[Front (South-Side) of Monument]
Erected by
Halleck Post
No. 19
G.A.R. & W.R.C.
In Memory of
Our Comrades
1861 – 1865
[Left (West-Side)]
In Honor of
The Brave Men
Who
From the First
Bore a . . . — — Map (db m29659) 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
In Memory of Our
Honored Dead of
The World War
1917 – 1918
William H. Aitken • Wyatt L. Arbuckle • Edwin W. Boggs • Russell C. Doyle • Harry A. Elliott • Elbert P. Esmond • Edward N. Fairo • Nelson Coe • Aaron S. Harris • . . . — — Map (db m29758) HM
On Highway 32 at Gianella Road, on the right when traveling east on Highway 32.
Built cooperatively by Butte and Glenn Counties, 1908-1911. Designed by John B. Leonard (1864-1945), civil engineer, San Francisco. Built by Cotton Bros. and Co. Oakland. Recorded for the Historic American Engineering Record, 1984. Replaced and . . . — — Map (db m62233) HM
On Honey Run Road at Centerville Road, on the right when traveling north on Honey Run Road. Reported permanently removed.
Honey Run Bridge
Erected
1894
By George Miller
Gold Dredge
The first bucket line gold dredge to operate below the covered bridge used this tumbler – 1898. — — Map (db m29682) 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
A vast expanse covering 26,000 acres, Rancho Chico was purchased in 1849-50 by John Bidwell. In 1865 he began construction of the mansion nearby, which in time became the social and cultural center of the upper Sacramento Valley. It was through his . . . — — Map (db m230785) HM
Completed in 1868, the home featured many surprisingly modern conveniences including running water, flush toilets, an acetylene gas lighting system, eight fireplaces, and wall-to-wall carpeting. The pink stucco mansion was designed by San Francisco . . . — — Map (db m29644) HM
John Bidwell was born on the east coast to a poor farming family in 1819. In spite of these modest roots, he would eventually become a key figure in California history, one famous for being a true pioneer, a statesman, politician, prohibitionist, . . . — — Map (db m29637) HM
On Mangrove Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
To the United States
52 Submarines and
And Their Gallant Crews
Who Sacrificed Their
Lives In World War II
“Lest We Forget These
Boats on Eternal Patrol”
Sealion • S · 36 • S · 26 • Shark • Perch • S · 27 • S · . . . — — Map (db m29738) HM
