'California' is believed to be the oldest camellia plant on record in Southern California. It arrived in 1888 as an unnamed seedling and was purchased for 25 cents off a Japanese tramp steamer in Redondo Beach harbor. For nearly 70 years the plant, . . . — — Map (db m124471) HM
The descendant of a distinguished pioneer family and son of San Marino’s first Mayor, General
Patton, a “spit and polish soldier” became one of the most brilliant, decisive and aggressive military commanders in American History. He was born and . . . — — Map (db m135504) HM WM
This was the site of ‘Los Robles’, the 400 acre estate of Governor George Stoneman. Here in 1880 President Rutherford B. Hayes was entertained. The first schoolhouse in the San Gabriel Valley, California's first tennis club, and the first municipal . . . — — Map (db m127644) HM
Built about 1845 by Michael White or Miguel Blanco as he was
called by the native Californians. One of the early foreigners to settle
in California; sailor and soldier of fortune; a friendly, carefree man
of roving disposition; a colorful and . . . — — Map (db m144994) HM
Originally located in the upper story of El Molino Viejo, these volcanic tufa millstones ground grain for the Indian community of Mission San Gabriel. The stones were turned by water flowing from nearby canyons. When the mill fell into disuse, the . . . — — Map (db m129132) HM
Thornton Gardens
A Site of the
National Trust for
Historic Preservation.
Thornton Gardens
Katherine Emery House - 1928
Placed on the
National Register of Historic Places - 2011. — — Map (db m216051) HM
