — Map (db m17520) |
| California (Yolo County), West Sacramento — Flood Control — West Sacramento River Walk |
| | On January 15, 1850, the fledging City of Sacramento, consisting mostly of tents and simple wooden buildings, stood in 6 feet of water. Two weeks later, the community pledged $200,000 to levee construction. But before the levee system could be completely developed, the city was inundated 3 more times – In 1852-3, 1861-2, and 1867-8. Eventually, the levee construction was completed and the low-lying areas along the waterfront were filled in, resulting in the city’s downtown streets being . . . — Map (db m15720) |
| California (Yolo County), West Sacramento — Hydraulic Mining — West Sacramento River Walk |
| | Hydraulic gold mining was introduced in the 1850’s. Men with hoses blasted hillsides with powerful jets of water, which reduced the hills to mounds of gravel 20 times faster than with pick and shovel. Massive quantities of gravel and silt from hydraulic mining washed into the river channel, filling the streambed and contributing to flooding in the valley.
The U.S. Bureau of Mines, estimated that $81 million in gold was removed from California mines in 1852. Between 1848 and 1855, . . . — Map (db m15713) |
| California (Yolo County), West Sacramento — Pony Express Bridge |
| | [Front of Marker:]
Dedicated April 23, 2000
WEST SACRAMENTO
by
James Stretesky
First Northern Bank
Daniel F. Ramos Family
Frank C. Ramos Family
Dr. & Mrs. James O. Farley
West Sacramento Land Company
West Sacramento Chamber of Commerce
Pony Express Trail Association
[A list of sponsors is on bottom of base]
[Back of Marker:]
The first bridge to span the Sacramento River was built by the Sacramento and Yolo Bridge Company. It was a wooden spring span . . . — Map (db m15708) |
| California (Yolo County), West Sacramento — Sacramento Skyline — West Sacramento River Walk |
| | Just across the river and county line from West Sacramento is the City of Sacramento, seen here in a 1920s photograph looking east from 4th Street down J Street. California’s capital city, which is also the seat of Sacramento County, has grown from a quaint river town into a thriving metropolis – a government, business, and media center with a lively arts and cultural community. By the time this photo was taken, levees protecting the city had been constructed and development had spread . . . — Map (db m15723) |
| California (Yolo County), West Sacramento — Salmon Cannery — West Sacramento River Walk |
| | This is the historic site of the first salmon cannery established on the Pacific Coast. Begun in 1864 by William and George Hume and Andrew Hapgood on a barge moored to the bank, the cannery processed salmon harvested along the rivers – with gill nets and spears – as they migrated up the Sacramento and American Rivers. In comparison, most of today’s salmon are harvested in the ocean before they begin to migrate back up stream.
Hapgood, Hume and Company ran the cannery for 3 years . . . — Map (db m15724) |
| California (Yolo County), West Sacramento — The Rivers’ Flow — West Sacramento River Walk |
| | Prior to European settlement in the mid-1800s, river flows in the valley changed with the seasons: spring torrents followed by low water during the summer. Construction of dams and other flood control measures during the mid-to late 1950s tamed the surrounding rivers’ unpredictable levels, but also destroyed the floodwaters’ natural role in clearing old debris and silt from the channel. Farmlands protected by levees no longer receive nourishing silt provided by periodic flooding.
The . . . — Map (db m15715) |
| California (Yolo County), West Sacramento — Tower Bridge — West Sacramento River Walk |
| | Sacramento’s graceful Tower Bridge has spanned the river since 1936. It is the only historically significant vertical-lift bridge in California and was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. Lights added in 1986 in honor of its golden anniversary provide a stunning nighttime view of the bridge and Old Sacramento’s waterfront.
The Tower Bridge shares its streamline Moderne architectural style with San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge. This style reflects strong, clean vertical lines and smooth surfaces. — Map (db m15711) |
| California (Yolo County), West Sacramento — Veterans Plaza |
| |
[First Marker]
SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR 1898
The Spanish-American War was a turning point in American history. It marked the first time that we sent troops overseas to defend freedom. Whether at San Juan Hill or Manila Bay, these founders of the VFW distinguished themselves heroically.
We Pause to Remember
VFW Post #8762
[Second Marker]
WORLD WAR I 1917 - 1918
America's veterans rose to the challenge of the first world war with courage and dedication. In doing so, they won . . . — Map (db m15707) |
| California (Yolo County), Woodland — 864 — Gable Mansion |
| | The Gable Mansion is an outstanding example of 19th Century Victorian Italianate architecture. One of the last of its style, size, and proportion in California. This structure was built in 1885 for Amos and Harvey Gable, pioneer Yolo County ranchers. — Map (db m18154) |
| California (Yolo County), Woodland — Hesperian College 1861-1896 — 1888 Site (Later Woodland High School) |
| | Here bounded by Marshall, First, Hays and College Streets, Hesperian College moved from its downtown location the fall of 1888. The new three-story building, built by Swain and Hudson at a cost of $16,780, had a Boarding Department on the first floor. The second floor contained recitations rooms and a chapel that seated 500 persons. The third floor housed the Art Department, Library, Laboratory, and Society meeting rooms. A barn was located on College south of Hays Street. Cork oak and elm . . . — Map (db m18148) |
| California (Yolo County), Woodland — Leonidas Taylor |
| | Erected to the memory of Leonidas Taylor. Born in the city of Philadelphia on the 3rd of July 1832. He grew to manhood in the city of St. Louis and was killed by the explosion of the Steamer Belle opposite this spot on the 5th of February 1856; his body was never found.
Far distant from those who loved him, the waters of the Sacramento will roll over him until till that day when the sea shall give up its dead. — Map (db m16355) |
| California (Yolo County), Woodland — Main and Second Street 1920’s — Woodland |
| | Artist: Paul Guyer. 2005
Developed by the Woodland Art Center
Made Possible by a Grant from the
Woodland Stroll Through History
This is the site of the Farmers & Merchants’ Bank/Masonic Lodge
(1894 – 1970) — Map (db m11756) |
| California (Yolo County), Woodland — Site of Byron Jackson’s First Machine Shop |
| | Byron Jackson (1841-1921) was an inventor and manufacturer of farm equipment and pumps. His name endures on pumps used in agriculture, petroleum, mining, power generations and water supply. Born in Ohio, Jackson moved to Woodland with his parents in 1860. He first worked on his father’s farm, and in 1872 established his first machine shop in the Yolo Planing Mill on the west side of First Street next to Hesperian College.
Here Jackson invented and manufactured tools for local farmers. In . . . — Map (db m24291) |
| 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) |
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