From an Italian-American family of ten children in Raritan, New Jersey, Marine Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone (1916-1945) was a celebrated war hero. He received the Medal of Honor for his efforts in Guadalcanal, where he manned a heavy machine . . . — — Map (db m268381) HM WM
Don Juan Forster, developer, died
Feb. 1882. The settlers had no legal
rights to the land & Forster City
was abandoned. Buildings & school
were moved to San Juan Capistrano
Dedicated May 16, 1976 — — Map (db m190441) HM
This 6,000-square-foot ranch complex is C-shaped, with a carriage house at one end and a two-story building at the other. It is one of only a few authentic nineteenth-century adobe ranch houses of its kind—combining both Hacienda and Monterey . . . — — Map (db m81323) HM
The ancient village of Panhe (pan), meaning "place by the water" in the Acjachemen (A-ha-che-men) language, is nestled along the San Mateo Creek. The Acjachemen are the Native Americans of Orange and Northern San Diego County who have called this . . . — — Map (db m183222) HM
