Near Commerce Way south of Harbor Street, on the right when traveling south.
The Commerce City Council hereby dedicates this space in honor of our beloved Commerce residents and neighbors around the world lost to COVID-19.
City of Commerce - 2021 — — Map (db m266228) HM
On Hughes Avenue south of Venice Boulevard, on the left when traveling south.
A portion of the original Spanish landgrant Rancho La Ballona.
The American Legion Post #46 clubhouse was dedicated on August 9, 1930. Contractor Don S. Ely erected the building on this site over the first swimming pool in the area, on . . . — — Map (db m49954) HM
On Culver Boulevard at Washington Boulevard, on the right when traveling south on Culver Boulevard.
The Hull Building was built on this site in 1925. Dr. Foster Hull, having the interest of his profession at heart, built the most modern medical offices and hospital possible for that time. Early in the 1930's, Louis Freeman acquired the building . . . — — Map (db m49950) HM
The Jewish Consumptive Relief Association of California (JCRA) purchased an abandoned
roadhouse and 10 acres of land at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains to treat patients
suffering from tuberculosis - a highly infectious disease that . . . — — Map (db m274313) HM
Near Rio Hondo Bike Path 0.4 miles west of Peck Road Water Conservation Park.
Mt. Wilson is home to a world-famous astronomical research facility
founded in 1904. The special atmospheric conditions of the San
Gabriel Valley create an ideal environment for observing the sun and
stars from the San Gabriel Mountains. . . . — — Map (db m274314) HM
On 3rd Street east of F Street, on the left when traveling east.
Built 1910 for George and
Lucinda Hanawalt by their
sons, Sam, Harvey and J Ross Hanawalt. The house was acquired in 1919 by Dr. and
Mrs. Frank Shirk. Dr. Shirk
maintained a small office
next door. The Shirks lived
here 1919 - 1958. — — Map (db m190954) HM
On De Soto Avenue 0.2 miles south of Nordhoff St, on the left when traveling south.
Dedicated to the employees of Rocketdyne on the tenth anniversary of mans first lunar landing, July 20, 1979.
A cluster of five Rocketdyne-built F-1 engines lifted the 365-foot-tall Apollo vehicle from Earth, beginning mans journey to . . . — — Map (db m113129) HM
Near De Soto Avenue 0.2 miles south of Nordhoff Street, on the left when traveling south.
On 15 November 1950, the SSFL conducted its first official test with a Rocketdyne-designed XLR43-NA-1 large liquid propellant rocket engine, which later became the Redstone engine. Encompassing 2558 acres, 18 large static test stands, 5 component . . . — — Map (db m145228) HM
On College Street west of Hill Street, on the right when traveling west.
French Roots
Between 1850 and
1860, French and
French Canadian
immigration to Los
Angeles exceeded that
of all other nations. In
1883, a French-language newspaper,
Le Progrθs, began publication. Damien
Marchessault, a . . . — — Map (db m229825) HM
On Sunset Boulevard at L Ron Hubbard Way, on the right when traveling west on Sunset Boulevard.
A New Kind of Health Plan
In the 1930s, at the height of the Great Depression, a
young surgeon named Sidney Garfield operated a small
12-bed hospital in the Mojave Desert, treating the
thousands of laborers working on the Colorado . . . — — Map (db m158186) HM
Near Haynes Street 0.2 miles west of Balboa Boulevard, on the left when traveling west.
On this site of Birmingham Hospital,
1943-1950, Veterans returning from
World War II were given renewed
confidence and hope by the dedicated
personnel who cared for them. Their legacy of pride and courage
remains here as an incentive . . . — — Map (db m192055) HM
Near Wilshire Boulevard west of South Curson Street.
Chester Stock, Ph.D., January 28, 1892 - December 7, 1950. Paleontologist. Chief Curator of Science - Los Angeles County Museum, Chairman of the Division of Geological Sciences - California Institute of Technology who, encouraged by the foresight . . . — — Map (db m51436) HM
On State Street 0.2 miles north of Marengo Street, on the right when traveling north.
Placed high above the towering main entrance, nine enrobed figures stand vigil and greet visitors to LAC+USC General Hospital and half-way up the building, three classically robed figures stand atop columns in window niches.
Completed . . . — — Map (db m145460) HM
On Lindley Avenue 0.2 miles north of Nordhoff Street, on the right when traveling north.
Originally planted in 1959 with California natives, the 1.5-acre
garden and greenhouse complex is now a collection of some 1,200
plant species representing many regions and climates from around
the world. In addition to exotic plants, it contains . . . — — Map (db m220283) HM
On Lindley Avenue 0.1 miles north of Nordhoff Street, on the right when traveling north.
Built in 2009, Chaparral Hall is named after the most dominant
natural vegetation type in Southern California, and is home to the
Biology Department in the College of Science and Mathematics.
Chaparral Hall's 13 "smart" lecture rooms can seat a . . . — — Map (db m220300) HM
On Figueroa Street at State Drive, on the right when traveling south on Figueroa Street.
From Inner Spaces To Outer Space
The nation was celebrating
the tenth anniversary of the
Wright Brothers' powered
flight when the State Exposition Building first opened
in Exposition Park in 1913 a place that
would become an . . . — — Map (db m233940) HM
On Adams Boulevard at St James Place, on the right when traveling west on Adams Boulevard.
Hearing The Call And Filling A Need
Any time that Hollywood's stars devote
themselves to raising money for a charity
or a cause, they're following an example
established when the wife of an Oscar-winning actor opened the hearts . . . — — Map (db m229444) HM
USC alumnus.
MS, Aerospace Engineering, 1970.
American Astronaut.
First person to walk on the Moon, July 20, 1969.
"That's one small step for (a) man;
one giant leap for mankind."
A gift of the Trojan League of Los . . . — — Map (db m234066) HM
This area was originally planted with annual and perennial flowers. Roses were tested, conditions proved to be satisfactory, so in 1927 the Rose Garden was established. It contains approximately 15,000 bushes of 145 varieties. The Los Angeles . . . — — Map (db m215943) HM
Near State Drive west of Figueroa Street, on the left when traveling west.
Wishing On A Star is an eco-kinetic solar sculpture that expresses the human tendency to reach out and explore other possibilities, particularly those that offer long-term sustainability for our planet. Renewable and sustainable energy, using . . . — — Map (db m215955) HM
On Ocean Front Walk at South Venice Boulevard, on the left when traveling south on Ocean Front Walk.
The mural before you features scientists, philosophers and poets who
believed that our planet, our solar system--indeed, everything in our
universe was (and is) connected. And they saw this connection as
divine. Long before there was a word for . . . — — Map (db m231080) HM
On Eisenhower Avenue just west of Bonsall Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
Established by Act of Congress, 1887, as
National Home for Disabled Volunteer
Soldiers. Area includes land from ranchos
Santa Monica y San Vincente and San Jose
de Buenos Ayres. Succeeded by U.S. Veterans
Administration in 1930. Present area . . . — — Map (db m219860) HM
At 10:30 p.m., 29 October 1969, the first ARPANET
message was sent from this UCLA site to the Stanford
Research Institute. Based on packet switching and dynamic
resource allocation, the sharing of information digitally
from this first node . . . — — Map (db m218307) HM
Near Charles E Young Drive East just north of Wyton Drive, on the left when traveling north.
Graduate School of Business Administration,
University of California, Los Angeles.
Constructed and operated with the
generous assistance of
International Business Machines Corporation.
Opened July 27, 1958. — — Map (db m279090) HM
Near Malibu Canyon Road 1 mile north of Pacific Coast Highway (California Route 1), on the left when traveling north.
On this site in May 1960 Theodore Maiman built and
operated the first laser. A number of teams around the
world were trying to construct this theoretically anticipated
device from different materials. Maiman's was based on a
ruby rod . . . — — Map (db m296044) HM
On Orange Avenue 0.1 miles south of Graves Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Garvey Ranch, founded by Richard Garvey, Sr.
in 1873, extended from San Gabriel Boulevard
to Atlantic Boulevard.
This building was used
by Mr. Garvey for storage, bunkhouse, and the
pursuit of his interest in astronomical studies. . . . — — Map (db m226801) HM
On State Highway 14 2.4 miles north of Angeles Forest Highway, on the right when traveling north.
One of the most outstanding geological features in California, extending for over 650 miles from Point Arena, north of San Francisco, to south of San Gorgonio Pass, between twenty and thirty miles deep and more than a mile wide in some . . . — — Map (db m149749) HM
Arnold O. Beckman developed the first commercially successful
electronic pH meter while a member of the faculty of the
California Institute of Technology. This rugged and portable
acidimeter, which had all necessary components housed in . . . — — Map (db m124162) HM
On Santa Barbara Street 0.1 miles west of Lake Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Dedicated to George Ellery Hale, 1868-1938. First Director of this Observatory. Discoverer of solar magnetism. Founder of the Yerkes, Mount Wilson, and
Palomar Observatories, the Astrophysical Journal,
the California Institute of . . . — — Map (db m152855) HM
Near Holladay Road south of Lombardy Road, on the left when traveling south.
Hale Solar Laboratory has been designated a National Historic Landmark. This property possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America. — — Map (db m152145) HM
In memory of Alfred Henry Sturtevant, Geneticist and Naturalist, Professor of Biology at the California Institute of Technology from 1928 to 1970.
These iris resulted from genetic studies he made between 1952 and 1969. — — Map (db m124155) HM
Near unnamed walkway north of California Boulevard.
The lower part of this building was constructed as a
hydrodynamics laboratory in 1944 and for 16 years made
many distinguished contributions to knowledge in its
field. In 1960, Aerojet-General Corporation provided
funds for the reconstruction . . . — — Map (db m160767) HM
Near California Boulevard 0.1 miles east of Wilson Avenue.
Near this site, in August 1932, Carl David Anderson photographed the track of a cosmic ray particle in his cloud chamber. He identified this particle as the positron — the first known antiparticle.
Historic Physics Site, Register of . . . — — Map (db m124150) HM
This was once the site of Throop Hall, named after the founder of Throop University, Amos G. Throop. Throop University was founded in 1891 and became the California Institute of Technology in 1920. Built in 1910, Throop Hall was the first . . . — — Map (db m124169) HM
A founder of Physiographic Geology.
Eminent investigator and inspiring teacher.
Professor in Harvard University 1879-1912.
Visiting Professor at California Institute of Technology 1930-1934. — — Map (db m160999) HM
On Colorado Boulevard just west of St John Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
On this site in 1942, the Aerojet Engineering Company founded the
first manufacturing facility for the production of rocket propulsion
systems. This was done under the leadership of Aerojet's first
president, Dr. Theodore von Kαrmαn, . . . — — Map (db m151793) HM
Near Oak Grove Drive 0.3 miles north of Foothill Boulevard.
On October 31, 1936 at a site approximately 400 yards to the southeast, in the Arroyo Seco River Bed, a group of students and co-workers from the Guggenheim Aeronautical Laboratory, California Institute of Technology (GALCIT), with the . . . — — Map (db m118834) HM
Near Oak Grove Drive 0.3 miles north of Foothill Boulevard.
Space Flight Operations Facility
has been designated a
National Historic Landmark.
This building possesses national significance
in commemorating the history of the
United States of America. — — Map (db m231405) HM
On Terrace Drive 0.1 miles south of Green Street, on the right when traveling south.
Terrace Villa Mansion
In 1924, Stillman B. Jamieson (1875-1943), a retired
judge from Chicago, built the last mansion overlooking
Terrace Drive, now known as Terrace Villa. Designed
by Pasadena architect Walter C. Folland . . . — — Map (db m151945) HM
Near County Route N6 8 miles south of Pearblossom Highway.
The hills where you stand are a part of one of the world's geological wonders, The San Andreas Rift - A great fault and earthquake zone.
Because of the movements along this fault zone, the pink and tan colored Punchbowl rocks seen below . . . — — Map (db m115197)
First graduate in a class of one from El Monte Schools, 1888. She furthered her education in Los Angeles, since at the time El Monte did not offer higher than 9th grade education. She became a teacher in the Pomona Schools and later a doctor of . . . — — Map (db m152639) HM
Born in South Carolina, Dr. Mayes was one of the first physicians to settle in El Monte (1852). He and several other physicians left New York on horseback in 1847 arriving in New Mexico where for 3 years he served as an Army surgeon. Dr. Mayes . . . — — Map (db m153397) HM
On Pico Boulevard west of 4th Street, on the right when traveling west.
There were no African American doctors or dentists in Santa Monica until Marcus Othello Tucker and George E. Hurd arrived in the 1930s.
Dr. Tucker, a physician born in Missouri, moved to Santa Monica in 1932 with his wife, Essie, and his . . . — — Map (db m287785) HM
On East Mira Monte Avenue at Mt Wilson Trail, on the left when traveling east on East Mira Monte Avenue.
Made in 1864 by Benjamin (Don Benito) Wilson, to bring down timber for his ranch. Up this trail pack burros carried telescope and materials for the first Mt. Wilson Observatory, established by Harvard College in 1889. Orchard Camp (the Half-Way . . . — — Map (db m123036) HM
On Harvest Drive just north of Autumn Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
In 1912, the Board of Trustees hired Los Angeles businessman
Fred C. Nelles as the Superintendent of the Whittier State
School. Under Nelles' tenure the school's focus was shifted from
a correctional philosophy to a philosophy of reform . . . — — Map (db m207801) HM
Lieut. Juan de Ayala of the Royal Spanish Navy sailed through the Golden Gate on Aug. 5, 1775. He commanded the packet-boat San Carlos, which was the first known ship in the waters of San Francisco Bay. On the 13th day of August, Ayala anchored this . . . — — Map (db m69206) HM
Preventing the Spread of Disease
Close your eyes and imagine this cove full of ships and sailors, buildings and noisy machines, doctors, cleaning staff, and nervous travelers hoping to complete their voyages.
When the US Quarantine . . . — — Map (db m203263) HM
On Perimeter Road, on the right when traveling south.
This brick hospital, built in 1904, was the third hospital to be built for Camp Reynolds. The Army located hospitals treating ill and injured soldiers away from buildings housing healthy troops to prevent the spread of disease and fear. — — Map (db m69249) HM
Marker One:
Examination, Treatment, and Quarantine
Any detainee found to have a contagious but treatable disease was sent to this hospital run by the Marine Hospital Service, the precursor to the Public Health Service. The facilities . . . — — Map (db m203546) HM
A U.S. Quarantine Station was established in this cove in 1891 to isolate people with contagious diseases. The station included more than 40 buildings such as this bachelor officers quarters as well as
commanding officers quarters, a large . . . — — Map (db m203262) HM
These three houses were built between 1890 and 1893 for U.S. Marine Hospital Service Officers and their families.
The homes and the visitor center building below are the only remaining evidence of a bustling Quarantine Station.
The houses are . . . — — Map (db m203783) HM
On Perimeter Road, on the right when traveling north.
In 1891 the U.S. Marine Hospital Service, now the U.S. Public Health Service, opened a Quarantine Station in Ayala Cove. Marine Hospital Service officers inspected ships looking for signs of illness among the passengers and crew. If contagious . . . — — Map (db m69248) HM
Immigrants were led from the ferry into the Examination Room, where they waited to be registered, processed and given a barracks assignment. Medical examinations were also conducted. Immigrants, particularly those unfamiliar with Western medicine, . . . — — Map (db m203430) HM
Opened in 1910, the Angel Island immigration station hospital had separate doors and stairways during the first few years of its operation. Identified as European and Non-European, the two entrances were meant to divide immigrants based on race. . . . — — Map (db m203566) HM
On Perimeter Road, on the left when traveling north.
Construction for this 70-bed hospital began in 1911. The hospital treated soldiers returning from overseas for discharge. In 1918, the hospital annex was added to care for men with lingering illnesses.
During the Nike Missile period . . . — — Map (db m69301) HM
Near Ahwahnee Drive, on the right when traveling east.
The first director of the National Park Service, Stephen T. Mather, was as at home in the High Sierra as he was in high society. To ensure Yosemites protection for future generations, he knew that influential people would have to care about the . . . — — Map (db m65504) HM
Near Glacier Point Road, on the right when traveling north.
The stage was set for the creation of Vernal and Nevada Falls when two major fractures developed in the otherwise solid granite walls. Glaciers ground and carved away the downhill side of the fractures, leaving the two vertical waterfalls, sometimes . . . — — Map (db m192080)
Near John Muir Trail south of Happy Isle Loop Road, on the left when traveling south.
Water-stage data recorded at this station are transmitted, via satellite, to the U.S. Geological Survey computer in Reston, Virginia.
The computed streamflow of the Merced River at Happy Isles Bridge is printed at a computer terminal in the . . . — — Map (db m192078)
On I Street at 6th Street, on the right when traveling west on I Street.
Who giving voice to silence
benefitted the world
irradiating a new glorious
light upon Italy
I Figli D'Italia
of
Los Banos
Devoted to their great country
of adoption but unforgetful
of their mother country,
in perpetual . . . — — Map (db m41187) HM
On U.S. 395 at Green Creek Road, on the right when traveling south on U.S. 395.
It began as the county hospital in Bodie in 1879. With the decline of Bodie in the mid 1880s, the hospital was moved eventually to a site east of this monument and Highway 395 to the rear of the small meadow that you see. At that time it became . . . — — Map (db m11347) HM
The Magnificant Condor
The California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus) is an ancient species that once soared from Mexico to Canada. In 1805 Lewis and Clark were the first explorers to record condors for western science. When they . . . — — Map (db m196817) HM
You are looking at the backyard of Ed Rickettss lab, Pacific Biological Laboratories, where Ricketts lived and worked during the 1930 and 1940s. He collected and preserved tide pool plants and animals and sold them to schools around the world. What . . . — — Map (db m55143) HM
Marine biologist, philosopher, writer, ecologist, and friend to many. Immortalized as “Doc” of John Steimbecks Cannery Row, the real man had a profound influence on the thinking of writers, artists, and scientists through his . . . — — Map (db m54904) HM
Near Monterey Recreational Trail at Bruce Aris Way (Irving Avenue), on the right when traveling south.
The real neighborhood of John Steinbecks Cannery Row.
Real people and places in the neighborhood of Montereys old Ocean View Avenue inspired fictional characters and establishments in the mind of John Steinbeck. Published in 1945, his . . . — — Map (db m55081) HM
On Cannery Row near Bruce Aris Way (Irving Avenue).
Doc, the legend
John Steinbeck used his close friend and collaborator, Edward Ricketts, as a model for the famous fictional character Doc. In the novels Cannery Row and Sweet Thursday, set in the 1930s and 1940s, the kindly Doc is a gentle, . . . — — Map (db m55142) HM
On University Circle at University Way, on the right on University Circle.
Rear Admiral Alan B. Shepard, Jr., United States Navy
November 18, 1924 - July 21, 1998
Naval Officer
Astronaut
First American in space 5, 1961
Commander, Apollo 14 January 31 to February 9, 1971
Walked on the moon - February 5, . . . — — Map (db m226352) HM
Edward F. Ricketts, owner-operator of Pacific Biological Laboratories, was described by a biographer as “a devoted and rational biologist who sought to uncover scientific truth.” A true renaissance man, Ricketts wrote extensively on a . . . — — Map (db m55145) HM
Near Cannery Row at Bruce Aris Way (Irving Avenue).
Pictured at the right are scientists Frances Clark, W.I. Scofield, Richard Croker, M.J. Linar and J.B. Philips. Working out of Hopkins Marine Station, this group monitored the growing sardine industry by collecting samples from the canneries and . . . — — Map (db m55140) HM
On Wave Street / Ocean View Boulevard at David Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Wave Street / Ocean View Boulevard.
The Monterey Bay Aquarium stands on the site of the old Hovden Cannery. In its heyday, the cannery processed tons of sardines every day. But by the 1960s the sardines had disappeared, and the cannery closed its doors in 1972.
Now you can see . . . — — Map (db m41620) HM
On Ocean View Boulevard at Eardley Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Ocean View Boulevard.
The building across the cove is Hopkins Marine Station. It was the first marine laboratory on the West Coast, founded in 1892. Part of Stanford University, its facilities are dedicated to the study of marine life.
What biologists at Hopkins . . . — — Map (db m41618) HM
On 6th Street at Laurel Avenue, on the right when traveling south on 6th Street.
This property
Trimmer Hill
has been placed on the
National Resister
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m63682) HM
On First Street west of Main Street, on the left when traveling east.
Peter Jensen and
Edwin Pridham's
invention occurred at
1606 F St. in May of 1915.
This statue, unveiled
on May 18, 1985
is the work of Napa
sculptor Franco Vianello — — Map (db m91327) HM
On Magnolia Drive at North Oak Drive on Magnolia Drive.
Situated on 192 acres of Rancho Tulocay land purchased from Don Cayetano Juarez, this hospital opened its doors in November 1875. The central building was constructed of native stone and millions of bricks made on this site. Over the years the . . . — — Map (db m54613) HM
In 1880 Robert Louis Stevenson, for health reasons, spent a week with his bride in one of Sam Brannans 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 m155272) HM
On Broad Street at York Street, on the right when traveling west on Broad Street.
It was at this location on the afternoon of June 5, 1880 that a fire erupted in John Whites Upholstery Shop. More than fifty buildings – including the nearby New York Hotel and most of the Chinese Quarter – were destroyed within an . . . — — Map (db m70882) HM
On Donner Pass Road, on the left when traveling east.
Dedicated August 10, 1986 in honor of
Charles Fayette McGlashan
1847-1931
Truckees patriarch, historian, author, editor, attorney, legislator, inventor, entomologist and astronomer.
His last public address was given in 1926 at . . . — — Map (db m81893) HM
On Donner Pass Road near Bunny Hill Drive, on the left when traveling east.
History
California has some of the most productive farmland in the world and a population of 38 million people. California alone is on of the biggest economies in the world. Water is critical to that economy and Sierran snows are critical . . . — — Map (db m105197) HM
A hero of the Sierra Nevada Mountains!
Probably the first skier of the West. This Viking son of Norway, exemplified the
spirit of a true pioneer. Strong, daring, faithful and courageous he was the answer to Californias motto
“Bring Me . . . — — Map (db m60514) HM
On La Palma Avenue 0.2 miles east of Kraemer Boulevard, on the left when traveling east.
Pioneering innovations in electronics, guidance, navigation and control that charted new frontiers on Earth and beyond.
This monument is dedicated to every Autonetics employee and retiree whose legacy of excellence continues today as part of . . . — — Map (db m195480) HM
This courtyard was dedicated September 17th 1999 in loving memory of Michelle Carew. Her spirited battle against leukemia raised awareness of the National Marrow Donor Program throughout this country. In the process, her legacy has saved countless . . . — — Map (db m311) HM
Dr. George C. Clark Family Home, built 1894, has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior.
Plaque placed by Fullerton Heritage - 1998 — — Map (db m262132) HM
On West Imperial Highway (California Route 90) near Beach Boulevard, on the right when traveling east.
This site is on the northern edge of the West Coyote oil field, one of the largest fields in the Los Angeles Basin. This field produced about 250 million barrels of oil from sandstone at a depth of about 3,000'. West Coyote was active from 1903 to . . . — — Map (db m58909) HM
The Sienna Botanica is the riverine system that you see here. It is a man made natural biofiltration system that handles urban run-off throughout the community of Ladera Ranch. The Sienna Botanica uses plants and soilto filtrate the run-off and uses . . . — — Map (db m276459) HM
Near Serrano Road north of Winding Way, on the right when traveling west.
Arriving from Boston in 1884, Dwight Whiting began buying the foreclosed upon acreage of Rancho Caρada de los Alisos. He augmented the crops with dry- farmed orchards of olives and apricots and subdivided the land. Intent on establishing an English . . . — — Map (db m194216) HM
On Christiana Road, on the right when traveling north.
The main exhibit displays a fossil right whale skull in profile. It was recovered from the marine siltstone member of the Capistrano Formation (3.5 to 5 million years old) in the 1970's right here in Mission Viejo. It is a fossil skull from the . . . — — Map (db m72036) HM
On Crown Valley Parkway at Medical Center Road, on the right when traveling east on Crown Valley Parkway.
The eloquent artwork, Spirit, creates a landmark corner for the 38-acre Mission Hospital campus as well as the City of Mission Viejo. Grand, curved arches in soft brown, oxidized steel act as a frame for the artwork with clear reflection . . . — — Map (db m196038)
On Christiana Road, on the right when traveling north.
Originally dedicated on June 4, 1977 by the Mission Viejo Cultural and Heritage Association.
The Fossil was unearthed in the southern part of the city in 1976, and is a partial skull of a Baleen whale belonging to the Bowhead or right whale . . . — — Map (db m72035) HM
The redwood trees along this path are dedicated in memory of the seven Challenger Crew Members
who lost their lives in the Space Shuttle accident which occurred on January 28, 1986.
Dedicated January 28. 1987
Gregory B. Jarvis
Sharon . . . — — Map (db m195651) HM
On Maple Street at Commercial Street, on the left when traveling west on Maple Street.
This building first constructed in 1852, opened on September 22, 1855 as the first Placer County Hospital. In 1890 the building was badly damaged by fire. At the time, the upstairs was the residence and gallery of photographer J.M. Jacobs and the . . . — — Map (db m93966) HM
On Church Street, on the left when traveling north.
Original Site
Roseville's First Hospital
Site of two story brick residence of
Roseville pioneer John Doyle's Family - built 1890.
Later utilized as a private hospital
For J.L. Fanning, M.D.
1954- Building razed and present . . . — — Map (db m135934) HM
This is dedicated to Dave Stratford & his contributions to the Emergency Medical Services, without which many lives would have been lost. For 22 years, Dave worked everything from the ambulance to the O.R., from EMT to Paramedic. He recruited many . . . — — Map (db m56744) HM
On Chiriaco Road 0.1 miles east of Summit Road, on the left when traveling east.
In 1933, Dr. Sidney R. Garfield opened Contractors General Hospital thirteen miles east of here. This facility successfully delivered health care to Colorado River Aqueduct workers through an innovative prepaid insurance plan. Later, in association . . . — — Map (db m153949) HM
On Ragsdale Road east of Eagle Mountain Road, on the right when traveling west. Reported missing.
During the opening days of the World War II, more than 18,000 square miles of the Arizona and California desert were designated by the U.S. Army as a military training facility. The facility, conceived by General George Patton and referred to as the . . . — — Map (db m78512) HM
On Pine Cove Road at Chickadee Lane, on the right when traveling north on Pine Cove Road.
From this location instruments reflected light in 1926 to Mount Wilson, 82 miles northwest. The work was one of a series of experiments conducted by Nobel Prize-winning scientist Dr. Albert A. Michelson to refine the value of the speed of light. . . . — — Map (db m129941) HM
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