On East Ski Run Road near East Cap Rock Trail, on the left when traveling west.
During spring and early summer—the main fire season here—a staffed fire lookout station keeps watch over the Santa Catalina Mountains. The trail in front of you leads to the U.S. Forest Service Lemmon Rock Station which has a panoramic view from . . . — — Map (db m304551) HM
Near East Ski Run Road near East Cap Rock Trail, on the left when traveling west.
In 1881, Emerson Stratton, a local rancher, led botanists J.G. and Sara Plummer Lemmon to the top of the Santa Catalina Mountains. Mr. Stratton was so impressed with Mrs. Lemmon that he named the peak after her on the day they arrived at the . . . — — Map (db m302098) HM
Planted shortly after Fort Lowell was established in 1873. The trees were irrigated by acequias or open ditches with water diverted from Pantano Wash. The beautiful shade trees made Fort Lowell an oasis in an otherwise barren area. After the fort . . . — — Map (db m26197) HM
On Cactus Forest Drive 1.8 miles north of South Old Spanish Trail, on the left when traveling north.
The view from this hill has changed a lot over the years. In the 1930s, this was the most spectacular cactus forest in Arizona. But no one knew that these aging giants were near the end of their lives. Today we speculate that mild weather in the . . . — — Map (db m85357) HM
The Sonoran Desert can be described as a “desert jungle” because more than 200 species of animals and 600 species of plants live here. Saguaros---with their branching arms and accordion-like pleats—dominate this scene. Intermixed with these cacti . . . — — Map (db m83147) HM
On Cactus Forest Drive 0.2 miles north of South Old Spanish Trail, on the right when traveling north.
The saguaro cactus before you owes its existence to the foresight of local residents. In the 1920s grazing and development threatened the saguaro's future. Saguaro forests began to disappear as mature cactuses were chopped to make way for new . . . — — Map (db m85355) HM
You can still see part of the cattle tank that was installed in 1938. It sat on a concrete base and was used every summer as a swimming pool before the water was released to irrigate the surrounding gardens.
The Porters had their own well, as did . . . — — Map (db m84176) HM
The Historical Gardens show a gardening style that was popular in Tucson from the 1880s through the 1940s. The landscape choices of those days aimed for a green retreat from the desert and helped keep homes cooler in the decades before . . . — — Map (db m84175) HM
Like many Tucsonans in the 1920s, Bernice Walkley and Rutger Porter were transplanted easterners – she from Connecticut and he from New York. Rutger met Bernice while doing landscape work for her father in Tucson.
In 1929 Rutger bought the . . . — — Map (db m84199) HM
Near U.S. 60 at milepost 223 at Boyce Thompson Road, on the right when traveling east.
Colonel William Boyce Thompson was a mining promoter, financial magnate, and Red Cross officer. He fell in love with the Picketpost Mountain area when he first visited his Magma Copper Mine near Superior and chose this spot for his winter home. . . . — — Map (db m117109) HM
On Madera Canyon Road 2 miles south of Proctor Road, on the right when traveling north.
Ignited by lightning, the Florida Fire of July 2005 burned 23,183 acres. Fortunately, the wildfire burned in a mosaic pattern, and only 638 acres were severely burned. Remnants of this severely burned area can be seen across the northeast slope of . . . — — Map (db m305865) HM
On Pennsylvania Avenue near Gray Hawk Trail, on the left when traveling west.
Long before Facebook, Wally and Marion Paton created a universal following in their Patagonia backyard based upon a shade canopy, a few chairs, and some amazing hummingbirds. People came from all corners to enjoy the beautiful birds frequenting . . . — — Map (db m304543) HM
On North Montezuma Castle Highway 2 miles north of West Highway 260 & South Main Street, on the right when traveling north.
Pecan Lane Rural Historic Landscape was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 2, 2000.
Pecan Lane played a significant part in the agricultural history of Camp Verde. During
the late 19th century and early twentieth . . . — — Map (db m27855) HM
The International Society of Arboriculture and the National Arborist Association jointly recognize this significant tree in this bicentennial year as having lived here during the American Revolutionary Period. 1776 1976.
[Added brass . . . — — Map (db m18861) HM
On West Gurley Street just west of South Cortez Street, on the left when traveling west.
(Statehood Tree marker) (north side of monument) Statehood Tree Planted Feb. 14, 1912 • • • Monument presented to people of Arizona by Cub Scouts of Prescott, 1960 (Centennial Witness Tree marker) (south side of monument) The . . . — — Map (db m157657) HM
On S Walton Boulevard. Reported permanently removed.
To insure protection during its lifetime, owner Bill Bradford on April 11, 1975, legally willed to itself this tree and all land within a radius of 10 feet from its trunk and donated its use to the city of Bentonville as a mini-park in celebration . . . — — Map (db m50368) HM
On Ivy Circle at McCollum Drive, on the left when traveling west on Ivy Circle.
In 1913, W.T. and Lennie Barnett Ivy moved to what is now the corner of Ivy Place and McCollum Drive. The original home, circa 1900, was destroyed by fire in 1925. The Ivy's rebuilt the existing Prairie-style Craftsman farm house in 1926, . . . — — Map (db m224952) HM
On Jackson Street south of McClure Avenue (County Road 923), on the right when traveling south.
This evaporator dried apples over wooden racks with wood fired furnace heat. After drying, the peeled, sliced apples were sprinkled with powdered sulphur as a preservative. They were shipped out in big barrels by railroad cars. This work was . . . — — Map (db m93259) HM
On McClure Avenue (County Road 923) at Jackson Street, on the right when traveling east on McClure Avenue.
In 1881 J. W. Phillips owned and operated an evaporator (fruit dryer) here. Later it was operated by Mr. Adams.
Hundreds of bushels of apples were peeled, sliced, dried on wooden racks and sprinkled with sulphur as a preservative. Wood-fired . . . — — Map (db m224837) HM
On Jackson Street at Johnson Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Jackson Street.
This 1890's house is one of the oldest homes in Lowell. In 1881, L.P. Davis owned outlot No. 1 and 34 acres used for his plant nursery. An adjoining 40 acres is clearly defined on a 1905 map.
The 1904 photo, above, was given to the museum by . . . — — Map (db m224846) HM
On Spring Street north of Main Street (Arkansas Highway 23), on the left when traveling north.
I stood here growing so many years,
I shared your laughter, I shared your tears.
My life was good, beginning to end,
and this is a wish I'd like to send.
Be happy and kind to all around,
and let not sorrow be ever found.
The spirit of . . . — — Map (db m59971) HM
On Cypress Drive, on the right when traveling north.
The original Delta was a land of enormous stands of oak, gum, cottonwood, hickory, pecan, elm, pine and cypress, some of which had stood for perhaps 500 years. Cypress and tupelo could be found in the bottoms, along with water-tolerant oaks, . . . — — Map (db m234414) HM
Near State Highway 184 0.6 miles north of U.S. 64, on the left when traveling north.
As northern timberlands were depleted,
timber buyers looked to the dense forests in
the south. In March 1902, S.W. Sterling, a
timber buyer for a firm in Grafton, Ohio,
was buying timber in Missouri when he
heard about the fine timber at . . . — — Map (db m221310) HM
Near State Highway 184 0.6 miles north of U.S. 64, on the left when traveling north.
Arkansas experienced a number of economic
advances in the first quarter of the 20th
Century. Extensive railroad building in the
late 1800s set the stage for economic growth.
Although the Delta's popular economic image
is King Cotton, . . . — — Map (db m221313) HM
On Central Avenue (Arkansas Route 7) at Fountain Street, on the right when traveling north on Central Avenue.
Setting plays a significant role in the Hot Springs spa experience. The magnolia-lined avenue and landscaped lawns of the bathhouses create a pastoral atmosphere in the midst of the city. Just a few steps behind Bathhouse Row the Grand Promenade . . . — — Map (db m211041) HM
On Grand Promenade Trail 0.2 miles south of Fountain Street, on the right when traveling south.
The Peak Trail is a short, moderately steep route up Hot Springs Mountain.
The summit has been a traditional site for observation towers. Unlike the 216-foot-high steel structure of today, the earliest wooden tower of the 1870s barely . . . — — Map (db m145684) HM
On Grand Promenade Trail 0.6 miles south of Fountain Street, on the left when traveling south.
The Tufa Terrace Trail passes historic Ral Spring and follows a fairly level path across the hillside before rejoining the Grand Promenade. From there you can stroll the Grand Promenade or descend past the Thermal Cascade to Arlington Lawn. . . . — — Map (db m145670) HM
On West Division Street at South Main Street, on the right when traveling west on West Division Street.
This tree is believed to have been planted in 1912 when the railroad station was built. Local residents remember the days when its limbs were so long that they nearly touched the ground. A cannon sat next to this tree prior to World War II but this . . . — — Map (db m161918) HM
The Mississippi River defines Helena
The Mississippi River has for centuries been the backbone of life in Helena; fertilizing its soil, supporting its farms and businesses, connecting people and cultures. Despite this rich history, there . . . — — Map (db m231812) HM
On Plaza Avenue 0.1 miles east of U.S. 49, on the left when traveling east.
After decades of effort, Helena won the bid for a major railroad in 1907. The city of West Helena was platted two years later. The new city's industrial center quickly filled with mills, lumberyards, cooperages and woodenware manufacturers turning . . . — — Map (db m262794) HM
On Plaza Avenue 0.1 miles east of U.S. 49, on the left when traveling east.
The ink was barely dry on the plan of West Helena before the sounds of construction rang through the new town site. Helena Veneer Company, Ong Chair Company, Upham & Agler, Southwestern Wagon Company, and Dennison Sawmill were all building . . . — — Map (db m262797) HM
On Plaza Avenue 0.1 miles east of U.S. 49, on the left when traveling east.
Imagine unbroken forests of huge hardwoods — white oak, red gum, sap gum, cottonwood, beech, cypress, hickory, black walnut, poplar, sycamore, catalpa, ash, hackberry, elm — many as much as ten feet in diameter. This was the Arkansas Delta before . . . — — Map (db m262796) HM
On 6th Street (State Highway 255) south of Rogers Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
This tree was grown from a seed
that journeyed to the Moon and back
aboard Apollo 14 1971
Planted here on Arbor Day March 15
Bicentennial Year 1976 — — Map (db m92358) HM
Mortar Rock takes its name from the many holes worn in these hard lavas by Native American women pounding and grinding acorns and other seeds into meal. This staple food could be stored and later cooked into cakes or porridge.
Native Americans . . . — — Map (db m53850) HM
City of Berkeley Landmark
designated in 1991
Rose Walk was designed by Bernard Maybeck and completed in 1913 with donations from the neighbors. The walkway linked the Euclid Avenue streetcar line with residences higher on the hill.
After . . . — — Map (db m53859) HM
On Russell Street at Piedmont Avenue on Russell Street.
On a once rural site now bordered by Russell Street, College Avenue, and Stuart Street, the Kelsey family planted orchards and grew ornamental plants on land they purchased in 1860. The 24-acre Kelsey Ranch supplied trees and plants for the grounds . . . — — Map (db m54691) HM
The Rose Garden was a joint creation of the City of Berkeley and the Federal Works Progress Administration (WPA), whose public works provided employment during the Depression. Vernon M. Dean, the City's landscape architect, designed the garden in a . . . — — Map (db m18618) HM
On Milvia Street just south of Lincoln Street, on the right when traveling south.
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 . . . — — Map (db m54191) HM
The first vineyards in the East Bay were planted at Mission San Jose in the late 18th century, tended by Spanish missionaries and Native Americans. Around 1850, after the Mission was secularized, landowners expended vineyards and began . . . — — Map (db m212653) HM
Boxed Tree Forest
These oak trees were planted in boxes waiting to be sold when the Roedings operated California Nursery Company. Eventually the trees rooted into the ground creating a unique forest of boxed trees. Over the years, local . . . — — Map (db m208707) HM
The historic buildings on the property – the Vallejo Adobe, President’s House, Office Building and Packing Shed - make up the historic core of the site, and were the center of the nursery operation; the place where orders were placed, materials . . . — — Map (db m208904) HM
Overview of History
California Nursery Historical Park is 20 acres of prime agricultural land. People who inhabited the area included the Muwekma Ohlone, Spanish (Mission San Jose), Mexicans (Rancho Arroyo de la Alameda), and “Californios.” . . . — — Map (db m208723) HM
The primary purpose of the California Nursery Historical Park Master Plan is to tell the story of the California Nursery Company to current and future generations through the sharing of the site’s remaining historic buildings, majestic . . . — — Map (db m208557) HM
For many years the California Nursery was one of the state’s leading nurseries. Established in 1884 by John Rock, the nursery originally covered 463 acres. Through constant experimentation, including the introduction of new fruits, Rock made a . . . — — Map (db m208908) HM
The California Nursery is closely associated with John Rock and George C. Roeding. In 1884, a German immigrant named John Rock purchased 463 acres on a site that is today known as the community of Niles in Fremont. He moved his start-up nursery . . . — — Map (db m208919) HM
The California Nursery property includes noteworthy landscape features, such as the many mature trees, in addition to historically and architecturally significant buildings like the garden store. Unfortunately, due to years of use and multiple . . . — — Map (db m208714) HM
On Peralta Boulevard at Robert Fisher Drive, on the right when traveling west on Peralta Boulevard.
James and Lucy Shinn established a nursery and ranch here in 1856. Joseph Clark and Florence Mayhew Shinn and their children carried it on until 1978. In 1962, Florence Shinn gave the City of Fremont this park with the 1876 ranch house and office, . . . — — Map (db m194709) HM
Between 1860 and the 1920s, the Meeks grew grains, green peas, corn, sugar beets, cucumbers, blackberries, and currants. Most of their land was in orchards of almonds, oranges, apricots, peaches, prunes, plums, and cherries. Meek’s land was . . . — — Map (db m210340) HM
“…is a handsome mode of architecture, and symmetrically planted ground, sinuous walks and drives, the sturdy, primeval oaks, the rare and ever looming exotics, and the large attractive fountain surround the place with and air of elegance, wealth, . . . — — Map (db m210886) HM
Near Arroyo Road south of Superior Drive, on the right when traveling south.
1890
Buckley's Vineyard
Christopher Augustine Buckley's Winery was built in 1890 and a brandy distillery was added in 1897. The original 100 acre site was one of the larger early vineyards in the Livermore Valley. After its expansion . . . — — Map (db m233018) HM
This wagon was built in 1849 by Martin Luther Marsh for M.L. and D. Marsh Lumber Co. in Nevada City. It was used until 1917; abandoned in Meeker Canyon; then trucked to Livermore in 1931 and used in the rodeo parades until 1936. It was displayed . . . — — Map (db m194541) HM
Near Skyline Boulevard 0.5 miles north of Joaquin Miller Road.
Until at least 1851, Redwood trees on this site were used as landmarks to avoid striking the treacherous submerged Blossom Rock in San Francisco Bay west of Yerba Buena Island. Although by 1855 the original stems had been logged, today's trees are . . . — — Map (db m100564) HM
Near Highland Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
In her memoir about life in Piedmont, Elsie Whitaker Martinez remembered fishing with her brothers in the Piedmont Heights in the 1880s. A myriad of streams found their way from Alta, Scenic, Pacific and Mountain Avenues. Most fed into the city’s . . . — — Map (db m72321) HM
Near Wildwood Avenue near Prospect Road, on the right when traveling west.
One of the first improvements made by Frank Havens to Piedmont Springs Park was the construction of a living hedge maze modeled on those like Hampton Court in England. An article in the Oakland Herald in December 1904 shows a winding drive . . . — — Map (db m72376) HM
Near Estudillo Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Many of the trees surrounding you have foreign roots, each with its own tale. In 1868 the Hayward Journal described Chabot’s plans to encircle the reservoir with “walnut, hickory nuts, butternuts, and other eastern and foreign nut trees.” These . . . — — Map (db m71650) HM
Near State Highway 49, on the right when traveling south.
The Foothill Station became the first University of California qualifying outlying station funded jointly by federal, state and local county sources in March 1888. The station was developed under the patronage of Senator A. Caminetti of Jackson. . . . — — Map (db m72065) HM
On Plymouth-Shenandoah Road, on the right when traveling north.
D’Agostini Winery was started in 1856 by Adam Uhlinger, a Swiss immigrant. The original wine cellar, with walls made from rock quarried from nearby hills, hand hewn beams, and oak casks, is still in use and part of the present winery. Some . . . — — Map (db m300991) HM
In 1888, the State Board of Forestry established an experimental forestry station and nursery, a companion to the Santa Monica Station established in 1887. The two were the first such stations in the nation. Exotic and native trees were tested and . . . — — Map (db m100602) HM
The massive and majestic Hooker Oak, which occupied this site, was named in honor of renowned British Botanist Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker. The Hooker Oak was acclaimed to be the largest Valley Oak in the world before it fell on May 1, 1977.
Age . . . — — Map (db m100595) HM
This peaceful community, gateway to the remote regions of the High Lakes of Butte and Plumas Counties, owes its origin and subsequent development to the entrance of the Diamond Match Company to California. With the purchase of about 40,000 acres of . . . — — Map (db m61764) HM
On South Main Street (California Route 49), on the left when traveling south.
This Best 110 hp steam traction engine, built 1903-1906, was originally used by Pacific Borax Co. to pull ore wagons. The next owner was the Dixie Mill, near Sheep Ranch, where it was used to haul logs down the steep hillsides to the loading deck. . . . — — Map (db m101613) HM
Near Big Trees Parkway near Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway ( Highway 4).
In the spring of 1852, Augustus T. Dowd, while hunting, discovered a grove of truly immense trees, now known as the Calaveras North Grove. Several stockholders of the Union Water Company (who employed Augustus as a hunter) developed a plan to . . . — — Map (db m34120) HM
On Big Tree Parkway, on the left when traveling east.
You are not the first to explore these forests. Generations of Miwok and Washoe Indians knew these trees.
The rest of the world met the big trees in 1852 when hunter Augustus T. Dowd stumbled upon the North Grove. His discovery brought both . . . — — Map (db m95185) HM
On North Grove Trail, on the left when traveling west.
Here at Calaveras Big Tree State Park, it's a regrettable fact that the most famous trees are those most harmed by human action. Both the Mother of the Forest and the Big Stump remind us of how people placed their own curiosity and pleasure above . . . — — Map (db m95184) HM
Near Blagen Road / Forest Route 7N08 0.9 miles north of Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway ( Highway 4).
White Pines was constructed by American Forest Properties, Inc. at the site of former White Pines operation of Blagen Lumber Co.
The community of White Pines, which was founded by Frank Blagen, the company president, came into being during . . . — — Map (db m34571) HM
Joel Clayton owned the property facing Morris Street from 1857 to 1870. His estate sold the lots to J. H. Keller in 1877 who built a house, slaughter house, butcher shop, and barn.
George Scammon owed most of the remaining lots and planted . . . — — Map (db m150416) HM
This grove of trees is dedicated to the pioneers Charles Gardner Goold [and] Allie Johnson Goold who acquired this property for a home in the year 1900 and planted these trees in 1913 — — Map (db m202117) HM
On San Pablo Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
(front or street side:)
"At four in the morning they would
start preparing the flowers for market.
Grandfather would carefully put the
flowers in a basket and sling it over
his shoulder. Grandmother, carrying
a lantern, would lead him . . . — — Map (db m156299) HM
On San Pablo Avenue at Wall Avenue, on the left when traveling north on San Pablo Avenue.
In the early 1900s, Japanese immigrants planted the seeds of a remarkable nursery community in El Cerrito and Richmond. These nurseries were located mostly west of San Pablo Avenue and north of Portrero Avenue. After interment during World War II, . . . — — Map (db m94249) HM
Near Alhambra Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Ranch home of John Muir 1838- 1914, explorer, naturalist, author and foremost advocate of forest protection and of national parks. The John Muir Trail through the High Sierra, Muir Woods National Monument and Muir Glacier in Alaska are named for . . . — — Map (db m51132) HM
Through the collective recognition of the Community of Nations
expressed within the Principles of the
Convention concerning Protection of the World
Cultural and Natural Heritage, Redwood National Park
has been designated a
World Heritage . . . — — Map (db m182011) HM
On Redwood Highway (US 199) at Walker Road on Redwood Highway (US 199).
Discovery the unique features of an old-growth redwood forest. Welcome to the Simpson-Reed Discovery Trail!
You are in the midst of an ancient redwood forest. Here, you will see trees of many ages that create a multi-layered forest ceiling or . . . — — Map (db m87814)
On Redwood Highway (US 199) at Walker Road on Redwood Highway (US 199).
Simpson-Reed Grove for the perpetual enjoyment of all--This grove was presented to the State of California by the Simpson Timber Company in memory of Mark E. Reed, its president from 1914 to 1955. — — Map (db m87815) HM
On Howland Hill Road, on the left when traveling east.
This grove is given to the State of California for the preservation of these ancient trees by Mr. and Mrs. Jesse H. Metcalf of Rhode Island. — — Map (db m1510) HM
Near Carson Road 0.3 miles east of Union Ridge Road.
Whose deep concern for the conservation and improvement of our forests led him to establish the Eddy Tree Breeding Station on this site in 1925. His own effort and funds created this oldest forest genetics research institution in the Western . . . — — Map (db m105854) HM
Born Nebraska 1887. Educated Biltmore Forest School, North Carolina. Began career 1908 in California with U.S.F.S.
Major U.S. Army A.E.F. 1917 – 1919
General Manager
Michigan California Lumber Co. 1925 – 1949
California State . . . — — Map (db m57974) HM
On Pony Express Trail (Lincoln Highway) at Forebay Road, on the right when traveling east on Pony Express Trail (Lincoln Highway).
By the end of the war with Mexico in 1847, California’s non-native population was a mere 15,000. The 49ers pushed the population of El Dorado County beyond 20,000 by 1850. As winter approached, the minors replaced their tents and shanties with . . . — — Map (db m94634) HM
This giant Jeffrey pine, the Old Veteran, is 350 to 400 years old. Although this tree still stands, most of the pines of the same age fell to loggers in the late 1800s. This tree is the only one of its kind near the visitor center.
Notice that . . . — — Map (db m212297) HM
On Elm Avenue (California Route 33.198) at Phelps Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Elm Avenue.
Harry Watanabe was 19 years old when he came to Coalinga from Japan in 1915. Watanabe first worked at Ayers Drug Store and the Sullivan Hotel. It was in 1928 that Watanabe found his niche in life and the vocation that left his mark on Coalinga. . . . — — Map (db m64107) HM
On State Highway 180 at Forest Service Road 13S03, on the left when traveling north on State Highway 180.
One of the largest stands of Giant Sequoias, it contained some of the finest Big Trees. The grove was logged as a private land between 1897 and 1907, first by the Sanger Lumber Company and later by Hume-Bennett Lumber Company, which in 1909 . . . — — Map (db m52239) HM
On South Elm Avenue at West Lincoln Avenue, on the right when traveling south on South Elm Avenue.
[Side A:]
Easton
In 1878, O.W. Easton and J.P. Whitney, San Francisco entrepreneurs, bought a total of 12 sections of land in this area (7680 acres), formed the Washington Irrigated Colony and began selling 20-acre farms. Allen T. . . . — — Map (db m229962) HM
On Shaw Avenue near Forestiere Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Here, beneath the hot, arid surface of the San Joaquin Valley, Baldasare Forestiere (1879-1946) began in the early 1900's to sculpt a fantastic retreat. Excavating the hardpan by hand, he created a unique complex of underground rooms, passages and . . . — — Map (db m41003) HM
On FS 14S11 5 miles north of Generals Highway, on the left when traveling north.
The Birth of Lookouts
From the days of the old west, through the trials of World
War II, to our current high-tech world, the story of the fire
lookout is laced with history, heroics and romance. The
history of fire lookouts in . . . — — Map (db m213281) HM
Near Pine Flat Road 1.5 miles north of Elwood Road.
Its waters made possible the irrigation of a million fertile acres, despite a 39 year battle over water rights. From 1882 forward, 150 lawsuits were filed and early irrigators often used armed force to open headgates to water their crops. L. A. . . . — — Map (db m27996) HM
On East Front Street 0.2 miles west of Park Street, on the left.
On this 6 1/4 acre site, Libby, McNeill and Libby opened the San Joaquin Valley's largest cannery on July 18, 1911, less than four hectic months after the site was acquired and construction plans were announced. The initial construction cost was . . . — — Map (db m52240) HM
On Highway 180 at National Forest Road 13S97, on the right when traveling west on Highway 180.
Two miles northwest of here astride Mill Flat Creek is the site of old Millwood. A sawmill town established in 1891. Railroads brought logs here for milling and later lumber from other nearby mills including that which cut the privately owned . . . — — Map (db m2979) HM
On County Road G at Airport Road on County Road G.
The first operational air tanker was developed in Willows, by the Willows Flying Service in 1955, at the
request of the Fire Control Officer for the Mendocino National Forest. A Boeing Stearman 75 “Caydet” Agricultural
Aircraft was modified . . . — — Map (db m230783) HM
Near Mattole Road (Lower Bull Creek Flats Road) 4.3 miles west of U.S. 101, on the left when traveling west.
Recognized by the American Forestry Association as the National Champion Coast Redwood, Sequoia sempervirens, November 1991. Height • 363 feet Circumference • 53.2 feet Average crown spread • 62 feet — — Map (db m165464) HM
The Berding House, also known as the Gumdrop Tree House, was built by pioneer merchant Arnold Berding in 1875. Berding owned the first general store in Ferndale. The gumdrop trees are coast cypress which were planted in 1865 and have always been . . . — — Map (db m231397) HM
The drag saw was the predecessor of today's modern chain saw. It was used at the turn of the century to "buck" fallen trees into lengths the mills could handle. Some of these saws, however, were used to fell the trees. The power for this saw is an . . . — — Map (db m190795) HM
Notice that this tree is hollow and 3/4 of the wood is dead. However, 1/4 of the tree refuses to die. The limbs on the tree are evidence of the living material still within. Higher up a double top reaches toward the sky. The tree itself continues to . . . — — Map (db m87848)
On Newton B. Drury Scenic Parkway, on the left when traveling north.
Conservationist, author, anthropologist, a founder of the Save-the-Redwoods League.
This area of 1600 acres, habitat of the last surviving herd in California of Roosevelt Elk is established as a memorial by
· De Forest Grant
· John D. . . . — — Map (db m32569) HM
Near Newton B. Drury Scenic Parkway, on the right when traveling north.
Your journey along the Newton B. Drury Scenic Parkway follows the historic Redwood Highway. When the highway reached this area in the early 1920s, a new era of automobile-based tourism was booming. Then, just as today, iconic Big Tree was an . . . — — Map (db m176816) HM
Near Tall Trees Access Road 6 miles south of Bald Hills Road.
Rumors of “great timber” by area loggers led National Geographic Society naturalist, Paul Zahl, to this remote creek valley in 1963. On one of his trips, Zahl stopped on the cut-over ridge just across from this grove to take some pictures. . . . — — Map (db m169542) HM
On Avenue of the Giants (Route 254), on the right when traveling west.
• Ancient Redwood - Age 950-1000 Years
• Original height 298 ft Current height 248 ft.
• Survived lightning which removed its top, loggers axe & forest fire in 1908, flood of 1964
• Trunk diameter is 14.5 ft. top diameter is 3 ft.
• Total . . . — — Map (db m231675) HM
This is the last lumber camp style cookhouse in operation in North America. This cookhouse was originally opened as part of Samoa, one of the last company owned towns in the United States, established by the Vance Lumber Company. The original . . . — — Map (db m65422) HM
Top marker: Welcome to Humboldt Redwoods State Park. As you travel either U.S. Highway 101 or the Avenue of the Giants for the next 32 miles, you will pass through the largest redwood park of all California State Parks. Preserved here are over . . . — — Map (db m87843) HM
Their first sawmill was built in 1887 at their current location and employed 150 men to turn the giant redwoods into shingles and other products.
Originally named Forestville, the town name was changed to Scotia in 1888. Scotia is one of the last . . . — — Map (db m71988) HM
On Avenue of the Giants (California Route 254) at Lum Street, on the right when traveling north on Avenue of the Giants.
A World class Forest Preserve
Containing over 53,000-acres, Humboldt Redwoods State Park includes some of the world's most impressive redwood forests, many miles of river frontage, and nearly 100 miles of hiking, riding and mountain bike . . . — — Map (db m176731) HM
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