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Title: California Historical Landmarks (PH 9-13)(Before 1969) Collection Type: Directories and Documents Collection Name: Pamphlets Catalog #: PH 9-13 Author: California Department of Parks and Recreation Published: Before 1969 # of Pages: 134 Download PDF: User Login Required Download OCR Text: User Login Required

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LARKIN HOUSE The Larkin House was built in 1835 of adobe and wood by 106 Thomas Oliver Larkin, a Yankee merchant who came to California in April 1832. Larkin was the only U.S. consul to California under Mexican rule. Therefore, his home was the American consulate from 1844 to 1846. His home was also used as military headquarters for Kearny, Mason, and Sherman. Jefferson and Calle Principal, Monterey (Monterey) JOAQUIN MILLER HOME Joaquin Miller, “Poet of the Sierras,” resided on these acres 107 named by him “The Hights,” from 1886 to 1913. In this building, known as The Abby, he wrote Colzmbus and other poems. The surrounding trees were planted by him, and he personally built, on the eminence to the north, the funeral pyre and the monuments dedicated to Moses, General John C. Frémont and Robert Browning. “The Hights” was purchased by the City of Oakland in 1919. Joaquin Miller Road and Sanborn Drive, Oakland (Alameda) BATTLE OF LAND’S RANCH—1872 One of the engagements of the Modoc War took place on De108 cember 21, 1872, on what was then known as the Land’s Ranch. Army supply wagons, escorted by cavalrymen, had reached camp in safety, but several of the soldiers who had dropped behind were suddenly attacked by Indians in hiding among the rocks above the road. Two men were killed and several wounded. 43 miles northwest of Canby (Modoc) CHIMNEY ROCK The chimney cut out of the solid rock was placed there by 109 Thomas L. Denson, California pioneer, who came west by the way of the Santa Fe Trail in 1852. In 1870 Denson built his cabin alongside a pyramid-shaped rock cutting the fireplace and flue out of the solid rock itself. The structure was the second building to be erected in Pit River Valley. 7.1 miles north of Alturas (Modoc) CANBY’S CROSS—1873 General E. R. S. Canby was murdered here in April 1873 while 110 holding a peace parley under a flag of truce with Captain Jack and Indian chiefs. Eleazer Thomas, peace commissioner, was likewise treacherously slain. 8 miles south of Tule Lake (Siskiyou) OLD EMIGRANT TRAIL Near the present Pic River-Happy Camp road this old pioneer 111 trail is yet easily traced and was part of one of the earliest roads in northeastern California. In places trees 8 to 10 inches in diameter are growing in the old road bed. Near Pit River-Happy Camp, Modoc National Forest (Modoc) NORTH GATE OF CITY OF ANAHEIM Around the Anaheim Colony was a wall or fence built of wil112 low poles, planted in the earth which took root and grew, for the purpose of keeping out the herds of wild cattle which roamed the surrounding country. There were gates erected at the north, east, south, and west ends of the two principal streets of the colony. The north gate was the main entrance to the city, it being on the highway. to Los Angeles. Los Angeles and North Streets, Anaheim (Orange) SITE OF JUNIPERO SERRA’S CROSS The first cross an the hill known as “La Loma de la Cruz,” or 113. the Hill of the Cross, was erected by Junipero Serra, who officiated at the founding of the Mission San Buenaventura on March 31, 1782. This was the ninth and last mission founded by Father Serra in California. Ventura (Ventura) OLD MISSION RESERVOIR Ke This was part of the mission water system for Mission San 114 Buenaventura. This part was called the settling tank or receiving reservoir from which water was distributed to the church and 29.