School in Coloma began before there was an official schoolhouse in town. After the county seat was moved to Placerville, the second story of the old courthouse was chosen as the building to hold the school in 1858. This schoolhouse was moved here . . . — — Map (db m215355) 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
Education for children on the Georgetown Divide began with home schools for a few gold miner families in the early 1850s. The first permanent school was established in 1854, on School Street. It was replaced in 1890 by a two-story school house on . . . — — Map (db m93981) HM
The first school house in Greenwood was located yards from this location. It burned down in 1855. In 1858 the Greenwood School District was established and this one room school house was built by the community. It remained open from 1859 to 1954. . . . — — Map (db m105978) HM
Latrobe was founded in 1864, when James Miller gave the right-of-way through his property to the Placerville and Sacramento Valley Railroad. Latrobe school originated as a one room classroom, however in 1915 a fire raged through Latrobe and the . . . — — Map (db m19322) HM
First operated by Elias Parker, only Gold Rush hotel still standing in Placerville. Used as the Placerville Academy School from 1871 – 1894. Dedicated May 6, 1962, by Marguerite Parlor No.12, Native Daughters of the Golden West on their 75th . . . — — Map (db m12760) HM
One Quarter mile NW of here in a grove of oak tress on the south bank of Dog Creek was established "The Academy" in 1872. It was the first secondary school in Fresno County. J.D. Collins, later Sheriff was the first teacher. Just easterly of The . . . — — Map (db m28014) HM
In took one word to describe the Coalinga Carnegie Library – “Beautiful”
Carnegie, Andrew, 1839-1919 American industrialist and philanthropist, born in Scotland.
Walter Ochs was the successful bidder at $15,797.00. The . . . — — Map (db m64059) HM
Coalinga School built in 1908 was five times larger than Coalinga’s first school. Over the years it became affectionately known as the Polk Street school. Not long after the school was first built, a fire burned the original bell tower. The . . . — — Map (db m64106) HM
The Union High School was erected by W.J. Ochs according to the plans of J.W. Dolliver, the San Francisco architect in charge of the work. Mr. Ochs’ winning bid for the school contact was $19,650.00.
Official Opening of the Union High School was . . . — — Map (db m64021) HM
Coalinga’s first school opened with forty one students and two teachers. After 1908 and the opening of the Polk Street School, it is believed to have been converted to the local library. This school building still exists today as family housing. . . . — — Map (db m64105) HM
Sunset School was a beautiful two and one half story building made of brick and stone
In 1902 oil was eighteen to twenty cents a barrel. In 1905, oil advanced to forty cents a barrel and in the fall of 1908, oil raised to sixty-two and one-half . . . — — Map (db m64057) HM
Arriving in Fresno County in 1870, Sands Baker purchased a quarter section of land at the base of what became Baker's Mountain. Baker continually added to this tract until he had about 2000 acres.
Baker was prominent in the mountain community. . . . — — Map (db m147608) HM
[Side A:]
Easton
In 1878, O.W. Easton and J.P. Whitney, San Francisco entrepreneurs, bought a total of 12 sections of land in this area (7680 acres), formed the Washington Irrigated Colony and began selling 20-acre farms. Allen T. . . . — — Map (db m229962) HM
Historical landmark
commemorating
Fresno Technical School,
constructed 1895.
Known as the Fresno High School
from 1895 - 1921.
Established as the First Junior College
of California, 1910.
Normal School - forerunner to
Fresno . . . — — Map (db m241689) HM
This historic Carnegie Library
was built to serve the small, rural
population of the surrounding area.
It was dedicated on July 14, 1917,
and has been in continuous use as a
free public library since that date.
The Willows Chapter . . . — — Map (db m91797) HM
Built for Josiah Bell; college upstairs; steamship ticket agency, bicycle shop, and grocery store downstairs; stable; 1893, second building attached.
This program possible through a partnership with the estate of Robert Imperiale, Eureka Main . . . — — Map (db m61170) HM
Sequoia Park Zoo has been an integral part of Eureka's community since 1907. Founded on land acquired from the Glatt family to be used as a city park, the zoo has provided a home for many cherished animals and fond family memories. For more than a . . . — — Map (db m219657) HM
Ferndale museum was constructed by
dedicated workers and generous contributors
to preserve the cultural heritage of the area. It was opened September 30, 1979. — — Map (db m182914) HM
Inside you will interact with stories of the past, discover local culture, and view unique maritime artifacts
A group of local seafarers established the Humboldt Bay Maritime Museum in 1977 so residents and visitors could experience the . . . — — Map (db m81831) HM
The Scotia Museum is a textbook example of Greek Revival architecture. The natural redwood trunks used for classical columns have an unmistakeable association with the timber industry.
The two-story structure has a low-pitched shingle roof, a . . . — — Map (db m61055) HM
Completed in 1919, the library was constructed with a $10,000 grant from industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. Calexico's Woman's Improvement Club and the Farmers and Merchants Club encouraged the city to apply for the Carnegie funds. In . . . — — Map (db m62070) HM
The water tower was originally built in 1933 and was located at Bakersfield High School on the corner of 14th and C streets. The tower was built to provide water to the campus independent of the city’s water supply and had access to four wells that . . . — — Map (db m237365) HM
A gazebo is a common garden structure often found in warm climates to provide shade.
Dairy owner Christian Mattly built this gazebo next to a dormitory for students enrolled in courses at the Kern County High School farm around 1905. . . . — — Map (db m25369) HM
This area was originally a portion of the Jewett Brothers’ Ranches. In 1859 Solomon and Philo Jewett walked 2000 miles to present day Kern County. They built the first store in Bakersfield in 1865 and the same year raised the first commercial cotton . . . — — Map (db m24989) HM
In 1875 a one story wooden building was erected here facing G Street in a swampy area. Facilities were primitive. Cost of the structure was $1,400. — — Map (db m83295) HM
One-room school houses dotted the rural Western landscape to serve sparse populations before the automobile made transportation to towns faster and easier.
This one-room school was built in 1882 north of the town of Rosedale on land . . . — — Map (db m25075) HM
The discovery of oil near the Kern River in 1899 brought people to the area, creating a boomtown such as Oil Center, Oil City and Oildale.
The Standard School District was formed in 1909. Standard Oil Company donated five acres of land . . . — — Map (db m51874) 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
First flight — June, 1963.
Last flight — December, 1971.
On 6 December 1963, major Robert W. Smith
set an unofficial world altitude record
of 120,800 feet from a ground takeoff.
Plaque presented by: Class 72B
USAF Test Pilot . . . — — Map (db m139929) HM
A fifth generation native of Kern River Valley, Bob is best remembered for the 9 history books he wrote. Without him much of what happened in our valley’s past would have been lost. He was a cowboy, cattleman, ranger, family man and historian. But . . . — — Map (db m25238) HM
"Josie" was born on June 18, 1875 in Silver City, New Mexico to Harvey and Harriet Whitehall. At 19 years old, she taught school in Pinos Altos, New Mexico. She married Herbert Hall Bishop on March 4, 1896, bearing him seven children. The Bishops . . . — — Map (db m78560) HM
In 1872, the fifteen families residing in what is now Bear Valley Springs joined together to
build a schoolhouse in order to provide an education and source of community structure for
their children. The original schoolhouse was erected near . . . — — Map (db m209103) HM
This house was built by Dr. Russell Peery in the 1890s. It was originally constructed in Cummings Valley for use as a hotel and spa. Later dismantled, it was moved to the present site. In 1928, it was used as a high school, and continued until . . . — — Map (db m52813) HM
California became a state in 1850. Settlers could lay claim to land by homestead, timber, mining and pre-emption rights. John and Amanda Brite were the first permanent settlers in the Tehachapi area, arriving in 1854 from Texas, building a mission . . . — — Map (db m134562) HM
1906-1914: City of Los Angeles builds and operates plant to make cement for Los Angeles Aqueduct and also constructs town named Aqueduct to house workers and families.
1910: Aqueduct train station and post office are renamed Monolith. . . . — — Map (db m52988) HM
Built with funds donated by philanthropist
Andrew Carnegie, this building served as
Hanford's Public Library from the time it opened
in February of 1906 until it was replaced by
a new library in 1968. It now houses a local
historical museum. — — Map (db m153547) HM
Built by Leslie P. Nichols and brother in 1877, it was the only schoolhouse in the county made of bricks from a local kiln. The school was two stories high. The top floor was used as the town hall, and school was held on the lower floor. It housed . . . — — Map (db m42352) HM
This redwood paneled craftsman style building was constructed in 1916. The architect was no less than the nephew of Henry Wordsworth Longfellow. Members of the community donated time and money to build the library. Most notable of the donators was . . . — — Map (db m48413) HM
The first adobe schoolhouse in 1869 was located near Ravenna, and served the children of miners and ranchers covering a 2,500 square mile area. A subsequent structure, built in 1870, was destroyed by flood in 1880. The present brick schoolhouse, . . . — — Map (db m145704) HM
In 1907, this yellow clapboard schoolhouse was built on the southwest corner of First Avenue and California Street, and it was named the Arcadia Grammar School. It replaced the temporary buildings, a packing shed, and a vacant remodeled saloon, . . . — — Map (db m200007) HM
The W. Parker Lyon Pony Express Museum was founded in
San Marino by William Parker Lyon, former Mayor of Fresno.
Lyon purchased 6 acres from Anita M. Baldwin in 1934 and
moved his museum to Arcadia. In 1935, it was opened on this site -
of . . . — — Map (db m210902) HM
Federal Emergency
Administration of Public Works.
John M. Garmody,
Administrator of Public Works.
Franklin D. Roosevelt,
President of the United States.
Beverly Hills High School, 1939. — — Map (db m183132) 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 Schoolhouse Bell once hung in the original Calabasas School, a one
room Victorian style building with a bell tower, which was constructed in
1890 at 24454 Calabasas Road. Around 1925, a new Spanish Colonial
Revival style structure was built . . . — — Map (db m156909) HM
Robert A. Cinader's involvement with the Los Angeles County Fire Department began in 1971 when he filmed a pilot television movie about the county's fledgling paramedic program.
"Emergency" aired in 1972 and ran as a prime time show for five . . . — — Map (db m152460) 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
Originally a wood-frame structure, classes began for the 1865-66 school year as a part of the Ballona School District. In its first year, there were 17 boys and 11 girls registered in 14 classes. The teacher, Miss Craft from Boston, received $50 a . . . — — Map (db m118360) HM
This tablet
commemorates the site of
the oldest Protestant
Evangelical Church
in Southern California;
the erection of the first
school house; and the end
of the Santa Fe Trail. — — Map (db m211471) HM
The original Pier Avenue School was built in 1911
and was later destroyed by an earthquake in
1933. Reconstruction of the building began in 1934.
This building was home to the Pier Avenue School
from 1934-1975. It was later purchased to be
used . . . — — Map (db m205484) HM
Dominated by a shingled belfry and resonant bell, the first
schoolhouse in the Crescenta-Cañada Valley was erected on
this site in 1888.
Rehung in 1914, this bell summoned children to school until it
was dismantled in 1948, when it began . . . — — Map (db m147003) HM
This mixed-media art installation
recalls Biola University's original
building at Sixth and Hope Streets in
downtown Los Angeles, and the two
iconic neon signs created in 1935 and 1938
that proclaimed the timeless message:
“Jesus saves." . . . — — Map (db m236405) HM
These bells are part of a Carillon cast especially for Biola in 1914. For nearly half-a-century they rang over downtown Los Angeles, from high above Biola’s campus at 6th and Hope Streets. They were the musical partner to the landmark “Jesus Saves” . . . — — Map (db m201275) 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
In 1984 a Red Oak tree in front of La Verne Heights Elementary School became diseased. Tree limbs began to fall off onto Baseline Road, creating hazards for drivers as well as students of the elementary school. Recognizing the potential danger, . . . — — Map (db m190868) HM
Long Beach citizens built at this location the first publicly owned high school structure in Los Angeles County outside Los Angeles City. The Board of Trustees met here in April of 1893, dedicated the building in May, and opened it to pupils in . . . — — Map (db m72449) HM
Walkouts Inspire a Movement
In 1968, thousands of students walked out of
classes at Roosevelt and six other Eastside high
schools to protest educational disparities favoring Westside schools. The walkouts, known
as the "Chicano . . . — — Map (db m228390) HM
The National Honor Society for First-Year Success
Alpha Lambda Delta (ALD) was founded in 1924 by Maria Leonard, the
Dean of Women at the University of Illinois, to recognize academic
excellence among freshman women.
Setting . . . — — Map (db m230861) HM
The Archer School for Girls has been designated a National Historic Landmark. This site possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America. — — Map (db m230684) HM
Federal Emergency
Administration
of Public Works.
Franklin D. Roosevelt,
President of the United States.
Harold L. Ickes,
Administrator of Public Works.
1939. — — Map (db m226444) HM
Canoga Park Branch Library, Modern style, built 1959.
Declared 2000, Historic-Cultural Monument No. 700, Cultural Heritage Commission, City of Los Angeles. — — Map (db m163862) HM
Established in 1914, Canoga Park High School,
formerly known as Owensmouth, has seen a massive
shift in diversity, culture, and community. The school
has a rich history of immeasurable contributions,
from hosting Martin Luther King's speech . . . — — Map (db m228039) HM
Old School
Castelar School is the second oldest school in the Los Angeles Unified School District, the first to hire a Chinese-American principal, and has taught the largest number of refugee children in the city. Castelar was . . . — — Map (db m219344) HM
Victorian Remains
The houses at 411 and 415 Bernard Street — today home to the Chinese Historical Society of Southern California and Chinatown Heritage and Visitors Center — were once part of a three-home complex built by Philip . . . — — Map (db m219848) HM
Historical records indicate that the site of Cathedral High School was once Old Calvary Cemetery (1844-1925). The school's mascot, the Phantom, and the school's colors of purple and white pay tribute to that
aspect of early Los Angeles history. . . . — — Map (db m239872) HM
This block is the site of:
First brick school house in Los Angeles known as School No. 1, built 1854-1855;
Butterfield Overland Mail Company office and corral, 1858-1861;
Office of U.S. Quartermaster, 1861;
Corral for camels from Fort . . . — — Map (db m164547) HM
Los Angeles Hompa Hongwanji Buddhist Temple,
built 1924-26.
Declared
October 24, 1986
Historic-Cultural Monument No. 318
by the
City of Los Angeles
Cultural Heritage Commission,
Cultural Affairs Department.
(second marker:) . . . — — Map (db m231223) HM
This was the site of Saint Vincent's College from 1868 to 1887. The college, now Loyola University, was founded by the Vincentian Fathers in 1865 and was the first institution of higher learning in Southern California. — — Map (db m121001) HM
Dramatic Saga
The saga of the Los Angeles Central Library is as dramatic a tale as can be found in the books on its shelves — a unique and beloved building designed by a man who died before it could be finished, nearly torn down by . . . — — Map (db m168534) HM
Spanish Colonial Revival style.
Architects - Henry C. Newton and Robert D. Murray.
Built 1914. Declared 1986, Historic-Cultural Monument No. 292,
City of Los Angeles, Cultural Heritage Commission, Cultural Affairs Department. — — Map (db m175104) HM
The Patron Saint of Libraries
Born in Scotland, self-made steel magnate Andrew
Carnegie (1835-1919) built his fortune in America.
A major philanthropist, Carnegie was dedicated to
expanding educational opportunities for . . . — — Map (db m234299) HM
Los Angeles State Normal School
Founded in 1881, Los Angeles State Normal School played a vital role in the educational development of California. Alumni of the two-year teacher training program taught children all over the state. . . . — — Map (db m226484) HM
Early Communities
The Tongva Indians named this area Otsungna (Place of Roses) for the wooded roses (Rosa californica).
1771 - Spanish Franciscans call a small river "El Rio Rosa de Castilla (Stream still exists along . . . — — Map (db m230082) HM
In 1889, the Basque founders of Farmdale, a small agricultural community
known today as El Sereno, shared a communal vision: to prepare their children
for the complexities of modern 19 century life by providing an education
designed to serve . . . — — Map (db m215309) HM
On Friday, March 1, 1968, the students of Woodrow Wilson High School, in a spontaneous
and unprecedented act of civil disobedience, walked out of their classrooms to protest the
school's systemic discrimination against its Mexican American . . . — — Map (db m215310) HM
Federal Emergency Administration
of Public Works.
Franklin D. Roosevelt,
President of the United States.
Harold L. Iickes, Administrator of Public Works, 1939. — — Map (db m229521) HM
Near this site of the Los Angeles Dam and reservoir were located a Butterfield Stage station, 1861 - 1874; San Fernando Valley’s first English-speaking school, 1860 - 1883; and its first post office, 1869 - 1874. — — Map (db m127534) HM
The First Library
Libraries have historically served as
vital institutions for the cultural and
social enrichment of American life.
In 1885. prominent architect Joseph
Cather Newsom designed Garvanza
Hall, later called Miller's . . . — — Map (db m228384) HM
Los Angeles’ Oldest Liberal Arts College
Venerable Occidental College is the oldest liberal arts college in Los Angeles. Although a fixture of the Eagle Rock neighborhood for over a century, it was located in Highland Park for a short . . . — — Map (db m225234) HM
Water in Highland Park
The Hunter Highland View, Highland Park,
and Garvanza Tracts were subdivided in 1882,
'85, and '86 respectively. Among the first order
of business was the provision of municipal
water. Toward that end, the . . . — — Map (db m228928) HM
The present Hollywood High Library was the schools
first Auditorium. This historic building now stands as
the oldest structure on campus and one of the oldest
buildings in Hollywood. It also serves as the home
of the HHS Alumni Association's . . . — — Map (db m231742) HM
Hollywood High School,
circa 1904,
is registered as a
California Historic Landmark
on October 28, 2011,
and placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the
United States
Department of the Interior
on January 4, 2012.
Dedicated . . . — — Map (db m231745) HM
Built in 1903, this is the last remaining Victorian home
on Hollywood Blvd. It is typical of the mansions along
the Boulevard in the early 1900s, before the street
became a bustling commercial district. From 1911 to
1926, the three Janes sisters . . . — — Map (db m183094) HM
John C. Fremont Library,
completed May, 1927,
M.L. Barker, architect.
Significant Cultural Landmark,
Windsor Square-Hancock Park Historical Society. — — Map (db m233956) HM
Historic site of early Hollywood
motion pictures. Continuously used since 1912. Declared Historic Cultural
Monument No. 198 by the Cultural Heritage Board, Municipal Arts Department, City of Los Angeles. — — Map (db m220076) HM
Mayan Revival and Modern styles.
Architect: Robert Stacy-Judd.
Built 1936 and 1959.
Declared 1994,
Historic-Cultural Monument No. 592,
City of Los Angeles, Cultural Heritage Commission, Cultural Affairs Department. — — Map (db m212787) HM
Federal Emergency Administration
of Public Works,
Franklin D. Roosevelt,
President of the United States.
Harold L. Ickes, Administrator of Public Works.
1939. — — Map (db m229134) HM
Dedicated 1930 to the alumni of Los Angeles High School who fell in World War I.
Declared Historic Cultural Monument No. 81 by the Cultural Heritage Board, Municipal Art Department, City of Los Angeles. — — Map (db m180410) HM
Chester Stock, Ph.D., January 28, 1892 - December 7, 1950. Paleontologist. Chief Curator of Science - Los Angeles County Museum, Chairman of the Division of Geological Sciences - California Institute of Technology who, encouraged by the foresight . . . — — Map (db m51436) HM
In researching old Adobes, Mark Harrington found that they had a patio area. He restored
the patio area to what you see. The patio is actually the back of the residence. The front
of the residence is on the other side.
Harrington also . . . — — Map (db m200785) HM
The first museum in Los Angeles.
Dedicated to the Native Peoples of the Southwest.
Declared Historic-Cultural Monument No. 283 by the Cultural Heritage Commission, Cultural Affairs Department, City of Los Angeles. — — Map (db m114691) HM
The Three Rs Find a NoHo Home
Public education came to North Hollywood in 1888, when school teacher Mary Crawford opened up her temporary classroom in a converted bunkhouse on Vineland Avenue.
A year later, a real, two-story . . . — — Map (db m189156) HM
In memory of former North Hollywood High School Students
who died in the defense of their country during World War II,
The Korean War and The Vietnam War.
Dedicated 1985.
Donated by:
Mr. Kaz's 1984 Current History Students,
Mr. . . . — — Map (db m227116) HM
Orchards to Parkland
In 1890, a pair of brothers, Alfred and Harry Prince, came west from Ohio and bought themselves nearly 70 acres to plant an orchard at what is now Magnolia Boulevard and Tujunga Avenue.
Harry moonlighted . . . — — Map (db m162408) HM
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