In 1886. Alexander Dunsmuir, the son of wealthy coal baron Robert Dunsmuir from Vancouver, British Columbia, visited this area while en route to San Francisco. Alexander was charmed by the rugged beauty of the region and made a proposition to the . . . — — Map (db m40495) HM
On Dunsmuir Avenue north of Siskiyou Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Dunsmuir Centennial Committee
Baseball legend 'Babe' Ruth and his New York Yankee team mate Bob Meusel played in an exhibition game with local teams here on October 22, 1924.
Dedicated by
Grand Parlor,
Native Sons of the Golden West
June . . . — — Map (db m40198) HM
On Dunsmuir Avenue north of Siskiyou Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Locomotive 1727 is a Class M-6 Mogul built by Baldwin Automotive Works in 1901. It served Southern Pacific in California and Oregon until 1956. 1727 is one of only seven Mogul engines surviving today out of 355 originally built.
Donated by S.P. . . . — — Map (db m40383) HM
