By Barry Swackhamer, December 8, 2012
Alameda City Hall Marker
► California (Alameda County), Alameda — Alameda City Hall —  |
| This city hall is one of oldest operating city hall buildings in the State of California. It was constructed in 1895 in the Romanesque style and has been in continual use as a city hall since its completion. Original construction: Building cost . . . — — Map (db m62216) HM | |||
| ► California (Alameda County), Alameda — Alameda Lodge No. 1015 — |
| Alameda Lodge No. 1015 of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks was formed by 25 Alameda residents who were members of Oakland Lodge No. 171. The Lodge was instituted on March 17, 1906 and it received its charter from the Grand Lodge on July . . . — — Map (db m79864) HM | |||
| ► California (Alameda County), Alameda — 440 — Alameda Terminus of the 1st Transcontinental Railroad — |
| [Center and Main Marker:] This plaque marks the terminus of the First Transcontinental Passenger train that started in New York City and terminated at Alameda Point Pier On September 6, 1869. Erected by the U.S. Naval Air . . . — — Map (db m29447) HM | |||
| ► California (Alameda County), Alameda — GPY-140-02 — Clark Memorial Bench — My Dumb Friends Bench — |
| Donated to the city of Alameda in 1920 by Park Avenue resident Isabella Derby Clark, this concrete bench was designed by Myrtle Maillot. Mrs. Clark was a proponent of animal welfare. The inscription "In memory of my dumb friends" is a reference to . . . — — Map (db m101553) HM | |||
| ► California (Alameda County), Alameda — First Presbyterian Church — |
| Organization of the First Presbyterian Church of Alameda began in 1864. By 1865, the church had 12 charter members. Traveling ministers delivered Sunday sermons until 1867 when Reverend Nash was installed as the first pastor. The first sanctuary . . . — — Map (db m62217) HM | |||
| ► California (Alameda County), Alameda — 26 — Meyers House — |
| The Meyers House was erected in 1897. This Colonial Revival style home was designed by and built for prominent East Bay architect Henry H. Meyers. It served as the family residence from 1897 to 1993. Meyers designed the Posey Tunnel Portals, Twin . . . — — Map (db m79862) HM | |||
| ► California (Alameda County), Alameda — The Jimmy Doolittle Pier – Alameda Naval Air Station — Pier No. 3 — |
| On April 1, 1942, sixteen B-25 bombers were hoisted to the flight deck of the carrier Hornet and parked there, while moored at Pier No. 3 at U.S. Naval Station in Alameda. The B-25 detachment consisted of seventy officers and one hundred thirty . . . — — Map (db m29431) HM | |||
| ► California (Alameda County), Alameda — Webster House — |
| This home built in 1854 for John Nelson Webster and Caroline Webster is Alameda’s oldest house. The house is a primary example of Gothic Revival architecture by renowned architect Andrew Jackson Downing. The house was prefabricated in New York, . . . — — Map (db m78903) HM | |||
| ► California (Alameda County), Berkeley — Berkeley Veterans Memorial Grove — |
| [Marker #1] In Memory of Those Who Made the Supreme Sacrifice in the World War C T Vinther • J T Gimbel • A H Ohman Berkeley Parlor No 210 Native Sons of the Golden West [Marker #2] This Tree . . . — — Map (db m54338) HM | |||
| ► California (Alameda County), Castro Valley — 776 — Site of First Public School in Castro Valley — |
| This site was part of the original Don Castro Land Grant. In 1866 pioneer settler Josiah Grover Brickell made a land grant of this site for “educational purposes only” and paid the teacher’s salary, who taught children by day, in a one . . . — — Map (db m100557) HM | |||
| ► California (Alameda County), Emeryville — Oakland Ball Park — |
| . . . — — Map (db m72399) HM | |||
| ► California (Alameda County), Fremont — 334 — Mission San José — |
| At the Ohlone Indian village of Oroysom, Padre Fermín Francisco de Lasuén founded this fourteenth of twenty-one Franciscan missions June 11, 1797. Taught by Padre Narciso Durán, the Ohlone Orchestra and Choir became famous. By 1830 almost 2,000 . . . — — Map (db m100551) HM | |||
| ► California (Alameda County), Hayward — NSGW Hall - Eden Parlor No. 113 — Former Site — |
| This is the former site of Eden Parlor No. 113 N.S.G.W. Hall 1890 to 1936 — — Map (db m94223) HM | |||
| ► California (Alameda County), Hayward — Rancho San Lorenzo — |
| Original site of corrals of Don Guillermo Castro and part of 26,722 acre grant of Rancho San Lorenzo made by Governor Michaeltorena, 1842. Rancho adobe stood on present site of City Hall. Castro’s wife was Marie Luisa Peralta, daughter of grantee of . . . — — Map (db m41629) HM | |||
| ► California (Alameda County), Livermore — 641 — Concannon Vineyard — |
| Here, in 1883, James Concannon founded the Concannon Vineyard. The quality it achieved in sacramental and commercial wines helped establish Livermore Valley as one of America’s select wine growing districts. Grape cuttings from this vineyard were . . . — — Map (db m100553) HM | |||
| ► California (Alameda County), Livermore — 241 — Robert Livermore — First Settler of Livermore Valley — |
| Born in England 1799 – Died Rancho Las Positas 1858. Arrived in Monterey 1822. Married Josefa Higuera y Puentes 1830. Settled on Rancho Las Positas 1835. “Next to the Mission Fathers, he was the first man to engage himself in the . . . — — Map (db m100547) HM | |||
| ► California (Alameda County), Mountain House — Mountain House School — Established 1893 — |
| Current site constructed 1923 Alameda County, California For the purpose of providing a continuation of essential education and learning Angelita Parlor No. 32, N.D.G.W, Livermore, California Donner Parlor No. 193, N.D.G.W., Byron, . . . — — Map (db m92924) HM | |||
| ► California (Alameda County), Oakland — In Memoriam (NSGW WWI Memorial) — |
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In Memoriam
of the boys of this district
who made the supreme sacrifice
Dedicated Sunday July 10th 1921
by Claremont Parlor No. 240 N.S.G.W.
and affiliated organizations This plate donated by H.T. Burns — — Map (db m136739) WM | |||
| ► California (Alameda County), Oakland — 107 — Joaquin Miller — "Poet of the Sierras” — |
| Joaquin Miller, “Poet of the Sierras,” resided on these acres, named by him “The Hights,” from 1886 to 1913. In this building known as The Abbey, he wrote “Columbus” and other poems. The surrounding trees were . . . — — Map (db m100546) HM | |||
| ► California (Alameda County), Pleasanton — Kottinger’s Barn — |
| John W. Kottinger one of pioneer founders and first Justice of the Peace of Pleasanton constructed this adobe brick barn about 1852. So built that part of it could house prisoners brought to justice in his court. Thus serving as Pleasanton’s first . . . — — Map (db m24592) HM | |||
| ► California (Alameda County), Pleasanton — Rancho El Valle de San Jose — |
| This grandstand is located on a portion of the historic Rancho El Valle de San Jose, granted to Pico, Sunol and Bernal by Mexico in 1839 forming part of Mission San Jose lands. Early settlers trained and raced horses here over 100 years ago. — — Map (db m65971) HM | |||
| ► California (Alameda County), Pleasanton — The Pleasanton Hotel — |
| In 1864, five years before the first railroad arrived in Pleasanton, John W. Kottinger demonstrated his faith in Pleasanton”s future by building the communities first hotel, The Farmer’s Hotel. The building was purchased by Henry in 1891 and . . . — — Map (db m24607) HM | |||
| ► California (Alameda County), San Leandro — Masonic Temple — |
| On August 21, 1909, the cornerstone (containing the lists of the Grand Officers and past Masters of Eden Lodge, documents relating to the new temple, copies of local newspapers, old coins and a Bible that had been carried by John Hamilton through . . . — — Map (db m54746) HM | |||
| ► California (Alameda County), San Leandro — San Leandro Courthouse Site — |
| Courthouse of Alameda County on this site early months of 1855. Moved here officially on March 10, 1856 by act of Legislature February 8, 1856. Site donated for county purposes by Jose Joaquin Estudillo. Courthouse move to Oakland 1873. — — Map (db m26411) HM | |||
| ► California (Alpine County), Kirkwood — 315 — Kit Carson — |
| On this spot, which marks the summit of the Kit Carson Pass, stood what was known as the Kit Carson Tree on which the famous scout Kit Carson inscribed his name in 1844 when he guided the then Captain John C. Fremont, head of a government exploring . . . — — Map (db m100568) HM | |||
| ► California (Alpine County), Markleeville — Alpine County Courthouse — |
| This building was designed by Frederic J. DeLongchamp, a designer and engineer of mining, born in Reno, Nevada, on June 2, 1882 and educated in Nevada. He designed 500 buildings, libraries, hotels, and post offices in the counties of the State of . . . — — Map (db m635) HM | |||
| ► California (Alpine County), Markleeville — Alpine County Historical Complex — |
| The construction of this historical complex was initiated in 1964, "Alpine County's Centennial Year", by the Historical Society of Alpine County. With concerted effort and fortitude it was completed and duly dedicated as a historical landmark on . . . — — Map (db m3088) HM | |||
| ► California (Alpine County), Markleeville — Snowshoe Thompson Home — |
| John A. “Snowshoe” Thompson (1827-1876) Native of Norway who carried mail across the Sierra Nevada on skis, assisting the needful for twenty years, dwelt and died on this site. Dedicated on June 30, 1990 Native Sons of the Golden . . . — — Map (db m21301) HM | |||
| ► California (Alpine County), Markleeville — Webster School — |
| This building was designed by Frederic J. DeLongchamps, a designer and engineer of mining, born in Reno, Nevada, on June 2, 1882, and educated in Nevada. He designed 500 buildings, including schools, courthouses, commercial structures, and . . . — — Map (db m3089) HM | |||
| ► California (Alpine County), Woodfords — 805 — Woodfords Station — |
| Historic Woodfords Station, the Eastern Sierra gateway to the goldfields of California, way station of the famed Pony Express, and entrance to Carson Pass on the Emigrant Trail to the Sacramento Valley. Beginning in 1849 with the building of the . . . — — Map (db m143519) HM | |||
| ► California (Amador County), Amador City — Imperial Hotel — |
| Present two story brick structure was completed in 1879. Designed as a mercantile store, then converted to hotel and boarding house to accommodate local miners and travelers. Remained in operation until 1927. Walls at the base are twelve bricks . . . — — Map (db m9005) HM | |||
| ► California (Amador County), Drytown — Drytown — |
| Rich placer mining, 1850’s. Origin of town’s name: Lack of water in nearby creek to wash gold. Many Chinese laborers in fields & mines. East gateway to New Chicago, New Philadelphia, Amador City; Quartz mines: Fremont-Gover & Treasure (1867), Bunker . . . — — Map (db m74124) HM | |||
| ► California (Amador County), Fiddletown — H. C. Farnham House 1855 — |
| Hiram C. Farnham built this home for his bride, Eunice Haynes. It overlooked the creek and steam powered sawmill that he built with James McLeod in 1853 to serve the new rich gold strike in Fiddletown. The boomtown was served by six stagecoaches a . . . — — Map (db m41369) HM | |||
| ► California (Amador County), Ione — Buena Vista Store — |
| Buena Vista's store and house situated in Jackson Valley, was built by John Fitzsimmons, then sold to Sam Cook, then to James Norris and afterwards to Jacob and Verona Strohm. Once situated in Lancha Plana it was moved by the Chinese who discovered . . . — — Map (db m10189) HM | |||
| ► California (Amador County), Ione — 788 — Daniel Stewart Co. Store — |
| General merchandise store built by Daniel Stewart in 1856. First brick building erected in Ione Valley from nearby Muletown brick. Ione, once known as "Bed-Bug" and "Freeze-Out” was an important supply center on the main road to the Mother . . . — — Map (db m100587) HM | |||
| ► California (Amador County), Ione — Ione Brewery — |
| Built in the 1860’s of Ione Brick by Brewers Raab and Huttner. Served as a Brewery for Over 30 Years. In 1907 C.C. Prouty Moved His Creamery to this Site. A Soda Works and Ice Plant Were Installed in 1910. Various Businesses Have Occupied the . . . — — Map (db m15825) HM | |||
| ► California (Amador County), Ione — Ione City Hall — |
| Originally built as the three story commercial hotel in 1864, razed by fire and re-built as a one story building in 1930. Remodeled in 1966 by the City of Ione as its City Hall. Mayor David S. Mason III Councilmen Jack Gasawawy • . . . — — Map (db m2373) HM | |||
| ► California (Amador County), Ione — Ione High School — |
| The first high school in Amador County was erected on this spot in 1903 by the Ione Academy, a private corporation. The original two-story frame structure, built at a cost of $2,287, housed the school until 1939. As a result of the steady growth in . . . — — Map (db m94743) HM | |||
| ► California (Amador County), Ione — Ione Parlor No. 33, N.S.G.W. — |
| This building, built in the year of 1854, was originally a hardware store on the ground floor and a dance hall on the upper floor. Ione Parlor No. 33, N.S.G.W. bought the building in the year 1884 and has continuously owned it and met here . . . — — Map (db m2380) HM | |||
| ► California (Amador County), Ione — Ione's Annual Picnic — |
| In 1876 Ione’s Annual Picnic moved from Shakeley Hill to this location. The 100 acre park is part of an 1840 land grant and was leased to the city by the Howard Estate May 11, 1967. The park during it’s early years hosted many of the important horse . . . — — Map (db m42400) HM | |||
| ► California (Amador County), Ione — Ione's Chinatown — |
| Looking North from this monument lies 5.22 acres which was originally deeded to Ky Kee, Hop Wah Chung, Quong On Long and Chang Hang Co. in 1883. Known as Chinatown, the community was comprised of stores, homes and a Joss House. At the peak of . . . — — Map (db m42397) HM | |||
| ► California (Amador County), Ione — Quincy - Ione's Sister City — |
| Quincy, located approximately 1 1/2 miles east of here off Mule Creek, was one of the cities within the boundaries of Rancho Arroyo, or the grant, that suddenly appeared in the early 1850's. Don Andreas Pico purchased the grant from Teodosio . . . — — Map (db m94747) HM | |||
| ► California (Amador County), Ione — Scully Ranch — |
| Property settled by J. P. Martin in 1848. Home built circa 1852. Purchased in 1882 by William Scully, who arrived from Ireland in 1854. The Scully family has owned and operated the ranch for five generations. Present owners are Robert and Etta . . . — — Map (db m42398) HM | |||
| ► California (Amador County), Ione — Steam Flour Mill — |
| Built in 1856 by Thomas Rickey Yearly grind 4000 Tons Barley – Oats – Corn — — Map (db m42401) HM | |||
| ► California (Amador County), Ione — The Heirloom — |
| Built circa 1863, this imposing residence with its classical columns, two-storied gallery, French window and fan transom, is an important local representative of the Greek Revival tradition in America. The house, constructed of locally fired brick, . . . — — Map (db m94748) HM | |||
| ► California (Amador County), Jackson — Argonaut Mine — |
| On the hill to your right stand the remains of the Argonaut Mine gallus (headframe), beneath which 47 miners were lost when a fire broke out deep in the main shaft on August 27, 1922. At that time the Argonaut was one of the deepest gold mines in . . . — — Map (db m94781) HM | |||
| ► California (Amador County), Jackson — Butte Store — |
| Constructed by Italian stone mason in 1857. Served pioneer settlers and miners as post office and general store later later known as Ginocchio's. — — Map (db m100579) HM | |||
| ► California (Amador County), Jackson — 2010-08 — Excelsior Parlor 31 — Native Sons of the Golden West — |
| Excelsior Parlor #31 was organized near this site on June 28, 1884. The building was the site of See & Marshall’s Circus lot in 1851, the Fireman’s Hall from 1850 through 1862 and Mat Ryan’s Saloon until purchased by the Native Sons of the Golden . . . — — Map (db m71556) HM | |||
| ► California (Amador County), Jackson — Hangman's Tree — |
| Here stood in early days the Hangman’s Tree This marker placed by Ursula Parlor No.1 N.D.G.W July 24, 1937 — — Map (db m27881) HM | |||
| ► California (Amador County), Jackson — Jackson — |
| In 1848, was a village of huts and tents called "Bottileas” by the Mexicans from the bottles strewn about by those who tarried here. In 1849, it was named Jackson for Colonel Jackson an early day resident. In 1853, Amador . . . — — Map (db m72060) HM | |||
| ► California (Amador County), Jackson — Jackson Fire Bell — |
| This trusty bell served Jackson faithfully for over 70 years. Located in tower near courthouse. Warning of fire or other peril. Dedicated July 8, 1989 by Amador County Historical Society and Excelsior . . . — — Map (db m19750) HM | |||
| ► California (Amador County), Jackson — Kennedy Mining and Milling Company — 1860 - 1942 — |
| In the late 1850’s, Andrew Kennedy discovered gold in an outcropping of quartz. The mine produced over $34.2 million in gold, making it one of the richest gold mines in the world. With a depth of 5,912 feet, it was the deepest mine in North America . . . — — Map (db m19797) HM | |||
| ► California (Amador County), Jackson — Law Office — |
| Law office built circa 1860 by United States Senator from California James F. Farley Law office of Angelo De Paoli — — Map (db m42456) HM | |||
| ► California (Amador County), Jackson — 34 — Pioneer Hall — |
| The Order or Native Daughters of the Golden West was organized on these premises The site of the Pioneer Hall on September 1, 1886. This tablet is placed In memory of the founding of the order by Ursula Parlor No. 1, . . . — — Map (db m28039) HM | |||
| ► California (Amador County), Jackson — Sesquicentennial Court House Site — |
| Voters on July 17, 1854, selected Jackson as the county seat of the new County of Amador, born that June 14 after a spirited election. Fulfilling their promise, the Jackson town trustees, at no county expense, financed construction of the first . . . — — Map (db m27910) HM | |||
| ► California (Amador County), Jackson — St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church — |
| St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church was erected in 1894. It is the first Serbian Orthodox church built in the U.S. Rev. Sebastian Dabovich, first Priest in this parish. Born in S.F. & reared in nearby Plymouth. Inspired his people in the early 1890’s & . . . — — Map (db m11514) HM | |||
| ► California (Amador County), Jackson — The Court House Well — |
| Under This Tablet Is The Court House Well Dug in 1851, 52 feet in depth For generations it was a main source of domestic water for the community. “Gone is the ancient equipment but still the living water flows.” . . . — — Map (db m27908) HM | |||
| ► California (Amador County), Jackson — University of California Foothill Field Station — 1888 – 1903 — |
| The Foothill Station became the first University of California qualifying outlying station funded jointly by federal, state and local county sources in March 1888. The station was developed under the patronage of Senator A. Caminetti of Jackson. . . . — — Map (db m72065) HM | |||
| ► California (Amador County), Jackson — Wells Fargo Building — |
| First structure on site built in 1851. Bar portion of building erected in 1856 as drug store. Wells Fargo Express Agency moved to store briefly in 1887. Two story section built in 1858, used as a general store. Easterly one story section built in . . . — — Map (db m27857) HM | |||
| ► California (Amador County), Martell — To The Memory of Mike Tovey — Wells Fargo Messenger — |
| Michael (“Mike”) Tovey, Wells Fargo Messenger was killed and DeWitt Clinton Radcliff, stage driver injured on this spot, June 15, 1893, by a lone bandit who attempted to hold up the regular six-horse stage on the old Ione - Jackson Stage . . . — — Map (db m41555) HM | |||
| ► California (Amador County), Plymouth — Forest Home — 1850's — Stage and Freight Stopover — |
| Copper mines patented 1873: Peak Outputs: Early 1860’s, 1895-1917, 1943-1947, Township organized 1854. A Methodist center for many years U.S. Postoffice: 1862-1905 — — Map (db m11361) HM | |||
| ► California (Amador County), Plymouth — Shenandoah School — 1879 — |
| This bell called the children of Shenandoah Valley to school. The school district was first named Williams after the family with the most children, then changed to Shenandoah in 1916. In 1952 with the creation of the Oro Madre School District . . . — — Map (db m10350) HM | |||
| ► California (Amador County), Sutter Creek — 1854 · Amador County · 1954 — |
| Amador County, carved from Calaveras and El Dorado, was organized July 3, 1854, at the crossroads of Sutter Hill. Act of Legislature, May 11, 1854, set June 17, 1854, as election date for people to vote on such a division, and appointed five . . . — — Map (db m11222) HM | |||
| ► California (Amador County), Sutter Creek — Brignoli Building — 1858 — |
| Built of native greenstone by Bartolomeo Brignole for a general store. Operated by his family until 1944. — — Map (db m29818) HM | |||
| ► California (Amador County), Sutter Creek — In Memory of General John A. Sutter — Benefactor of the Great State of California — |
| Who mined here and gave Sutter Creek its name and under whose regime gold was discovered. Also to those pioneer mothers, fathers and miners of the Mother Lode, which has produced millions in gold. This rock used in Mother Lode Champion . . . — — Map (db m13407) HM | |||
| ► California (Amador County), Sutter Creek — J. Monteverde General Store Museum — |
| Typical of old country stores at the turn of the century. Opened in 1898. Over its counter and from its shed, the Monteverde Family offered for sale all manner and description of merchandise. The emporium served as a meeting place for housewives, . . . — — Map (db m8975) HM | |||
| ► California (Amador County), Sutter Creek — Levaggi Opera House — |
| The front building built in 1860. The opera house was built on back in 1892 by John and Michael Levaggi, early pioneers and stone masons from Italy. Bricks used were kilned east of Sutter Creek and hauled to the site by twelve mule team. Amapola . . . — — Map (db m29814) HM | |||
| ► California (Amador County), Sutter Creek — Miners' Bend Park — A Historic Gold Mining Park — |
| Sutter Creek, California Left Panel: Like many communities in the Sierra Foothills, Sutter Creek grew out of the great gold rush of 1849. Thousands of men of every nationality arrived seeking fortunes through toil, sweat, and luck. . . . — — Map (db m106380) HM | |||
| ► California (Amador County), Sutter Creek — Native Sons Hall — |
| In 1851 first building to be erected on south part of site, was Hanford and Downs General Store. That stores Liberty flag pole, marked center of incorporated town, 1854. In 1865, most of building destroyed by fire. Purchased in 1875 by Giovanni B. . . . — — Map (db m10744) HM | |||
| ► California (Amador County), Sutter Creek — Sutter Creek — |
| On September 4, 1854 Sutter Creek was declared by Judge Marion Gordon an incorporated town. Sutter Creek's limits were one mile square. The center was "The Liberty Flag Pole", atop Main Street (Little Humbug Hill) where the Native Sons Hall stands . . . — — Map (db m94113) HM | |||
| ► California (Amador County), Sutter Creek — Sutter Creek Grammar School — 1871 — |
| Learning was revered by Sutter Creek citizens whose school stands as an historic proof of the belief in education. — — Map (db m28052) HM | |||
| ► California (Amador County), Sutter Creek — Sutter Creek United Methodist Church — |
| In 1861 under leadership of Rev. I.B. Fish this church was built . Trustees incorporated the church as the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1862. Between 1863 and 1867 the Ladies Aid Society gave $1,300 for the back room addition. The steeple was added . . . — — Map (db m13684) HM | |||
| ► California (Amador County), Sutter Creek — Sutter Creek’s First Fire Bell — |
| Within the bell The following is inscribed "Hung by G. Chisholm, Dan Ramazzotti Oct. 18, 1907 Director – F. N. Soracco, F. Warner E. Deacon – Sutter Creek Fire Co. Cast by A. Fulton’s Son and Company Pittsburg, PA. Ordered by . . . — — Map (db m94750) HM | |||
| ► California (Butte County), Berry Creek — Lake Madrone Cemetery — |
| The Berry Creek Cemetery, sometimes referred to as the Lake Madrone Cemetery by local residents, served as a community graveyard for many years. The earliest known date of death for a person interred here is 1875. The cemetery fell into disrepair in . . . — — Map (db m61683) HM | |||
| ► California (Butte County), Centerville — Centerville Cemetery — |
| Main Marker: Burials here date back to the early 1860’s but it was 1900 before the first cemetery association purchased the land from Theodore Willrich and started keeping records. In 1958 a few residents re-formed the organization which . . . — — Map (db m29709) HM | |||
| ► California (Butte County), Centerville — Centerville School — |
| Erected in 1894 by C.H. Hintz this building was used continuously for school purposes until 1966 when due to unification, pupils were bussed into Chico. The first teacher was Miss Ada Woods. Cost of building was $600.Purchased by Centerville . . . — — Map (db m29692) HM | |||
| ► California (Butte County), Chico — General John and Annie K. Bidwell Gravesite — |
| This marks the location of General John and Annie K. Bidwell’s Gravesite Founders and Benefactors of Chico — — Map (db m29745) HM | |||
| ► California (Butte County), Chico — Honey Run Covered Bridge / Gold Dredge — |
| 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 | |||
| ► California (Butte County), Magalia — 771 — The Dogtown Nugget — |
| This marker symbolizes the discovery of the first large gold nugget in California. It was found across this canyon in Willard Gulch April 12, 1859. Weight 54 pounds. — — Map (db m29663) HM | |||
| ► California (Butte County), Oroville — 330 — Bidwell's Bar — 1853 – 1856 — |
| Erected by Argonaut Parlor No. 8. Native Sons of the Golden West and Butte County Board of Supervisors To designate the site of the second county seat of Butte County Bidwell's Bar 1853 – 1856 Site of the Court House was . . . — — Map (db m100598) HM | |||
| ► California (Butte County), Oroville — Braselton Home Site — |
| In memory of James D. Braselton his wife Anna C. Braselton and their family The erection of this historical monument marking the site of their home here at Garden Ranch built in 1887 and the Braselton Room in the Oroville . . . — — Map (db m69789) HM | |||
| ► California (Butte County), Oroville — Butte County Court House at Oroville — |
| 1956 marks 1st centennial of Butte County Court House at Oroville 3rd county seat of Butte County — — Map (db m61557) HM | |||
| ► California (Butte County), Oroville — Completion of 4th Railorad in California — Middletown — |
| To Commemorate completion of 4th Railorad in California – Marysville to Oroville, by California Northern Railroad, later the Southern Pacific Co. 1st passenger train February 9 – 1864. Also marks site of Middletown 1854 – 1856. — — Map (db m65878) HM | |||
| ► California (Butte County), Oroville — First Banking Institution in Ophir — |
| This tablet commemorates the establishment of the First Banking Institution in Ophir now Oroville which was located on this site and occupied by McWilliams & Tymeson - G.A. Emery - Geo. Faulkner & Co. 1855-1865 . . . — — Map (db m25694) HM | |||
| ► California (Butte County), Oroville — Oregon City Cemetery — |
| In 1864 the Strang family moved to Oregon City. The institution date of the Oregon City Cemetery is unknown, the oldest grave is believed to be August 16, 1878. William H. Strang granted to the inhabitants of Oregon City and vicinity this piece of . . . — — Map (db m61706) HM | |||
| ► California (Butte County), Oroville — Oroville Chinese Cemetery — 1850 -1944 — |
| This cemetery was established in 1850 during the Gold Rush days to serve the Chinese communities of Lava Beds, Bagdad, Bidwell Bar and Ophir City (now Oroville). The last burial here was in 1944. — — Map (db m61494) HM | |||
| ► California (Butte County), Oroville — Pioneer Cemetery — |
| A memorial to those whose burial places in Bidwell Bar Cemetery Enterprise Cemetery And six family plots were moved to make way for the rising waters of Oroville Reservoir — — Map (db m69793) HM | |||
| ► California (Butte County), Oroville — Site of 1st Sawmill — |
| "Site of 1st Sawmill Erected by Argonaut Parlor No. 8 Native Sons and Gold of Ophir Parlor No. 190 Native Daughters, commemorating the Bicentennial Year 1776 – 1976” — — Map (db m61558) HM | |||
| ► California (Butte County), Oroville — Site of the First Flour Mill — |
| “Site of first flour mill in Ophir City now Oroville, built in 1858. Erected and dedicated by Argonaut Parlor No. 8 Native Sons and Gold of Ophir Parlor No. 190 Native Daughters as part of the Bicentennial Year Celebration 1776 – . . . — — Map (db m65842) HM | |||
| ► California (Butte County), Oroville — 809 — The Last Yahi Indian — |
| For thousands of years the Yahi Indians roamed the foothills between Mt. Lassen and the Sacramento Valley. Settlement of this region by the white man brought death to the Yahi by gun, by disease, and by hunger. By the turn of the century only a few . . . — — Map (db m100601) HM | |||
| ► California (Butte County), Oroville — 314 — The Mother Orange Tree of Butte County — Bidwell Bar Bridge — |
| To commemorate The Mother Orange Tree of Butte County planted at this spot by Judge Joseph Lewis in 1856 The Bidwell Bar Bridge First suspension bridge of California Transported from New York via Cape Horn 1853. Completed . . . — — Map (db m100596) HM | |||
| ► California (Butte County), Paradise — Old Paradise — |
| On these 4 corners was the Old Town of Paradise, known in the 1860’s as Leonard’s Mill. Just north was the mill, hotel and stage stop. To the N.E. was a turpentine distillery. To the east was the school. The Paradise post office was established and . . . — — Map (db m66140) HM | |||
| ► California (Butte County), Paradise — Butte 011 — Old Paradise Depot — |
| Constructed in 1903, this depot is one of three maintained along the Butte County Railroad, a 31 mile line from Chico to Stirling City, completed by Diamond Match Co. in 1904. The railroad was later acquired by Southern Pacific and operated as a . . . — — Map (db m29671) HM | |||
| ► California (Butte County), Thermalito — Hamilton — 1851 – 1853 — |
| Erected by Argonaut Parlor No. 8 Native Sons of the Golden West and Butte County Board of Supervisors to designate the site of the first county seat of Butte County. Hamilton 1851 – 1853 Site of Court House was 600 yds. . . . — — Map (db m95740) HM | |||
| ► California (Calaveras County), Altaville — 288 — Altaville Foundry & Machine Works — Founded by J.M. Wooster — Est. 1854 — |
| Is the site of the longest running continuously operated foundry west of the Mississippi River. All quartz machinery needed for the numerous mines surrounding the Altaville, Angels Camp area was cast here. It was previously known as Altaville . . . — — Map (db m13005) HM | |||
| ► California (Calaveras County), Altaville — 499 — Altaville Grammar School — |
| This brick building, erected in 1858 with funds raised by a dance in the Billiard Saloon of the N.R. Prince Building (which still stands), is one of the oldest schools of California. Used as a school until 1950, it was then replaced by the present . . . — — Map (db m10143) HM | |||
| ► California (Calaveras County), Altaville — 735 — Prince-Garibardi Building — |
| This structure was erected in 1852 by B. R. Prince and G. Garibardi for a general merchandise business. Improved in 1857 with living quarters on the second floor, it is still used for living and warehouse purposes. — — Map (db m11047) HM | |||
| ► California (Calaveras County), Angels Camp — Camp 9 Powerhouse Pelton Wheel — |
| The use of wheels to convert flowing or falling water into power began in ancient Greece around the third to the first century B.C. In 1878 Lester Allan Pelton, a carpenter and blacksmith from Nevada City, invented a new design for an impulse water . . . — — Map (db m101590) HM | |||
| ► California (Calaveras County), Angels Camp — GPY-135-2 — Hogarth Stamp Mill — |
| In 1895 Harry Hogarth, James Candy and Naylor Williams filed a claim for the Relief Quartz Mine on a hillside above Six Mile Creek near Angels Camp. In 1920, after working the claim by hand for many years, the Hogarths; Harry Sr, Harry Jr, and . . . — — Map (db m56553) HM | |||
| ► California (Calaveras County), Angels Camp — Just Jenny — |
| This steam traction engine was built by Owens, Lane, Dyer & Co. of Hamilton Ohio most likely in the 1870s. Its particular gear drive mechanism, along with the incline cylinder distinguish it as an O.L.D. & Co. machine. According to the story, this . . . — — Map (db m101594) HM | |||
| ► California (Calaveras County), Angels Camp — Ol' Beth — |
| This Best 110 hp steam traction engine, built 1903-1906, was originally used by Pacific Borax Co. to pull ore wagons. The next owner was the Dixie Mill, near Sheep Ranch, where it was used to haul logs down the steep hillsides to the loading deck. . . . — — Map (db m101613) HM | |||
| ► California (Calaveras County), Angels Camp — Serpentine Drill Core Section — |
| This core section was created in 1934 while boring an air/service shaft for the Idaho-Maryland Mine in Grass Valley, California. The overseer of this demanding project was mining engineer J.B. Newsome. Reputed to be the largest drill core of its . . . — — Map (db m101617) HM | |||
| ► California (Calaveras County), Angels Camp — Stalactite/Stalagmite — |
| This natural formation came from a cavern on the property of the Calaveras Cement Co., located near Calaveritas in Calaveras County. It was donated to the museum by the Flintkote Co. in 1957. Collectively known as speleothems, these ancient . . . — — Map (db m101618) HM | |||
| ► California (Calaveras County), Angels Camp — Utica Mine North Shaft — |
| Utica Mine, the most important mine in the Angels District, set national records in the 1890's producing more than 4 million dollars in gold in 30 months. The Utica was also the site of Angels Camp's worst mine disaster when 17 men were buried when . . . — — Map (db m25646) HM | |||
| ► California (Calaveras County), Avery — Avery Hotel — Formerly Half-Way House — |
| Hotel and stagecoach relay station, halfway between Murphys and Big Trees. Settled in the 1850’s by Joseph and Sarah Goodell. Purchased by Peter Avery, then operated by three generations of Averys - Peter and Nancy, George and Henrietta and Morton . . . — — Map (db m10615) HM | |||
| ► California (Calaveras County), Calaveritas — The Costa Store — Constructed by Mr. Luigi Costa in 1852 — |
| He conducted a butcher shop, a distillery and various other enterprises in these buildings, for a total of 50 years. Descendants of Luigi and Charlotte Costa have preserved this handsome example of the heritage of Calaveritas. — — Map (db m12994) HM | |||
| ► California (Calaveras County), Copperopolis — Copperopolis Armory — |
| Copperopolis Armory, built by public subscription in 1866 for 8,000 dollars, was used by the Union Guard for enlisting and training troops. In 1866 it was sold to the Copperopolis Armory Hall Association for 800 dollars in gold and was used for . . . — — Map (db m13003) HM | |||
| ► California (Calaveras County), Jenny Lind — 266 — Jenny Lind — |
| Settled in the 1840’s as a flourishing gold mining, cattle ranching and farming community. — — Map (db m13040) HM | |||
| ► California (Calaveras County), Mokelumne Hill — 269 — Mokelumne Hill — |
| Mokelumne is an Indian word, first applied to the nearby river. Earliest settlement was at Happy Valley by French trappers. Gold was discovered by discharged members of Stevenson's Regiment in 1848. Center of the richest placer mining section of . . . — — Map (db m12996) HM | |||
| ► California (Calaveras County), Murphys — GPY 136-10 — Buena Vista Cemetery — |
| Buena Vista Cemetery's oldest grave marker, for a six year old boy, has the date of death of June 26, 1855. Older graves may exist that have no markers on them. Buena Vista is the earliest official burial location in Murphys. In 1930, Buena Vista . . . — — Map (db m66122) HM | |||
| ► California (Calaveras County), Murphys — Independent Order of Odd Fellows Hall — |
| Built 1901, on land donated by Joseph Heinsdorff, Sr., for use by the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. The two-storied shiplap-sided structure was constructed with locally milled lumber, using large stones as foundation. In 1991, the stones were . . . — — Map (db m32860) HM | |||
| ► California (Calaveras County), Murphys — Jones Apothecary – Cheap Cash Store — |
| After a fire in 1859, pioneer Doctor Jones rebuilt this structure to withstand future disasters. It served as his office, and is constructed of limestone, brick, 30 inch windowless walls and iron shuttered doors. In 1867, it was sold to John Hauselt . . . — — Map (db m16049) HM | |||
| ► California (Calaveras County), Murphys — 275 — Murphys — |
| One of the principal mining communities in Calaveras County, named for the discoverer of gold on the flat in 1849. The objective of many immigrants coming over the Sierras by Ebbetts Pass, Murphys Flat and surrounding mines produced 20,000,000 . . . — — Map (db m149203) HM | |||
| ► California (Calaveras County), Murphys — Native Sons of the Golden West — |
| Chispa Parlor No. 139 was chartered April 10, 1889, dissolved April 25, 1896, and reorganized March 14, 1905. This site was first occupied circa 1860 by the Independent Order of Good Templars, a group dedicated to the prohibition of liquor and . . . — — Map (db m33008) HM | |||
| ► California (Calaveras County), Murphys — Old Segale Building — |
| Rebuilt in 1859 as a stone, fire-proof, grocery and provisions store by Vassallo & Co. In 1861 was the homestead of J.C. Green & Wife. By 1863 owned & operated as a bakery by B.M. Orengo & Ruiseco. It is said that the baker Ruiseco was shot to death . . . — — Map (db m51568) HM | |||
| ► California (Calaveras County), Murphys — 267 — Old Sperry Hotel — The Mitchler Hotel — |
| This hostelry originally built in 1855 by J. L. Sperry of Sperry Flour fame and his partner John Perry. Among early guests whose names appear on old register are Mark Twain, Horatio Alger, Thomas H. Lipton, Henry Ward Beecher, the Rothchilds General . . . — — Map (db m143521) HM | |||
| ► California (Calaveras County), Murphys — 466 — Peter L. Traver Building — |
| Constructed by Peter L. Traver in 1856, this is the oldest stone building in Murphys. Its iron shutters and sand on the roof protected it from the fires of 1859, 1874, and 1893. It served as a general store, a Wells Fargo office, and later a garage. — — Map (db m2611) HM | |||
| ► California (Calaveras County), Murphys — 465 — Site of Brownsville — |
| A thriving mining camp on rich Pennsylvania Gulch in the 1850’s and 1860’s. Named for Alfred Brown, former owner of Table Mountain Ranch. Laws of Brownsville Mining District provided that each miner could own one wet and one dry claim, not to exceed . . . — — Map (db m11501) HM | |||
| ► California (Calaveras County), Murphys — Stangetti – Solari – Cademartori Store — |
| The stone portion built circa 1879 by Bernardo Bisso, called Stangetti, who ran a store until its sale to Sebastian Solari , circa 1881-83, who added the wooden portion and also operated a store. The stone section has walls more than 20 inches thick . . . — — Map (db m16189) HM | |||
| ► California (Calaveras County), Murphys — The Heinsdorff Bakery — |
| In 1862, tinsmith Louis Robinson constructed this brick and stone building to replace his original frame store which was destroyed in the fire of August 20, 1859. In 1869 it became a bakery and store, a use it was to have over the next 40 years. The . . . — — Map (db m16016) HM | |||
| ► California (Calaveras County), Murphys — The Old Fisk Building — |
| One of the pioneer structures in Murphys, built after the great fire of 1859 by Freeman Dunbar and Company and called Union Saloon and Bowling Alley. It was operated in the 1870’s by W.C. Crispin, and in the 1880’s by Charles E. Fisk. Later it was a . . . — — Map (db m32814) HM | |||
| ► California (Calaveras County), Vallecito — Vallecito — |
| One of California's important early day mining towns named by Mexicans meaning Little Valley. Gold was discovered here by the Murphy Brothers on 1849. It was originally called "Murphys' Old Diggings". This bell was cast at Troy N.Y. in 1853. After . . . — — Map (db m6841) HM | |||
| ► California (Calaveras County), West Point — 253 — Sandy Gulch — |
| This site, in 1849, was a trading center for pioneer miners of Northwestern Calaveras County. It was named after the gulch where William and Dan Carsner found large nuggets imbedded in the course sand. Water for mining was brought from the Middle . . . — — Map (db m11975) HM | |||
| ► California (Contra Costa County), Antioch — Birthplace of Antioch — |
| This Plaque commemorates the arrival of the first settlers in Antioch. September 16, 1850 Led by Captain George W. Kimball the party sailed from Maine aboard the California Packet No.2 March 1850 And reached San Francisco Bay August . . . — — Map (db m37593) HM | |||
| ► California (Contra Costa County), Brentwood — John and Abby Marsh — In Memory of — |
| Builders of the stone house 1856 Abby Marsh died August 1855 John Marsh first doctor in California arrived 1836 Born 1799, Murdered Sept. 24 1856 — — Map (db m94654) HM | |||
| ► California (Contra Costa County), El Cerrito — 356 — The Adobe Houses of Victor Castro — Late 1830's to 1956 — |
| Four hundred feet west of this plaque Victor Ramon Castro 1817 - 1900 built three adobe dwellings, the south one in late 1830's the main one or west one in 1840's the north in late 1840's They with later additions were destroyed by fire April . . . — — Map (db m144264) HM | |||
| ► California (Contra Costa County), Martinez — Capt. Joseph R. Walker — |
| In memory of Capt. Joseph R. Walker Pioneer Camped in Yosemite Nov. 13, 1833 Born Roan Co. Tenn Dec. 13, 1798 Died Oct 27, 1876 — — Map (db m93539) HM | |||
| ► California (Contra Costa County), Port Costa — McNear Warehouse — |
| This warehouse was built in 1886 by G.W. McNear, as the first fireproof building in Contra Costa County. It was built for the storage of wheat, hay and potatoes. From 1881 to 1882 one-hundred and three ships of wheat were loaded in Port Costa. It . . . — — Map (db m94253) HM | |||
| ► California (Contra Costa County), Richmond — Richmond Native Sons/Daughters of the Golden West Veterans Memorial — |
|
Presented
by the
N.S.G.W. No. 217
and
N.D.G.W. No. 147
of Richmond In memory of those who served the United States in time of war — — Map (db m144414) WM | |||
| ► California (El Dorado County), Auburn — GPY 135-10 — Mountain Quarries Railroad Bridge — |
| In 1910, the Mountain Quarries Company contracted for the construction of a railroad bridge over the North Fork of the American River to haul limestone from their upstream quarry. The bridge and 17 wooden trestles were part of Mountain Quarries . . . — — Map (db m67659) HM | |||
| ► California (El Dorado County), Cameron Park — GPY 137-01 — James Skinner Winery & Distillery — |
| Founded by Scottish gold miner James Skinner in 1861 in the community that became known as Skinners. Strategically placed on the Pony Express Trail, the J. Skinner Native Wine and Brandy Co. was one of the first commercial vineyards in the country, . . . — — Map (db m66603) HM | |||
| ► California (El Dorado County), Coloma — 2010-03 — 200th Anniversary of James W. Marshall's Birth — |
| On the occasion of James W. Marshall's 200th birthday, the Native Sons of the Golden West rededicate this monument erected in his honor. Born in Hopewell Township, Mercer County, New Jersey to Phillip and Sarah Wilson Marshall on October 8, 1810, he . . . — — Map (db m71528) HM | |||
| ► California (El Dorado County), Coloma — Capt. William E. Shannon — |
| First Alcade of Coloma Delegate from this area to First State Constitutional Convention Convention at Monterey. September 1849 — — Map (db m17467) HM | |||
| ► California (El Dorado County), Coloma — 143 — James W. Marshall — 1810 - 1885 — |
| . . . — — Map (db m146477) HM | |||
| ► California (El Dorado County), Coloma — James Wilson Marshall — And the Coloma Valley — |
| James Marshall arrived in the “Collumah”, valley home of the Nisenan, on May 8, 1847 to map the site for a sawmill he was to build in partnership with John Sutter. On August 18, Marshall returned with a crew, mostly Mormons, to build the . . . — — Map (db m39013) HM | |||
| ► California (El Dorado County), Coloma — Sutter Mill Cemetery – 1848 — |
| Originated at time of gold discovery also known as “Coloma Protestant” or “Vineyard House” Cemetery. Still used by local pioneer families. — — Map (db m12277) HM | |||
| ► California (El Dorado County), Coloma — 530 — Sutter’s Mill Site — |
| This rock monument marks site of John A. Sutter's saw mill in the tailrace of which James W. Marshall discovered gold, January 24, 1848, starting the great rush of argonauts to California. The Society of California Pioneers definitely located and . . . — — Map (db m39015) HM | |||
| ► California (El Dorado County), Coloma — 748 — The Coloma Road — |
| Here in the Valley of the Cul-lum-mah Indians, James W. Marshall discovered gold on January 24, 1848, in the tailrace of Sutter’s sawmill. The Old Coloma Road, opened in 1847 from Sutter’s Fort to Coloma, was used by Marshall to carry the news of . . . — — Map (db m12272) HM | |||
| ► California (El Dorado County), Diamond Springs — Diamond Springs I.O.O.F. No. 09 Lodge Hall — |
| The oldest fraternal edifice in continuous use on the West Coast. Built on this hillside, not on the main street as in the usual practice for the era. It avoided the ravages of fire which razed the town of Diamond Springs on several occasions. . . . — — Map (db m19263) HM | |||
| ► California (El Dorado County), Diamond Springs — Odd Fellows Hall — |
| Erected in 1852 by Diamond Springs Lodge No.9 I.O.O.F. Oldest building in constant use By the Odd Fellows in California Dedicated to the memory of the Pioneer Odd Fellows Of El Dorado County by Marguerite Parlor No.12 Native . . . — — Map (db m19264) HM | |||
| ► California (El Dorado County), El Dorado — Hiram No.43 Masonic Building — |
| Hiram Lodge No.43: Free and Accepted Masons, was chartered in the town of Mud Springs, as it was then called, May 16, 1854. The Lodge met in rented buildings until the completion of this brick edifice in 1862. On September 17, 1923 a fire . . . — — Map (db m12396) HM | |||
| ► California (El Dorado County), El Dorado Hills — 699 — Mormon Tavern — Overland Pony Express Route - California — |
| At this site on the old Clarksville-White Rock Emigrant Road was Mormon Tavern. Constructed in 1849, this popular stage stop was enlarged and operated by Franklin Winchell in 1851. It became a remount station of the Central Overland Pony Express and . . . — — Map (db m12056) HM | |||
| ► California (El Dorado County), Georgetown — 17 — Balsar House / I.O.O.F Hall — |
| [Three small markers are mounted on the front of the building:] Marker 1: Balsar House A hotel built in 1850 by Madam Balsar Remodeled for an opera house in 1870. Restored by the Independent Order Odd Fellows and used as a . . . — — Map (db m54812) HM | |||
| ► California (El Dorado County), Georgetown — Georgetown Community United Methodist Church — |
| During the 1850’s the Methodists were the first to serve in the mining towns of El Dorado County. Some ministers traveled on horseback from one mining town to another with a Bible and a Colt Revolver. Known as Georgetown Methodist Episcopal Church, . . . — — Map (db m55075) HM | |||
| ► California (El Dorado County), Georgetown — 2010-04 — Georgetown School — |
| 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 | |||
| ► California (El Dorado County), Georgetown — Georgia Slide — |
| One and a half miles north of Georgetown sailors from Georgia established claims in 1849. General store and mining camp in 1850 which later produced by seam diggins hydraulic and flood sluicing methods. The famous Blue Rock, Pacific Beattie and . . . — — Map (db m54943) HM | |||
| ► California (El Dorado County), Georgetown — The American Hotel — Built in 1863 — |
| Served as – hotel, rooming house, sanitarium and private residence during mining era. Burned in 1897 fire, rebuilt in 1899. — — Map (db m54875) HM | |||
| ► California (El Dorado County), Georgetown — GPY 141-02 — The Rubicon — |
| Historically speaking, to cross the Rubicon River meant that you had passed the point of no return. This trail was originally used by Native Americans as a trade route. In the 1800s it became the main byway from Georgetown to Lake Tahoe. The route . . . — — Map (db m105984) HM | |||
| ► California (El Dorado County), Greenwood — GPY 139-11 — The Greenwood School House — |
| 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 | |||
| ► California (El Dorado County), Pilot Hill — 551 — California’s First Grange Hall — |
| Original Marker - Missing First Replacement Marker - See Photo #2 Pilot Hill Grange No.1, of 29 charter members: Master, F. D. Brown; Secretary, A. J. Bayley; was organized August 10, 1870. The Grange Hall, dedicated at this site . . . — — Map (db m11607) HM | |||
| ► California (El Dorado County), Placerville — Bee-Bennett House — |
| One of the oldest preserved homes of Placerville (Old Hangtown) originally built in 1853 by Col. Fred A. Bee, pioneer merchant, and enlarged in 1889 by Judge Marcus P. Bennett, early jurist, retaining redwood ornate paneling woodwork and fireplace . . . — — Map (db m42260) HM | |||
| ► California (El Dorado County), Placerville — Boeger Winery — |
| This fieldstone building was built by Giovanni N. Lombardo in 1872 from stones cleared to plant vineyards on the property. The lower cellar was used to produce wine for the local community. The grapes were crushed in the upper story living room and . . . — — Map (db m101534) HM | |||
| ► California (El Dorado County), Placerville — Confidence Hall — |
| This building was erected in the Fall of 1860 for Confidence Engine Company No.1, organized in June 1857. City government located here since 1902. — — Map (db m35546) HM | |||
| ► California (El Dorado County), Placerville — Emigrant Jane — |
| Drove a band of horses across the plains and from the proceeds of their sale she erected this building in 1861. — — Map (db m13272) HM | |||
| ► California (El Dorado County), Placerville — Fountain and Tallman Soda Works — |
| This building erected in 1852 withstood the fire of 1856. Dedicated to the memory of of the PIONEERS — — Map (db m13269) HM | |||
| ► California (El Dorado County), Placerville — 141 — Hangmans Tree — |
| This city in the days of ’49 was called “Hangtown” This was the site of Elstner’s Hay Yard on which stood the ‘Hangman’s Tree’ where vigilantes executed many men for various crimes. The stump of the tree is under this . . . — — Map (db m10504) HM | |||
| ► California (El Dorado County), Placerville — James G. Eddy — April 7, 1881 - June 5, 1964 — |
| Whose deep concern for the conservation and improvement of our forests led him to establish the Eddy Tree Breeding Station on this site in 1925. His own effort and funds created this oldest forest genetics research institution in the Western . . . — — Map (db m105854) HM | |||
| ► California (El Dorado County), Placerville — Morning Star #20 I.O.O.F Lodge Building — |
| Morning Star Lodge #20 was instituted February 9, 1854. The Lodge met for several years on the second floor of a 48 x 24 foot hillside building near here. In 1859, the members erected a building on this site. On May 15th, 1910, a fire started in the . . . — — Map (db m35518) HM | |||
| ► California (El Dorado County), Placerville — Placerville Hardware — |
| Oldest continuously operating hardware store west of the Mississippi River One hundred forty years in business — — Map (db m13154) HM | |||
| ► California (El Dorado County), Placerville — Randolph Jewelers — |
| The oldest jewelry store In the West Established 1852 — — Map (db m65254) HM | |||
| ► California (El Dorado County), Placerville — The Old Vet’s Building — |
| In 1852 Phillip L. Platt preempted a ½ quarter section here. He erected a log building for the lodging of miners. He named his hotel The Kossuth House. Dr. Platt died in 1853. His widow sold the property to Anna W. Clark for $200 in 1856. She . . . — — Map (db m13165) HM | |||
| ► California (El Dorado County), Placerville — Upper Central House — |
| 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 | |||
| ► California (El Dorado County), Pollack Pines — In Memory of the Bravery of Our Pioneer Officers — |
| Scene of the robbery of two coaches of the Pioneer Stage Line running between Virginia City, Nevada, and Sacramento, California, on the night of June 30, 1864, at about ten o’clock. Perpetrated by a gang of fourteen men, eight sacks of bullion and . . . — — Map (db m13922) HM | |||
| ► California (El Dorado County), Rescue — 747 — The Coloma Road — |
| Past this point on the Old Coloma Road, running between Sutter’s Fort and his sawmill on the American River, James W. Marshall rode with the first gold discovered at Coloma on Jan. 24, 1848. Traveled by thousands to and from the diggings, this road . . . — — Map (db m11268) HM | |||
| ► California (El Dorado County), Skinners — 703 — Pleasant Grove House — |
| This was the site of a popular roadhouse, where the ponies of the Central Overland Pony Express were changed during July 1, 1860 to June 30, 1861. From here the route of the pony riders continued westward to Folsom and eastward through Rescue, Dry . . . — — Map (db m10442) HM | |||
| ► California (El Dorado County), Volcanoville — 137-03 — The Josephine Mine Cemetery — |
| The Josephine Mine was an integral part of the 1849 California Gold Rush and remained in operation until 1937. This cemetery is the final resting place of some of the pioneers that forged the western frontier and veterans of early American wars. The . . . — — Map (db m67644) HM | |||
| ► California (Fresno County), Coalinga — Coaling Station A — |
| This is the approximate site of Coaling Station A established by the S.P.R.R. in the late 1880’s from which the City of Coalinga derived its name. — — Map (db m63892) HM | |||
| ► California (Glenn County), Willows — Kanawha — |
| Settled by Granville Swift 1840 Named by Levi Welch Post Office 1871-1879 Dedicated to all Pioneers — — Map (db m89197) HM | |||
| ► California (Humboldt County), Arcata — 135-8 — Jacoby's Storehouse — |
| Originally built in 1857 by Augustus Jacoby, this building was constructed of locally quarried stone and brick. This was the first fire proof building in Humboldt County. Jacoby left Arcata in 1862 and mercantile firms continued to occupy the . . . — — Map (db m94513) HM | |||
| ► California (Humboldt County), Arcata — The Gregg-Wood Party and the Union Company — |
| Dedicated to the Gregg-Wood Party and Members of the Union Company Founders of the Town of Union Now known as the City of Arcata April 30, 1850 Members of the Gregg-Wood Party Dr Josiah Gregg · Thomas Sebring · David A. . . . — — Map (db m143253) HM | |||
| ► California (Humboldt County), Eureka — Arkley Center for the Performing Arts — The State Theater — |
| Richard Sweasey originally financed the construction of this theater which displays his name. Mr. Sweasey was a businessman in the early days of Eureka. Sweasey served as a member of the California State Legislature and several terms as a Humboldt . . . — — Map (db m71971) HM | |||
| ► California (Humboldt County), Eureka — Clarke Memorial Museum — |
| Dedicated to the memory of my parents Joseph H. & Annie F. Clarke and other pioneers of Northwestern California by Cecile Clarke Dedicated August 21, 1960 by the Native Sons of the Golden West — — Map (db m1505) HM | |||
| ► California (Humboldt County), Eureka — Hose Company Number 4 — |
| Built in 1884, this building became home of “Columbia Hose Company Number 4”, chartered April 2, 1894. It is the oldest surviving structure of the 7 volunteer companies organized in Eureka between 1873 and 1908. Original building had 2 . . . — — Map (db m91922) HM | |||
| ► California (Humboldt County), Eureka — N.S.G.W. Hall — |
| This historic building was erected in 1887 by L.T. Kinsey and sold to the Society of Humboldt County Pioneers in 1890. On June 15, 1897 it was purchased by Humboldt Parlor No. 14 N.S.G.W. — — Map (db m71970) HM | |||
| ► California (Humboldt County), Eureka — 2008-9 — Sequoia Park Zoo — |
| 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 m78790) HM | |||
| ► California (Humboldt County), Eureka — St. Bernard Catholic Church — |
| Was consecrated by Bishop Manogue on June 6, 1886 - built by local architect James Simpson under the direction of the pastor, Father John S. Sheridan. It is the second church constructed at this location. Dedicated by the Grand Parlor . . . — — Map (db m108024) HM | |||
| ► California (Humboldt County), Eureka — The Carson House — |
| This home, also known as the “Pink Lady,” is a classic Queen Anne/Eastlake Victorian residence designed by the prestigious architectural firm of Newsom Brothers of San Francisco. It was completed in 1889 for William Carson, a pioneer . . . — — Map (db m1498) HM | |||
| ► California (Humboldt County), Eureka — The Samuel W. McFarland Block — circa 1885-1903 — |
| The six Victorian era houses “905-935” Third Steet were developed by Samuel McFarland from 1884 to 1904. Mr. McFarland came to Humboldt County from New Brunswick, Canada in 1866 at the invitation of his brother-in-law, William Carson . . . — — Map (db m71972) HM | |||
| ► California (Humboldt County), Eureka — The Vance Hotel — |
| The Hotel Vance was built in 1872 by Eureka pioneer & lumberman, John Vance. It was the area's grandest hotel & the first building in Eureka with electricity. It was originally designed & built in the "Modern Italianate style”, which . . . — — Map (db m135459) HM | |||
| ► California (Humboldt County), Eureka — U.S. Post Office 1882-1885 / 1890-1894 — |
| This was the first building expressly constructed for the Eureka Post Office Postmaster Frederick Aze, (served as Eureka postmaster for 17 years.) motivated by cramped and ill suited facilities at 612 Second St. had this building constructed at . . . — — Map (db m135482) HM | |||
| ► California (Humboldt County), Fernbridge — Fernbridge — |
| Dedicated on November 16, 1911 and affectionately known as the "Queen of Bridges", it was the longest reinforced concreted arch structure in the world at the time of its construction. The bridge was designed by John B. Leonard, Civil Engineer, . . . — — Map (db m71907) HM | |||
| ► California (Humboldt County), Ferndale — 2009-8 — "Poppa Joe's" — |
| Erected in the early 1870s, this magnificent structure was a drug store. In 1877 it became known as the Alford Drug Store until 1886. In 1879, Wells Fargo and Co. established an express station in the Alford Drug Store and maintained it through . . . — — Map (db m71959) HM | |||
| ► California (Humboldt County), Ferndale — 137-07 — "The Danish Hall" — |
| Originally constructed as a warehouse in July of 1902; known as the A. Berding Warehouse and housed many businesses. In 1919 Hampton C. Blum acquired the warehouse. In January 1929, The Danish Hall Committee started considerations for pu(r)chase. . . . — — Map (db m71939) HM | |||
| ► California (Humboldt County), Ferndale — GPY 136-09 — "The Victorian Inn" — |
| The Victorian Inn was built in 1890 with completion in 1891, and known as the Russ Building. The structure was originally built to house the Ferndale Bank with the Ferndale Enterprise Newspaper following. There were 33 rooms on the second floor; . . . — — Map (db m65289) HM | |||
| ► California (Humboldt County), Ferndale — Cape Mendocino Lighthouse Lenses — Humboldt County Fair — |
| The 780 prisms and fresnel lenses in this replica of the original Cape Mendocino Light House were hand ground in France, shipped around Cape Horn and originally place in operation at Cape Mendocino in 1868. The entire mechanical gear and prisms . . . — — Map (db m139526) HM | |||
| ► California (Humboldt County), Ferndale — Ferndale Cemetery — |
| The Ferndale Cemetery Association was organized and incorporated in 1868. This 5 acre tract of land was purchased in 1870 from Francis and Grace Francis for $155.00, as its steep slopes made it unsuitable for farm land. The first burials were . . . — — Map (db m142811) HM | |||
| ► California (Humboldt County), Ferndale — Ferndale Meat Market — |
| Ferndale Meat Market was already in operation at the time of the fire of 1875 and was lost in the fire of April 1881. It was rebuilt at its present location and back in operation by mid May of that same year. Joseph Russ’ involvement in the business . . . — — Map (db m71955) HM | |||
| ► California (Humboldt County), Ferndale — Ferndale Palace Saloon — |
| Circa 1890. Furthest westernly bar in the continental United States. Dedicated February 13, 1993 by the Native Sons of the Golden West. Harley M. Harty, Grand President In memory of Joseph G. Oeschger PGP — — Map (db m65266) HM | |||
| ► California (Humboldt County), Ferndale — Hotel Ivanhoe — |
| Also known as the Roberts Hotel, Ferndale Hotel, and the Italian-Swiss Hotel, it was the first and is the last of the original hostelries in Ferndale. Originally built in 1870, burnt to the ground and rebuilt in 1875, then remodeled in the late . . . — — Map (db m71958) HM | |||
| ► California (Humboldt County), Ferndale — Joseph C. Oeschger Field — |
| Dedicated to Joseph Carl Oeschger in Recognition of his contribution to sports and to the youth who participate. An all around athlete who began his career in Ferndale, he went on to professional baseball where he distinguished himself as a . . . — — Map (db m71956) HM | |||
| ► California (Humboldt County), Ferndale — Old Firemen's Pavilion — |
| Built in 1922, and constructed mainly of old growth redwood by volunteers of the Ferndale Community. Fire destroyed the kitchen in 1963. Rebuilt in 1990-1993 through contributions and community efforts. It has served our community well throughout . . . — — Map (db m65190) HM | |||
| ► California (Humboldt County), Ferndale — The First California Central Creamery — |
| This site, originally R.A. Simpson's Ferndale Mechanical Shop, and shared by A. Monroe Cider and Vinegar Company, was chosen in 1904 by Aage Jensen as the founding location of the Central Creamery with first production of butter in September, . . . — — Map (db m65235) HM | |||
| ► California (Humboldt County), Ferndale — 136-3 — The Gazebo — |
| Built in 1898 this building is of the East Lake Stick-Style tradition, a fine example of Victorian Architecture. The tapered oriel windows that project from the upper story are Italianate in shape with the overall design being very much English. . . . — — Map (db m71953) HM | |||
| ► California (Humboldt County), Fields Landing — Fields Landing Hotel — |
| Built in the late 1870's or early 1880's, the Fields Landing Hotel originally was used house rail train passengers bound for Eureka. They then continued on by boat to Eureka. In 1913 the railroad was extended to Eureka. The Fields Landing Hotel was . . . — — Map (db m108026) HM | |||
| ► California (Humboldt County), Samoa — Samoa Cookhouse Circa 1893 — |
| This is the last lumber camp style cookhouse in operation in North America. This cookhouse was originally opened as part of Samoa, one of the last company owned towns in the United States, established by the Vance Lumber Company. The original . . . — — Map (db m65422) HM | |||
| ► California (Humboldt County), Scotia — 2010-7 — Scotia Museum — |
| 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 | |||
| ► California (Humboldt County), Scotia — The Pacific Lumber Company — Established 1869 in Humboldt County — |
| Their first sawmill was built in 1887 at their current location and employed 150 men to turn the giant redwoods into shingles and other products. Originally named Forestville, the town name was changed to Scotia in 1888. Scotia is one of the last . . . — — Map (db m71988) HM | |||
| ► California (Humboldt County), Scotia — Wi'ne'ma Theatre — "Women of the Braveheart" — |
| The Wi'ne'ma Theatre was built in 1919 and named for a young Indian girl who devoted her life to establishing friendly relations between her people, the Modoc Indians, and the white men. The first performance was on November 20, 1920 and tells . . . — — Map (db m142815) HM | |||
| ► California (Imperial County), El Centro — Imperial Valley Press — |
| The Imperial Valley Press was established in 1901 with the aid of W.F. Holt in the town of Imperial and was known as the Imperial Press. Mr. Holt moved the paper to the new city of El Centro in 1906 and changed the name to the Imperial Valley Press. . . . — — Map (db m105982) HM | |||
| ► California (Imperial County), El Centro — McConnell Ranch — Established 1908 — |
| In 1908 Hardy McConnell and son, Leslie, (A Native Son) left Temescal Canyon, near Corona, enroute to settle in Imperial Valley, driving two teams of horses pulling wagons, hauling farm implements, chickens and leading a cow. Fourteen days later . . . — — Map (db m81635) HM | |||
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