Originally located at the Cereghino Ranch of Walnut Creek
Relocated to Shadelands in 1995
Restoration of the buildings was made possible by the efforts of:
Walnut Creek Historical Society
Joseph Bologna, Project Architect
Primo E. . . . — — Map (db m209652) HM
This Unit of 500 Acres in the
National Tribute Grove
is preserved through the
National Society
Daughters of the American Revolution
to honor those who served in the armed forces
of the United States in World War II
and to . . . — — Map (db m241927) WM
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
Even in 1849, Sutter’s Mill had become a beacon that called people to Coloma. People continue to visit Sutter’s Mill today to experience the sense of discovery and connection to the Gold Rush.
A Historic Destination
Curious tourists . . . — — Map (db m214628) HM
Guests at the Pope estate had the option of staying in one of three unique cabins, each with its own charm.
Many liked the "Log Cabin" best because it was closest to the lake. The cabin across and up the lawn called the "Pachero," was reserved . . . — — Map (db m112980) HM
On this site, between 1880 and 1909, Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin created the elaborate Tallac Resort. The luxury complex featured a hotel, a casino, several cottages, a clubhouse, a boathouse, and three piers.
Wealthy society families from San . . . — — Map (db m112975) HM
The Pope complex is the largest of the Estates, and the main house the most elaborate and least rustic of the three. It is a good example of the fact that construction practices at Tahoe during this period favored the use of lavish effects and often . . . — — Map (db m112977) 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
You're standing on the site of the Tallac Resort and Casino, a turn of the century Tahoe destination promoted as "The Grandest Resort in the World." The Resort filled more than 40 acres and offered all the amenities a guest could want.
Elias . . . — — Map (db m112976) HM
Henry Van Sickle, 1822-1894
Henry Van Sickle arrived in the Carson Valley in 1852, settling near Genoa. Before Nevada became a state in 1864, and when the area was still part of the Utah Territory, Van Sickle began welcoming weary travelers – . . . — — Map (db m223617) HM
In 1988, Jack Van Sickle (1916 – 2003) donated 542 acres of land to the Nevada Division of State Parks to honor his grandfather, Henry Van Sickle. 20 years later, Van Sickle Bi-State Park was born.
”He was a cowboy. That was one of . . . — — Map (db m223616) HM
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
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
Company 1903 Comes to the Prairie In October 1933, CCC Company 1903 moved from Hyampom, in Trinity County, to Prairie Creek. Along with the 113 enrollees were seven soldiers — three officers, three sergeants, and a cook — who would . . . — — Map (db m159100) HM
First conceived in 1909, the Redwood Highway
extends from San Francisco's Golden Gate to
Grants Pass, Oregon. The original route passed
through nearly two million acres of the world's
tallest forests, ancestral Indian lands, and dozens . . . — — Map (db m182941) HM
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
Ltcuntadun is the name given to this place by the native Sinkyone-Lolangkok people. For hundreds of years they celebrated the river's abundant salmon, lamprey and steelhead.
In 1876, a ferry crossed the river here. The town of Dyerville, named . . . — — Map (db m121005) HM
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
Laura Perrott Mahan 1867-1937 James P. Mahan 1867-1937 • Pioneers in the Save-the-Redwoods League • The California State Park Commission has dedicated to their memory this site where on Nov.19.1924, Mr. and Mrs. Mahan discovered that logging had . . . — — Map (db m150292) HM
(Panel 1)
In the beginning
1915 - 1926
The story of the Plank Road began with the era of automobile transportation and a spirit of competition between the cities of San Diego and Los Angeles. San Diego was determined to become . . . — — Map (db m185972) HM
Among the first structures greeting visitors entering
the park from the west, these two stone buildings at
Emigrant were built to serve as a ranger station and
are a legacy of the Civilian Conservation Corps
(CCC). Created by President Franklin . . . — — Map (db m159295) HM
Good Life in Badwater
Water is rare and precious in Death Valley. Imagine the disappointment when a surveyor mapping this area could not get his
mule to drink from this pool. He wrote on his map that the
spring had "bad water," and . . . — — Map (db m159465) HM
Herman William “Bob” Eichbaum long dreamed of
building a resort hotel in Death Valley, convinced that
its “beauty, mystery, and history” would attract tourists.
Beginning in 1915, motion pictures, automobile companies,
and writers created . . . — — Map (db m195619) HM
Seeking to capitalize on the mystique of Death
Valley, early promoters attached dubious names
like "Devils Cornfield" to its strange and unusual
features. Thought to resemble bundled corn left
to dry in rows at harvest time, the root system . . . — — Map (db m195412) HM
Crystallized salts compose the jagged formations of this forbidding landscape. Deposited by ancient salt lakes and shaped by winds and rain, the crystals are forever
changing.
Listen carefully. On a warm day you may hear a metallic cracking . . . — — Map (db m158905) HM
From the very early days of tourism in Death Valley, visitors wanted to explore the geologic treasures found in Golden Canyon. Once a road travelled up the canyon, but now only remnants of asphalt remain and the route is now Death
Valley's most . . . — — Map (db m195617) HM
Named after the famed Saratoga Springs in
New York state, the springs here create
open-water ponds that contrast starkly
with the hot, dry, desolate floor of Death
Valley. The first visitors to its refreshing
waters included resident and . . . — — Map (db m235621) HM
Before
you is part of one of the largest military aircraft
training areas in the U.S. It has been used continuously since
the 1930s. Much of what is now the western portion of
Death Valley National Park was added under the condition
that . . . — — Map (db m194626) HM
In front of you is a dry lake bed - a playa - the
flattest of all natural surfaces.
Fine mud and silt, eroded from the surrounding
mountain, compose the playa. Water washes across the
playa, suspending the sediments in a
shallow, . . . — — Map (db m235586) HM
During the 1930s, Americans struggled with the financial and social turmoil of the Great Depression. The employment rate reached 25 percent, and many men were unable to support their families. Their frustration contributed to the election of . . . — — Map (db m159360) HM
Named for the Diaz family who established a ranch
here when brothers Rafael and Eleuterio Diaz
emigrated from Chile in the 1860's. They owned and
operated a successful cattle ranch until the land
was sold to the City of Los Angeles Dept of . . . — — Map (db m221367) HM
Mt. Whitney Pack Trains was established in 1921 by Frank Chrysler
and Ted Cook. In 1946, Norman B. Livermore, Jr. ("Ike") saw the need
for a large pack operation to handle the Sierra Club trips. He
acquired over 130 horses and mules by purchasing . . . — — Map (db m242716) HM
Owens Lake is now a Key Migratory Stopover
In the late 1800s, the shoreline of Owens Lake shifted at the hands of people. Even before the City of Los Angeles began diverting water from Owens River, farmers had tapped its tributaries, . . . — — Map (db m221862) HM
This plaque is dedicated to the men and women who have served in the Armed
Forces of the United States of America and to all the first responders of
this great nation.
Their dedication and commitment to the principals and values of our . . . — — Map (db m247132) HM
Branch Pond was constructed in the late
1960's as a fish pond. In the early 70's
the pond was often used by the Survival
School for pilot training programs.
The pond is now a recreational fishing
resource. The pond is filled with . . . — — Map (db m207945) HM
Home of the Air Force Flight Test Center, Edwards
Air Force Base provides the premier aerospace research, development, test and evaluation and support
for the United States and its allies. More aviation
records have been set at Edwards than . . . — — Map (db m207942) HM
History:
Hagen canyon was named by German
immigrant Rudolph Hagen. He acquired the land you
see by buying mining claims in the area. He
eventually had a small outpost in the Ricardo
Campground area where he built a diner with a . . . — — Map (db m221411) HM
Destination for a Sunday Drive
During the Great Depression, two Hollywood visionaries
bought this land, right down the road from the exclusive
Malibou Lake Mountain Club.
Called Lake Enchanto, it was created as a . . . — — Map (db m228725) HM
You've seen Western Town in hundreds of movies, TV shows and commercials. It all started back in 1927 when Paramount Pictures purchased 2,700 acres of the old Rancho Las Virgenes for use as a "movie ranch."
"Cisco Kid," "Dr. Quinn, Medicine . . . — — Map (db m150029) HM
Memorial Ceremony honoring Horace Marden Albright (January 6, 1890 - March 28, 1987)
His footprints are on the United States and
the world because all other national park systems
are modeled on the one he built.
April 4, 1987, . . . — — Map (db m236742) HM
Cobb Estate sits at the mouth of the Las Flores Canyon
and across from Echo Mountain, the historic site of the
Incline Railway which traveled to the "White City" at the
summit first stop along the Mt. Lowe Scenic Railway.
Charles and . . . — — Map (db m243445) HM
marker at amphitheater:
Built by
United States
Works Progress
Administration -
1938.
marker at basketball courts:
Improved by
Works Progress
Administration -
1937. — — Map (db m243384) HM
Named in honor of David J. MacPherson
who planned and engineered Mt. Lowe
Railway and Echo Mountain Incline,
in use 1893 to 1938. — — Map (db m153312) HM
Mt. Lowe Scenic Railway was considered an engineering wonder
and southern California's most popular tourist attraction
during its heyday, carrying a total of 3.1 million visitors.
8th Wonder of the World
The brainchild of . . . — — Map (db m243446) HM
Originally planned as a small clubhouse for friends,
Professor Lowe's Alpine Tavern became the temporary
end of track when funds for construction ran out, then
became the principal tourist attraction, terminus of the
Alpine Division, and . . . — — Map (db m248796) HM
Cape of Good Hope (top photo)
The Stone Wall that can be seen below you to the right of
the road cut through the ridge is part of a sharp 200 degree curve.
This enabled the railway to cross from Las Flores Canyon (beyond
ridge) to . . . — — Map (db m247616) HM
This photograph was taken from the Castle Canyon trail
which is to your left leading into Castle Canyon.
The Casino building was in the area behind this sign
to your right.
The Casino was used for meetings, banquets, and dances. It
was not . . . — — Map (db m248853) HM
Easter sunrise services were held
here at Easter Rock for many years.
Easter Rock is made up of decomposed
rock and has weathered over the years.
The plaque disappeared long ago. It
read as follows:
Easter Rock
First . . . — — Map (db m247507) HM
Eaton Canyon Saddle
Eaton Saddle is located between San Gabriel
Peak (6,161') and Occidental Peak (5,732') and
on the ridge leading from Red Box to Mt. Wilson.
It separates Eaton Canyon to the south from
Falls Canyon to the . . . — — Map (db m247457) HM
Echo Mountain is so named because of the many
echoes that can be heard across Rubio Canyon. The
Mt. Lowe Railway installed an Echo Phone similar
to this one in the early 1900's. The base of the
original Echo Phone can be seen behind this . . . — — Map (db m248029) HM
This is the view you would have as you approach the White City from the
Alpine Tavern in 1899. The tank-like structure located to the lower far
right was used for storage of lighting and heating gas piped up from
Pasadena, eight miles away. . . . — — Map (db m248703) HM
The last of the 18 bridges between Echo Mtn. & Alpine
Tavern was this large "S" shaped bridge which the trolleys
crossed to reach the Alpine Tavern. Both end foundations of the
bridge are still visible. If you look across the canyon to the . . . — — Map (db m248030) HM
In this area it was necessary to blast a path for the railway
out of the Hard Granite. The cutting of the Granite Gate itself took
8 months with the walls being left intact on Professor Lowes'
orders. This "Gate" provided a picturesque frame . . . — — Map (db m247573) HM
Inspiration Point is about a ten minute walk
from the Alpine Tavern over part of the never
completed railway grade to the summit of Mt.
Lowe. From this shelter, sighting tubes helped
visitors locate places of interest, including
Catalina . . . — — Map (db m247503) HM
Cable wheel, last remnant of Incline section, Mt Lowe Railway, Rubio Canyon to Echo Mt, 1893-1938, built by Prof. T.S.C. Lowe, D.J. Macpherson, engineer. — — Map (db m122608) HM
Mt. Lowe Scenic Railway was considered an engineering wonder
and southern California's most popular tourist attraction
during its heyday, carrying a total of 3.1 million visitors.
8th Wonder of the World
The brainchild of . . . — — Map (db m247456) HM
This summit, previously known as Oak Mountain, was named Mt. Lowe
in the fall of 1892. At the time railway construction was going
on in Rubio Canyon and Echo Mtn. Professor Lowe had planned to
run the railway to this summit and build a large . . . — — Map (db m247464) HM
An early 1900 photograph showing car #123 crossing High
Bridge on its way to the Alpine Tavern. Car #123 started
the 3½ mile journey from Echo Mountain, which is
located just out of this view to the right, approximately
2/3 of a mile away. — — Map (db m248792) HM
Visitors to Inspiration Point remember the tiny "One
Man and Mule Railway," a little tourist tramway that
connected Inspiration Point to Panorama Point overlooking Eaton Canyon. Operated by one man and his
cantankerous mule, Herbert, the . . . — — Map (db m247505) HM
In 1925 four cottages were removed to allow construction of the Bungalow.
The Bungalow could accommodate four
families. Many of the trees in the photograph are still present.
Can you find them? — — Map (db m248754) HM
Built in 1900 alongside the West Fork of the San Gabriel River and north of Mt. Wilson, the historic cabin was the first ranger station built in California with federal government funds — $75. In the late 1920's, new roads into the mountains . . . — — Map (db m154560) HM
This is how the Tavern looked circa 1920. It was built in
1895 & destroyed by fire in 1936. The hotel ruins were
dynamited in 1959 to allow for construction of the Mt. Lowe Trail
Camp. Debris from the hotel now covers most of the area in . . . — — Map (db m247614) HM
You are standing just above what was the basement
below the lobby. However, if you were 10 feet higher, this is the a
view you would have. The foundation for the wall at (Point "A")
can be seen to your right, and small remains of the 12 foot . . . — — Map (db m248788) HM
Ray A. Toney and his son Edward A. Toney built this ranch-style residence on property homesteaded by William H. Krieg, Ray's uncle. The Toneys, a pioneering Agua Dulce family, built the residence during the Great Depression using wood salvaged from . . . — — Map (db m133731) HM
A Brief History
The barn and two-room bunkhouse/store that were still being utilized at Adams’ Pack Station in 2011 were built 75 years earlier by the original owner of what has become the last remaining pack station in southern California. . . . — — Map (db m122240) HM
The City of Arcadia was founded by Elias J. “Lucky” Baldwin from part of his large landholdings (Santa Anita Rancho) in the San Gabriel Valley. Baldwin was responsible for incorporating Arcadia as a City and became Arcadia’s first . . . — — Map (db m140512) HM
Baldwin Lake casts a long shadow of history at the core of the Arboretum, its four acres bearing witness to a who's who of settlers and owners of note over the years. Before recorded history, Gabrielino villagers called this home place . . . — — Map (db m177669) HM
Elias Jackson Baldwin, founder and first Mayor of the City of Arcadia, was born into an Ohio farming family on April 3, 1828, but spent his formative years growing up in nearby Indiana where a year at Wabash College in Crawfordsville completed . . . — — Map (db m135467) HM
Lights, Camera, Action!
Hollywood has long used the Forest and Baldwin Lake as a stand-in for exotic locations from around the world.
Filming began in the early 1930s before the Arboretum was founded, when shooting across the . . . — — Map (db m186380) HM
Today’s Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden blends history and horticulture in a landscape ripe with cultural nuance, allowing history to be sampled in its native setting and savored as an integral link between humans and the land they . . . — — Map (db m143271) HM
Constructed by Elias Jackson ('Lucky') Baldwin in 1881. Designed by A.A. Bennett, and intended for entertaining. There being no kitchen, meals were served from the nearby adobe (built by Hugo Reid in 1839) where Baldwin actually lived. Restored and . . . — — Map (db m153410) HM
The home place of Elias Jackson “Lucky” Baldwin, founder and first Mayor of the City of Arcadia, was this relatively simple adobe house, though during Baldwin's occupation (1875-1909) it was the larger and more inviting structure seen . . . — — Map (db m153423) HM
Set against the backdrop of the San Gabriel Mountains in an area of near year-round ideal weather, Santa Anita Park has been considered one of the most beautiful and finest horse race tracks in the world since its opening on Christmas Day 1934. . . . — — Map (db m198317) HM
Los Angeles County
Flood Control District -
Cogswell Dam.
Purpose: Flood control and water conservation.
Type: Rockfill.
Drainage Area: 39.2 square miles.
Storage Capacity: 12,300 acre-feet.
Crest Height: 265 feet. . . . — — Map (db m212989) HM
United States Department of the Interior National Register of Historic Places.
Beverly Hills Local Landmark.
Constructed in 1911. — — Map (db m148656) HM
Upon arriving at the Beverly Hills trolley station, which was located just to the south of this site across Santa Monica Boulevard, residents and visitors would be greeted by this early Beverly Hills landmark. Originally installed in 1907, the lily . . . — — Map (db m204422) HM
In 1912 this five acre parcel of land was part of the terraced front lawn to the Beverly Hills Hotel. Brilliant floral displays stood as a welcome sight to the stark contrast of the surrounding brown fields and oiled dirt roads. In 1915, The hotel . . . — — Map (db m148110) HM
Abraham Lincoln Park was named in recognition of the former use of this site
as the Abraham Lincoln Elementary School which opened its doors in 1923.
Originally, Abraham Lincoln Elementary School consisted of two classrooms
and one kindergarten . . . — — Map (db m230358) HM
The Sunset Canyon Country Club opened in 1921
as a private nine-hole golf course and country club.
In 1927 fire destroyed many club buildings. This
arch was built in 1927 as an entrance gate for a new
clubhouse. The City of Burbank owned the . . . — — Map (db m154850) HM
It wasn't only the hit TV series M*A*S*H that made this place famous. Hundreds of films, TV shows, and commercials have been filmed on location at Malibu Creek State Park. Such dramatic vistas, natural beauty, and versatile open space have beckoned . . . — — Map (db m145620) HM
M*A*S*H, a brilliant blend of drama and comedy — incorporating the universal theme of making do under difficult circumstances — drew a faithful audience that grew every year and landed the show in the pantheon of classic television.
Four . . . — — Map (db m167580) HM
Now the hub of Santa Monica Mountains National
Recreation Area, the King Gillette Ranch was once
an estate belonging to King Camp Gillette, who
invented the disposable razor blade. Gillette bought
the
property
in 1926 and commissioned . . . — — Map (db m191215) HM
Mulholland road was built in the 1920s "to take Angelinos
from the city to the ocean.” From parkway vista points you
can see panoramas of the city, mountains and beaches, or
hike trails into pockets of wilderness hidden in the . . . — — Map (db m167575) HM
This magnificent sculpture captures the bravery and
patriotism of Revolutionary War hero Paul Revere
who rode to warn American patriots northwest of Boston
that the British intended to raid Lexington and Concord.
Paul Revere made his famous . . . — — Map (db m243422) HM
By the time Claremont was settled, Indians, who used to live here were on the Morongo Indian Reservation in Riverside County. Since most Indians who lived there were Cahuilla, early residents of Claremont believed that the name of the Indians who . . . — — Map (db m151621) HM
In 1916 the city purchased the land for this first city park
with $5,000 in bond money. Originally called Triangle Park,
this land was owned by Helen Renwick, a local community
leader. It was not developed into a park site until 1926 when
funds . . . — — Map (db m149837) HM
Once an orange grove and home of the Herman and Bess Garner
family, this site was purchased in 1946 to serve as the city's first
community park. The Garners were business and educational leaders
and owners of the Padua Hills Theatre. The citizens . . . — — Map (db m149926) HM
Built in 1936 by Richfield Oil Corporation. Rare surviving example of a
streamline moderne gas station, significant for its association with
the development of Southern California car culture. — — Map (db m140830) HM
Between 1934 and 1957, most of this area in Crescenta Valley Community Regional Park, west of Dunsmore Avenue and south of Honolulu Avenue, was a private park owned by the German-American League. The private park, named Hindenburg Park in memorial . . . — — Map (db m156524) HM WM
In recognition of the leadership of Assistant City
Manager Bob McFall to preserve this heritage oak
during the 2009 Station Fire, the Community Services
& Parks Department has designated this stately tree as
"The McFall Oak." — — Map (db m239335) HM
The Big Tree was planted in the late 1880’s by Mr. Edgar J. Owens, one of Glendora’s early residents. The tree, botanical name Ficus Macrophylla, is commonly called Moreton Bay Fig and is named after the Moreton Bay region of Australia where the . . . — — Map (db m127852) HM
Dedicated in memory of Helen Steele Pratt, 1883-1965. Devoted naturalist, nature teacher and counselor, whose efforts led to the
adoption of the California Quail as the California State Bird. — — Map (db m118494) HM
Private estate becomes public treasure
Newspaperman E. Manchester Boddy (1891-1967) purchased the land that is now Descanso Gardens in 1939. The 165-acre Boddy estate became a public botanical garden when LA County acquired it in . . . — — Map (db m152511) HM
This was the first National Forest in the State of California, second in the United States. Created by proclamation, December 20, 1892, by President Benjamin Harrison. The first name given to the forest was "San Gabriel Timberland Reserve." It was . . . — — Map (db m143501) HM
Henry L. Kuns was son
of David Kuns, one of four
men who established
Lordsburg College. Henry
Kuns was a rancher, realtor,
banker, and first mayor of
Lordsburg. He founded an
orphanage named for his
parents, David and Margaret,
and created . . . — — Map (db m190950) HM
Lake Hughes
The community of Lake Hughes
became a mountain resort
destination in the early 1900s.
Elizabeth Tunnel
The 5 mile tunnel was built in
1911 for the First LA Aqueduct
carrying water from the Eastern
Sierra to . . . — — Map (db m248142) HM
Arthur B. "Art" Ripley came to the Antelope Valley in 1929. Mr.
Ripley grew wheat and barley on a portion of his property
until he retired in 1972. However, he did not develop a
significant part of the land, thereby preserving a stand of . . . — — Map (db m242086) HM
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