Search Nevada County Historical Archive
Enter a name, company, place or keywords to search across this item. Then click "Search" (or hit Enter).
To search for an exact phrase, use "double quotes", but only after trying without quotes. To exclude results with a specific word, add dash before the word. Example: -Word.

Collection: Directories and Documents > Pamphlets

California Historical Landmarks (PH 9-13)(Before 1969) (134 pages)

Go to the Archive Home
Go to Thumbnail View of this Item
Go to Single Page View of this Item
Download the Page Image
Copy the Page Text to the Clipboard
Don't highlight the search terms on the Image
Show the Page Image
Show the Image Page Text
Share this Page - Copy to the Clipboard
Reset View and Center Image
Zoom Out
Zoom In
Rotate Left
Rotate Right
Toggle Full Page View
Flip Image Horizontally
More Information About this Image
Get a Citation for Page or Image - Copy to the Clipboard
Go to the Previous Page (or Left Arrow key)
Go to the Next Page (or Right Arrow key)
Page: of 134  
Go
Loading...
612 1, the oldest fire company of California. 917 Third Street, Sacramento (Sacramento) SITE OF CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH This church was organized in 1849 by Rev. Joseph A. Benton 613 and was the first church in Sacramento. 915 Sixth Street, Sacramento (Sacramento) ST. ANF ORD-LATHROP HOME This building was erected in 1860 and occupied by Governor 614 Leland Stanford as his home during 1861-1874, Leland Stanford, Jr., was born here, 800 N Street, Sacramento (Sacramento) FORT BRAGG fi Paid in this vicinity June 11, 1857, by Ist Lieutenant are Gates Gibson, 3d Artillery, later Brigadier General, ‘. Army. Named by Gibson in honor of his former company commander, Braxt . Once axton Bragg, later General, C.S.A. Abandoned in 71 Main Street, Fore Bragg (Mendocino) LAS FLORES ASISTENCIA This ch : 616 house nay was built around 1823 together with the lodging uan Saige a halfway house between San Luis Rey and San tano Missions. The asistencia was built on Rancho Santa M F endleton Barta y Las Flores, which is now known as Camp PProx. 10 mj a 0 miles south of San Clemente (San Diego) RT BENSON iS 1s : 617 by the BG as of aD adobe fortification erected about 1856-57 With the Mosse faction, in a dispute over a land title IS also j eo The fort was Maintained for about a year. © Site of the Indian village of Jumuba and a GARCES-SMITH MONUMENT This monument marks the old Indian trai j S trail called the Mojay 618 Trail. It was used by Father Garcés in March 1776 Be Hate oon eens cine Later the same Mojave Trail was used by Jedediah Smith in 1826 on his fi i Saal Valley S first trip through San 8.5 miles northwest of Crestline (San Bernardino) HOLCOMB VALLEY Holcomb Valley, named for William Francis “Bill” Holcomb, 619 pioneer prospector, who, in this valley, discovered southern California’s richest goldfield May 5, 1860. 3 miles north of Big Bear Lake (San Bernardino) YUCAIPA RANCHERIA Excavation by the San Bernardino County Historical Society 620 revealed metates, fireplaces and implements of various kinds, used by Serrano Indians. Springs and a ciénaga and creek just below the site doubtless determined the location of the rancheria. Yucaipa (San Bernardino) ITALIAN SWISS COLONY Here in 1881 Italian immigrants established an aeculciee) 621 colony. Choice wines, produced from grape plantings fas old world, soon brought wide acclaim. By 1905, 10 gold medals were awarded these wines at international competition. Asti (Sonoma) ARRY WADE EXIT ROUTE a irae ‘ After being in Death Valley with the ill-fated 1849 caravan, 622 Eatine Wade found this exit route for us face cuit tain thereby savi is life and those of his wite and dren. A sce aan tame party came upon the known Spanish Trail ‘ajon Pass. ne 4 fe an of Death Valley National Monument (San Bernardino miles : 97.