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California (Los Angeles County), Pasadena — Benjamin Davis Wilson — Don Benito
		To the memory of Benjamin Davis Wilson Don Benito 1811 – 1878 Pioneer trapper and settler who came to California in 1841 and in 1864 blazed the trail up this mountain which bears his name — Map (db m57271) HM
California (Los Angeles County), Pasadena — Harvard’s Mount Wilson Station
		Station of Harvard College Observatory 1889–1890 — Map (db m57273) HM
California (Los Angeles County), Pasadena — Michelson Pier on Mount Wilson
		On this pier in 1926 Albert Abraham Michelson measured the velocity of light by means of a beam of light transmitted to Mount San Antonio and reflected back to this station — Map (db m57274) HM
California (Los Angeles County), Pasadena — 988 — Pacific Asia Museum
		Grace Nicholson, a noted collector and authority on American Indian and Asian Art and artifacts, supervised the design of her combination gallery and museum which was completed in 1929. It has been called an outstanding example of 1920s revival architecture and is unique for its use of Chinese ornamentation. — Map (db m59818) HM
California (Los Angeles County), Pasadena — 871 — The Gamble House
		Built in 1908, the David B. Gamble House is a tribute to the genius of architects Charles Sumner Greene and Henry Mather Greene. Its design represents a unique California lifestyle and is a masterpiece of American craftsmanship. In 1966 it was made a gift by the Gamble family to the City of Pasadena in a joint agreement with the University of Southern California. — Map (db m59811) HM

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