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By Barry Swackhamer, April 21, 2016
Cerrito Creek Marker
GEOGRAPHIC SORT WITH USA FIRST
| On San Pablo Avenue at Carlson Boulevard, on the left when traveling north on San Pablo Avenue. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m94104) HM |
| On Joe DiMaggio Jr., Drive at Ferry Street, on the left when traveling east on Joe DiMaggio Jr., Drive. |
| | Founded by Dr. Robert Semple in 1847, the Martinez-Benicia ferry was the first established and longest operating ferry service in the S.F. Bay Area. In 1850 Oliver Coffin took over the operation and with his brothers purchased a new ferryboat, the . . . — — Map (db m27645) HM |
| On Ferry Street near Marina Vista Avenue, on the left when traveling north. |
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Dedicated April 23, 2005
Martinez
By James Stretestky · Julian M. Frazer · Martinez Historical Society · Mayor Rob & Carole Schroder · Supervisor Gayle B. Uilkema · Vice Mayor Mark & Dianne Ross · Tesoro's Golden Eagle Refinery · . . . — — Map (db m19224) HM |
| | In front of you lay the hull remains of the schooner Forester. The schooner, launched in Alameda in 1900, would take cargoes of lumber from northern forests of Oregon and Washington to points in the Pacific including China, India, and Australia. The . . . — — Map (db m91668) HM |
| On Tennent Avenue at Railroad Avenue, on the left when traveling west on Tennent Avenue. |
| | One of a fleet of ships owned by Bernardo Fernandez and used to transport grain around the bay. Sank - Early 1900s. Uncovered and Raised - May 15, 1976. — — Map (db m94257) HM |
| On Marina Boulevard at East 3rd Street, on the right on Marina Boulevard. |
| | Early Pittsburg, then called New York Landing and Black Diamond, was largely an Italian commercial fishing and canning village.
Many of the Italian-American and other families from Pittsburg are descendants from that era.
This boat is a . . . — — Map (db m146534) HM |
| On Canal Boulevard near Seacliff Drive, on the right when traveling south. Reported missing. |
| | The S.S. Red Oak Victory is an example of the enormous scale of work completed by ordinary men and women to help the war effort. Constructed in eight-seven days, the S.S. Red Oak Victory was one of ten Victory ships commissioned by the United . . . — — Map (db m94840) HM |
| On Doran Drive near Western Drive, on the right when traveling south. |
| | San Francisco Bay is known for more than its great beauty. Its large estuary, where sea water mixes with huge river flows, is also a major port.
Richmond's deep natural waterfront lent itself to early industrial development. Augustin Macdonald . . . — — Map (db m94738) HM |
| Near Canal Boulevard near Seacliff Drive, on the right when traveling south. |
| | "They were from all over the country... all these people came to work here in Richmond at the shipyards...The shipyards, the cannery, there was a lot of industry here...They had three yards, and they were sending out ships every day... and I . . . — — Map (db m94755) HM |
| Near Dornan Drive at Brickyard Cove Road. |
| | Before bridges spanned the Bay, ferries and trains once linked
San Francisco with the rest of the nation. At that time, the Bay
Area boasted the world's largest ferry system.
Here, at Ferry Point ship and rail met in 1900 when Santa Fe
tunneled . . . — — Map (db m152761) HM |
| On Canal Boulevard 1 mile south of Seacliff Drive, on the right when traveling south. |
| | During the World War II Home Front effort, the Richmond Shipyards were an immense facility
covering 880 acres. Constructed for the Henry J. Kaiser Company in 1941 and 1942, these shipyards
became the largest in the world. New methods of ship . . . — — Map (db m146451) HM |
| | The SS Red Oak Victory is the last remaining ship of the 747 vessels built at the Kaiser Shipyards in Richmond, Ca, during World War II. Commissioned by the U.S. Navy as the USS Red Oak Victory (AK-235), on December 5, 1944, she served as an . . . — — Map (db m131188) HM |
| On Canal Boulevard near Seacliff Drive, on the right when traveling south. |
| | "All these ships were being built (in Richmond) and it provided a lot of employment... But looking back, it was really a boon to their economy. The stores were just really bustling...it was full of people..." -- Stella Faria, shipyard office . . . — — Map (db m94753) HM |
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The Battery Point Lighthouse is one of the first lighthouses on the California Coast.
Rugged mountains and unbridged rivers meant coastal travel was essential for the economic survival of this region.
In 1855 Congress appropriated $15,000 for . . . — — Map (db m101692) HM |
| On Front Street at D Street, on the right when traveling east on Front Street. |
| | 1.76 Acres of this parkland have been donated by the
family of Henry Sause, Jr. Who, with his brothers,
Curt and Paul, pioneered the transportation of forest
products by tug and barge. From 1949 to 1962, Sause
Bros. Ocean Towing Company moved in . . . — — Map (db m92063) HM |
| On Front Street at Stamps Way, on the left when traveling south on Front Street. |
| | Nearby are portions of the hull of the General Petroleum Corporation tanker S.S. Emidio, which on December 20, 1941 became the first casualty of the Imperial Japanese Navy's submarine force action on California's Pacific Coast. The ship was attacked . . . — — Map (db m143397) HM WM |
| On South Pebble Beach Drive, on the right when traveling north. |
| | This memorial is dedicated to those who lost their lives in the wreck of the Pacific Mail Steamer, Brother Jonathan, at point St. George's Reef, July 30, 1865. — — Map (db m76459) HM |
| | On January 24, 1848, James Marshall set off early and alone to inspect progress in deepening the ditch that channeled water from the sawmill back to the river. Suddenly, he bent over and picked up a few particles gleaming in the icy water. . . . — — Map (db m17241) HM |
| On Marshall Park Way, on the left when traveling north. |
| | This cabin was erected by Marshall and occupied by him from 1856 : 1870. Born in New Jersey October 8, 1810. Came to California in 1845 – Died at Kelsey, this state, August 10, 1885. The discovery of gold by Marshall in the tailrace of John A. . . . — — Map (db m12215) HM |
| On Marshall Parkway, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Mining ditches were dug by ditch companies to carry vast amounts of water needed for placer mining. Thousands of miles of ditches and flumes were built in the gold country; some brought immense profits to their owners. As mining declined in the . . . — — Map (db m17484) HM |
| On Pleasant Valley Road (State Highway 49), on the right when traveling west. |
| | This town, settled in 1848, derived its name from its crystal clear springs. Among the richest in this vicinity its diggings produced a 25 pound nugget, one of the largest in El Dorado County. Its most thriving period was in 1851. Later it became a . . . — — Map (db m10936) HM |
| On Mormon Emigrant Trail east of Sly Park Road (County Route E16), on the right when traveling east. |
| | Honoring Walter E. Jenkinson, our fellow citizen who dedicated his life to this project which brought water to our city and fertile lands. — — Map (db m851) HM |
| | Before roads were built in the Tahoe area in the 1920s, sailing on a steamer was the only way for visitors to reach the resorts lining the south shore. The Tod Goodwin outdid all the other steamers in size and speed. It could carry 150 . . . — — Map (db m112978) HM |
| Near Emerald Bay Rd (California Route 89). |
| | From the vista, you can observe Emerald Bay and learn about its rich and colorful past
Residents & Visitors
For thousands of years, Lake Tahoe's Emerald Bay has drawn people to its shores. The Washoe Indians made their summer . . . — — Map (db m112974) HM |
| Near Emerald Bay Road (State Highway 89), on the right when traveling north. |
| | Captain Richard “Dick” Barter found his way to Lake Tahoe in the 1860s. Barter spent the long winters in Emerald Bay as the sole caretaker of a summer villa owned by Ben Holladay, Jr.
Originally an English sailor, Barter was known . . . — — Map (db m34942) HM |
| On California State Park Road. |
| | Lake Tahoe first lured hardy souls who came here to build a life in its wilderness.
Pine Lodge, rises -grandly above the translucent blue waters of Lake Tahoe's west shore.
San Francisco's elite built seasonal retreats like Pine Lodge, . . . — — Map (db m55506) HM |
| On East Kings Canyon Road (State Highway 180) near South Rainbow Route, on the left when traveling east. |
| | Gabriel Moraga of the Spanish Army, on Jan. 6, 1806 camped near here on the banks of a river never before seen by white men. The day was Epiphany, commemorating the visit of the three kings of the East to the Christ Child. This holy day suggested a . . . — — Map (db m27833) HM |
| On Q Street at 15th Street, on the left when traveling south on Q Street. |
| | Andrew Davidson Firebaugh was born in Virginia in 1823. He served with the Texas Mounted Riflemen in the Mexican War. Coming to Californian in 1849, he fought in the Mariposa Indian War under Major James D. Savage on the expedition that discovered . . . — — Map (db m28015) HM |
| | "Fresno" is the Spanish word for "Ash Tree." The first settlement to which the name was applied was "Fresno City," a station on the old Butterfield Stage Route located on Fresno Slough about one and one-half miles northwesterly from the present . . . — — Map (db m41007) HM |
| On Fresno Street at O Street, on the right when traveling east on Fresno Street. |
| | This Water Tower is dedicated to George M. Bowman in recognition for thirty-six years of dedicated service to the City of Fresno and for his accomplishments as a naval officer. He was the city's first chief engineer and became general manager of . . . — — Map (db m41071) HM |
| Near West Kearney Boulevard 0.2 miles west of Fair. |
| | Fremont passed within sight of this spot on April 7, 1844. He is coming from the San Joaquin River to the Kings River with his mountain men guides, Thomas "Broken Hand" Fitzpatrick, Kit Carson and Alex Godey. Fremont described a vast prairie with . . . — — Map (db m78355) HM |
| Near South Maple Avenue south of East Edgar Avenue, on the left when traveling south. |
| | The Father of Fresno Irrigation. He was born in New York State in 1819, became a blacksmith and emigrated to California in 1852. He came to Fresno County in 1868 and employed by A. Y. Easterby, built the first irrigation system for lush fields of . . . — — Map (db m127909) HM |
| On Fresno Street 0.1 miles north of O Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Built in 1883 by Moses J. Church, Fresno's first flour mill operated with Fancher Creek water run through Mill Ditch and down Fresno Street. The original wooden structure was replaced in 1892 by a brick building and was sold to the Sperry Flour . . . — — Map (db m69808) HM |
| Near Sandy Cove Road (Forest Road 13S06). |
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Having water around a sawmill is a good thing. It’s easier to move logs and lumber, and put out fires. The Hume-Bennett Lumber Company found this site near good timber and decided a reservoir would make there operation more efficient. The problem . . . — — Map (db m44303) HM |
| Near Madera Avenue (State Highway 145) 0.4 miles north of West Barstow Avenue. Reported missing. |
| | Steamboats carrying supplies for Millerton reached the head of navigation at Sycamore Point on the south bank of the San Joaquin River about one mile upstream from here. In the spring of 1852 and for many years thereafter paddle wheel steamers made . . . — — Map (db m47418) 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 Mill Street at South McCall Avenue, on the left when traveling east on Mill Street. |
| | Born in Canada in 1836, orphaned at age 8, he worked at numerous jobs before arriving in California in 1858. In his 40 years here he pioneered in photography, discovered Tehipite Valley and other prominent Sierra features. He led construction of the . . . — — Map (db m28156) HM |
| | Arrived via Panama route, San Francisco Oct. 10, 1849
Arrived Colusi County, July 6, 1850
Ferry boat captain, mail carrier, surveyor, editor, writer, legislator, Surveyor General of the United States, California State Treasurer, irrigationist, . . . — — Map (db m143420) HM |
| Near Highway 101 at S Broadway Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Captain Jonathan Winship made the first recorded entry into Humboldt Bay by sea in June 1806. Encountered in 1849 by Josiah Gregg’s party. New word of its existence reached San Francisco. By 1850 the Laura Virginia Association had founded Humboldt . . . — — Map (db m1555) HM |
| On 5th Street near Van Ness Avenue, on the left when traveling south. |
| | The 780 prisms and fresnel lenses in this replica of the original Cape Mendocino Light House were hand ground in France, shipped around Cape Horn and originally place in operation at Cape Mendocino in 1868. The entire mechanical gear and prisms . . . — — Map (db m139526) HM |
| On Mattole Road, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Built at 422 ft. elevation, the light swept 30 mi. to sea. The perilous waters here claimed nine ships. Mules took supplies to the site, 15 mi. north, the westernmost in the U.S.
Dedicated to the Keepers of the Light — — Map (db m51954) HM |
| On Vance Avenue near Cookhouse Road, on the left when traveling west. |
| | This propeller and tow bit was salvaged from the Eureka Slough by William Zerlang, where the Ranger had rested since 1926, when she was abandoned after serving on the bay since 1889. She was built up in North Bend, Oregon in 1887.
The propeller . . . — — Map (db m140014) HM |
| On Cookhouse Road, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Inside you will interact with stories of the past, discover local culture, and view unique maritime artifacts
A group of local seafarers established the Humboldt Bay Maritime Museum in 1977 so residents and visitors could experience the . . . — — Map (db m81831) HM |
| On Lower Pacific Drive, on the left when traveling west. |
| | The Mendocino presented a huge challenge to the designers of this lighthouse
The lighthouse’s assigned position was a storm-battered, 400-foot cliff prone to frequent earthquakes and landslides. The compact tower, with its lifesaving beacon, had to . . . — — Map (db m1108) HM |
| On Lower Pacific Drive, on the left when traveling west. |
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Lit Dec. 1, 1868, the light from its first order Fresnel lens swept 30 miles to sea. Decommissioned in 1951, the structure slowly began to inch toward the 422’ cliff. The light was dismantled in 1998 and moved to Point Delgada, Shelter Cove by . . . — — Map (db m1093) HM |
| On Machi Road, on the left when traveling south. |
| | 1914–1998.
A founder of Shelter Cove with brothers Tony and Babe Machi. A ready smile, a friendly wave, a faraway look waiting for his fishermen to return—we’re thankful we’ve known this gentle man.
A hero in war. Survivor . . . — — Map (db m1057) HM |
| On Lower Pacific Drive, on the left when traveling west. |
| | A new home in Shelter Cove. Shelter Cove is not the original home of the Cape Mendocino lighthouse. The lighthouse operated at Cape Mendocino, 35 miles north of here.
The compact metal tower was installed on a cliff at the cape in 1868 . . . — — Map (db m1107) HM |
| On Lighthouse Road near Bay Street. |
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The Trinidad Memorial Lighthouse is one of the most iconic landmarks on the North Coast and a beloved, historical symbol of the Trinidad community. The structure was built in 1949 as a replica of the original 1871 Trinidad Lighthouse, which . . . — — Map (db m139525) HM |
| On Edwards Street at Hector Street, on the left when traveling north on Edwards Street. |
| | Founded April 8, 1850, Trinidad is the oldest town on the Northern California coast. During the 1850s, it served as a vital supply link between ships anchored at Trinidad Bay and miners in the Klamath, Trinity, Salmon River, and Gold Bluff mines. It . . . — — Map (db m1188) HM |
| On East Barioni Boulevard, on the right when traveling west. |
| | The largest gravity fed irrigation district in the western hemisphere, established in 1911. They later assumed control of several water companies and were instrumental in getting the Hoover Dam and the All American Canal built.
They commenced . . . — — Map (db m62035) HM |
| Near U.S. 395 at Los Angles Aqueduct Road, on the left when traveling north. |
| | The Alabama Gates and gate house were constructed in 1913 when the Los Angeles Aqueduct was built to dewater the aqueduct when maintenance is necessary. On November 16, 1924, seventy or more local citizens seized the aqueduct at the Alabama Gates . . . — — Map (db m93252) HM |
| On China Grade Loop, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Gordon’s Ferry was an overhead cable type of ferry operated during the 1850’s by Major Gordon. An adobe station house was located on the south bank of Kern River, just a few yards to the west of this marker. It was also a station on the Butterfield . . . — — Map (db m25149) HM |
| On S Green Street, on the right when traveling north. |
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In 1947 the Tehachapi Soil Conservation District was organized to advise the farm industry. It was apparent by the early 1960s that if agriculture were to continue as economic force in the District, additional water had to be found. In the early . . . — — Map (db m135047) HM |
| On East F Street, on the left when traveling east. |
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1906-1914: City of Los Angeles builds and operates plant to make cement for Los Angeles Aqueduct and also constructs town named Aqueduct to house workers and families.
1910: Aqueduct train station and post office are renamed Monolith. . . . — — Map (db m52988) HM |
| On Douglas Avenue 0.3 miles west of 12 3/4 Avenue, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Founded in 1856 by L.A. Whitmore who operated first Kings River ferry crossing. After 1858 town became stopping place for Butterfield stages. Toll bridge superseded ferry in 1873. On December 26, 1873, Tiburcio Vasquez and bandit gang made bold raid . . . — — Map (db m158224) HM |
| On Casino Way, on the right when traveling north. |
| | The Catalina Island Yacht Club has been a welcoming landmark in Avalon Bay since the building was completed in 1924. One of the oldest and most unique yacht clubs in Southern California, it has a proud history rich in the lore and tradition of . . . — — Map (db m49679) HM |
| Near West Shoreline Drive near Aquarium Way. |
| | The Long Beach Navy Memorial pays tribute to the city’s naval heritage
Long Beach's naval history dates back to 1908 with the arrival of President Theodore Roosevelt's 16-ship Great White Fleet. By the 1920s Long Beach established itself . . . — — Map (db m157406) HM WM |
| On Appian Way at Nieto Avenue on Appian Way. |
| | Created in 1932 for the rowing events of the Xth Olympiad, the Stadium was the first manmade rowing course in the United States. Its width allowed four teams to race abreast, eliminating additional heats and allowing oarsmen to enter the finals at . . . — — Map (db m2614) HM |
| On East Ocean Boulevard at Paloma Avenue, on the right when traveling south on East Ocean Boulevard. |
| | The Lone Sailor
Stanley Bleifeld
1984
U.S. Navy Memorial — — Map (db m51898) HM |
| On Queens Highway 1.5 miles south of Ocean Boulevard. |
| | On the last day of October 1967, the RMS Queen Mary, the world's most famous ocean liner, would leave her native United Kingdom for the last time. Thirty-nine days and 14,500 nautical miles later she would arrive off the Southern California . . . — — Map (db m131292) HM |
| | The Transpacific Yacht Race, 2,225 nautical miles to Honolulu, is one of the great ocean races of the world. First launched in 1906, the race now features as many as 80 yachts, all completing for a place on the Transpac Walk of Fame. Past winners . . . — — Map (db m72450) HM |
| On San Fernando Road at Avenue 26, on the left when traveling south on San Fernando Road. |
| | The Arroyo Seco flows down from the San Gabriel Mountains to join the Los Angeles River on its way to the ocean. This spot, where the two rivers flow together, the “confluence”, is near the birthplace of the city of Los Angeles. . . . — — Map (db m145223) HM |
| On Hill Street at 5th Street, on the right when traveling south on Hill Street. |
| | This iron cannon was installed on the USS Constitution “Old Ironsides”, which was launched October 21, 1797. First in action against French privateers in 1798, “Old Ironsides” rendered distinguished service against the . . . — — Map (db m122534) HM WM |
| On Pacific Coast Highway (State Highway 1), on the left when traveling east. |
| | On
October 10, 1542
Famed Spanish Explorer Juan Rodriguez
Cabrillo
Discovered a large Chumash Indian Village close to the sea at which he first claimed possession of Alta California lands for the King of Spain. He was greeted by the . . . — — Map (db m74707) HM |
| On Manhattan Beach Boulevard at North The Strand, on the right when traveling west on Manhattan Beach Boulevard. |
| | Designed by City Engineer A.L. Harris, this pier was constructed by the City of Manhattan beach during the years 1917-1920. The roundhouse building was added a year later. Harris' innovative design featured a rounded end to the pier, which helped it . . . — — Map (db m114457) HM |
| On Via Marina south of Old Harbor Lane. |
| | On December 12, 1957, near this site a groundbreaking ceremony took place to signal the start of construction of the Marina Del Rey small craft harbor, a revenue bond project of the County of Los Angeles.
Under the guidance of the Los . . . — — Map (db m128455) HM |
| On Mindanao Way 0.3 miles west of Lincoln Boulevard. |
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Emerging from a Spanish land grant known as Rancho La Ballona, Marina Del Rey small craft harbor stands in testimony to the ingenuity of man in overcoming a myriad of obstacles posed by nature and artificial barriers raised by man himself. This . . . — — Map (db m138572) HM |
| Near Mindanao Way 1 mile west of Lincoln Boulevard. |
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For many years, this statue stood in front of, and was a trademark for, the world renowned Helms Bakery on Venice Boulevard in Los Angeles.
On October 6, 1971, it was generously donated to the Marina by the Helms family. In 1975, through the . . . — — Map (db m128458) HM |
| On Rinaldi Street 0.1 miles east of Indian Hills Road, on the left when traveling east. |
| | Rubble masonry water storage dam built by San Fernando Mission Indians in 1808. Water flowed to the mission via a tiled pipe. — — Map (db m156523) HM |
| Near Pacific Coast Highway (State Highway 1 at milepost 375), on the right when traveling south. |
| | In 1893 the Southern Pacific Railroad Company completed its 4,720-foot wharf which served as a deep water port for the Los Angeles area. After San Pedro became Los Angeles' official harbor in 1897, shipping activity at Port Los Angeles declined. . . . — — Map (db m50984) HM |
| Near Palos Verdes Drive West 0.5 miles south of Hawthorne Boulevard. |
| | The site was explored by Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo on Oct. 9, 1542, and named Pointe Vicente Bante Maria by Captain George Vancouver in 1793. Placed in service by the U.S. Lighthouse Service on May 1, 1926, it was renamed Point Vicente by the Pacific . . . — — Map (db m82001) HM |
| On Palos Verdes Drive South near Yacht Harbor Drive. |
| | On the slopes below and west of this plaque stood the quarters of Portuguese whalemen who put out through the surf in boats under oars and sail to harpoon passing gray whales to be towed ashore where the blubber was stripped and "tried out" in large . . . — — Map (db m50975) HM |
| On South Junipero Serra Drive, on the right. |
| | This is the location where the millrace turned due south, carrying water another 200 feet from this point into Chapman’s grist mill, built in 1822-25. The spring-fed water supply that flowed through the millrace came from two sources: Mission Lake . . . — — Map (db m79460) HM |
| On South Harbor Boulevard at West 6th Street, on the right when traveling north on South Harbor Boulevard. |
| | Panel 1: American Merchant Marine Veterans Memorial
The United States Merchant Marine has faithfully served our country in times of war and peace, hauling life and cargo to every corner of the world.
This memorial is . . . — — Map (db m67059) HM |
| Near S. Harbor Blvd. north of W. 6th St.. |
| | American Merchant Marine Veterans
Veterans Memorial
Wall of Honor
Dedication: National Maritime Day, May 22, 2003
[List of state and local government officials]
Gene Frank Construction, Builder
Randall B. Montgomery, Engraver . . . — — Map (db m50928) HM |
| On West Paseo Del Mar 0.2 miles east of Western Avenue, on the right when traveling east. |
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The Catalina Channel, about 25 miles wide and close to 500 fathoms deep (about 3,000 feet), separates Santa Catalina Island from the mainland. This part of the Pacific Ocean was first visited by Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo in 1542, sailing under the . . . — — Map (db m147299) HM |
| On South Harbor Boulevard south of East 5th Street. |
| | In 1892 Southern California Fish Corp. was the first cannery in Los Angeles Harbor. In 1903 a technique of preparing and canning was developed to can sardines, mackerel, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna and albacore. In 1912 the first fresh fish market . . . — — Map (db m85153) HM |
| On South Pacific Avenue south of Meyler Road, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Juan Rodriquez Cabrillo, exploring for Spain, discovered Alta California and named San Pedro Bay, “Bahia de los Fumos” (Bay of Smokes), October 1542. The smoke on the Bay shore came from the native Suang-Na Indian Fires. Sebastian . . . — — Map (db m127129) HM |
| On South Harbor Boulevard. south of East 5th Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Panel 1:
Harry Bridges
1901 – 1990
Founder
of the ILWU
Panel 2:
Harry Bridges was an Australian seaman who came ashore and started longshoring in San Francisco in 1922. Unsafe working conditions, corrupt . . . — — Map (db m72148) HM |
| On Sampson Way at East 6th Street on Sampson Way. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m52539) HM |
| Near Point Fermin Park south of Paseo Del Mar. |
| | Panel 1:
Point Fermin Light House
Dedicated by Stephen M. White
and Rudecinda Parlors
Native Sons and Native Daughters
of the Golden West
San Pedro, California
May 2, 1940 - Built 1874
Panel 2:
Point Fermin . . . — — Map (db m51006) HM |
| On Pier 94 east of the Catalina Air-Sea Terminal Heliport. |
| | Panel 1:
1945:
March: Lane Victory is named for the former slave, Isaac Lane, founder of Lane College, in Jackson, Tennessee. The Victory Ship was one of a class of cargo ships designed and built during World War II by the . . . — — Map (db m131429) HM |
| Reported permanently removed. |
| | Commonly referred to as the Great White Steamer, the ship was specially built by William Wrigley to serve his Catalina Island as a passenger ferry. She was christened on May 23, 1924. During World War II, she was requisitioned for use as a troop . . . — — Map (db m113426) HM |
| On Stephen M. White Drive at Oliver Vickery Circle Drive, in the median on Stephen M. White Drive. |
| | Stephen M. White was elected Los Angeles County District Attorney in 1882, State Senator in 1886 and United States Senator in 1893. During his term in the United States Senate, Senator White’s most notable accomplishment was his successful . . . — — Map (db m52155) HM |
| On South Seaside Avenue south of Terminal Way, on the left when traveling south. |
| | Panel 1:
Terminal Island Memorial
From the early 1900s until World War II, the fishing village of "Fish Harbor" on Terminal Island was a thriving community of 3,000 people – primarily Japanese immigrants and their U.S.-born . . . — — Map (db m72145) HM |
| On Sampson Way north of East 22nd Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | In 1852 German immigrant Augustus W. Timms obtained Sepulveda's Landing on the mudflats near here. He built a wharf, added a warehouse, corral and other facilities to service shipping and running of stages to Los Angeles. Timms was a pioneer in the . . . — — Map (db m50976) HM |
| On South Harbor Boulevard north of East 6th Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Seal of the U.S.S. Los Angeles: 1945 - 1977 U.S.S. Los Angeles
Naval Monument
Heavy Cruiser CA-135
To the personnel and ships
of the United States Navy
Anchors - loan United States Navy
Mainmast & mooring bitts - donated . . . — — Map (db m71839) HM WM |
| On So. Harbor Blvd. at W. 1st Street on So. Harbor Blvd.. |
| |
Panel 1:
On April 19, 1989, a powder explosion occurred in Turret 2 while IOWA was conducting peace-time gunnery drills off the island of Viesques, Puerto Rico. Preparing to fire, the center gun's powder bags exploded before the breech . . . — — Map (db m70263) HM |
| Near Pelton Street 0.5 miles east of San Francisquito Canyon Road. |
| | Some sections of the original Los Angeles Aqueduct, completed 1913, are still in use. During six years, 100,000 laborers built the 233-mile-long series of canals, pipelines and tunnels that make up the gravity-flow aqueduct from Owens Valley. — — Map (db m129858) HM |
| Near San Francisquito Canyon Road 9 miles north of Copper Hill Road, on the right when traveling north. |
| | The St. Francis Dam, part of the
Los Angeles Aqueduct system,
stood 1½ miles north of this site.
On March 12, 1928, the 185-foot high
concrete dam collapsed just
before midnight, sending 12⅓ billion
gallons of water roaring down . . . — — Map (db m146564) HM |
| Near San Francisquito Canyon Road 0.3 miles south of San Francisquito Motorway. Reported missing. |
| | On this site in August of 1924 construction started on the St. Francis Dam, a unit of the Los Angeles Aqueduct. When it was completed in May of 1926, this concrete dam stood 185 feet above the stream bed, impounding a 610 surface-acre lake.
. . . — — Map (db m143721) HM |
| On San Francisquito Canyon Road 9 miles north of Copper Hill Road, on the right when traveling north. |
| | The 185-foot concrete St. Francis Dam, part of the Los Angeles aqueduct system, stood 1½ miles north of this site. On March 12, 1928, the 185-foot high concrete dam collapsed just before midnight, sending 12½ billion gallons of water . . . — — Map (db m143722) HM |
| On Foothill Boulevard 0.1 miles north of Balboa Boulevard, on the right when traveling north. Reported missing. |
| | This is the terminus of the Los Angeles-Owens River Aqueduct, which brings water 338 miles from the eastern slopes of the Sierra Nevada to the City of Los Angeles. Begun in 1905, the great aqueduct was completed November 5, 1913. The Mono Craters . . . — — Map (db m20089) HM |
| On Foothill Boulevard 0.1 miles west of Balboa Boulevard, on the right when traveling west. |
| | On November 5, 1913, 40,000 people gathered here to witness the dedication of the Los Angeles - Owens River Aqueduct. The terminus of a 233-mile long engineering marvel, the Cascades were the site of William Mulholland‘s famous speech: “There . . . — — Map (db m137887) HM |
| On Pacific Avenue at Jib Street, on the left when traveling south on Pacific Avenue. |
| | Today, Ballona Lagoon is a (16-acre) remnant of a formerly extensive coastal wetland. Like other southern California wetlands, urbanization has reduced its size and degraded its habitat over the last century. Historically, Ballona was much larger . . . — — Map (db m128456) HM |
| Near East M Street at Banning Boulevard. |
| | Built in 1864. Home of Phineas Banning, father of the Los Angeles Harbor. — — Map (db m131279) HM |
| On Beach Road, on the right when traveling east. |
| | This elegant
Victorian social
hall from the
paddle steamer
China was salvaged
in 1886 when the
wood ship became
obsolete and was
burned for scrap
metal in Tiburon
Cove. To provide a
historic glimpse of
old-world . . . — — Map (db m154576) HM |
| On Beach Road, on the right when traveling east. |
| | These early photographs from the Belvedere-Tiburon Landmarks Society show Belvedere as a summer resort community. Historic panel provided by the Belvedere Community Foundation.
(Main photo:) Before the 1930s, land access to Tiburon was via . . . — — Map (db m154582) HM |
| On Beach Road, on the right when traveling east. |
| |
PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP CHINA
1866 - 1886
Length 360.0' Breadth 47.4' Depth 31.5'
William H. Webb designed and built the SS CHINA in New
York City for trans-Pacific passenger, cargo and mail service.
She came to her San . . . — — Map (db m154581) HM |
| On Beach Road, on the right when traveling east. |
| | William H. Webb has been called the greatest shipbuilder of the mid-
nineteenth century, an era that saw the development of the clipper ship, the
steam propelled vessel and the ironclad warship. His reputation was based
not only on the number, . . . — — Map (db m154577) HM |
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