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|  Don Pedro Fages
in California Historical Markers Don Pedro Fages No. 283: In 1772, Don Pedro Fages passed this site, leaving the first written record of exploration in the south San Joaquin Valley. posted by: elrojo14 location: California date approved: 12/26/2008 last visited: 1/31/2015 |
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|  San Diego State University
in California Historical Markers This California Historical Landmark is located at the arena where John F. Kennedy was awarded the first doctoral degree from the California State College system. posted by: Johnny_Quest location: California date approved: 2/23/2008 last visited: 6/16/2013 |
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|  FERRYBOAT "BERKELEY"
in California Historical Markers The Berkeley is an 1898 steam ferryboat that operated for 60 years on San Francisco Bay. posted by: Johnny_Quest location: California date approved: 3/18/2007 last visited: 4/22/2013 |
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|  Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego
in California Historical Markers Situated in San Diego County on the Fort Rosecrans Military reservation, the cemetery is located approximately 10 miles west of San Diego, overlooking the bay and the city.
posted by: Johnny_Quest location: California date approved: 7/23/2007 last visited: 8/20/2014 |
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|  Star of India
in California Historical Markers The Star of India is the world's oldest active ship. She began her life on the stocks at Ramsey Shipyard in the Isle of Man in 1863. posted by: Johnny_Quest location: California date approved: 3/18/2007 last visited: 4/22/2013 |
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|  Oak Creek Pass
in California Historical Markers Oak Creek Pass - not just another hill. Watch the traffic! posted by: Moose Mob location: California date approved: 6/25/2007 last visited: 5/17/2011 |
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|  Cabrillo Landing Site
in California Historical Markers Site where Juan Cabrillo landed his ships at the entrance to San Diego Bay. posted by: Johnny_Quest location: California date approved: 10/4/2008 last visited: 12/30/2010 |
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|  Ballast Point Whaling Station Site
in California Historical Markers Site of a whale oil rendering operation on the Point Loma penisula founded 1857. posted by: Johnny_Quest location: California date approved: 10/4/2008 last visited: 12/30/2010 |
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|  Fort Guijarros Site
in California Historical Markers Site of a colonial Spanish fort at the entrance to San Diego Bay. posted by: Johnny_Quest location: California date approved: 10/4/2008 last visited: 12/30/2010 |
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|  Fort Rosecrans
in California Historical Markers The southern end of Pt. Loma was set aside as a military reservation by Executive Order of the President on Feb. 26, 1852. posted by: Johnny_Quest location: California date approved: 10/4/2008 last visited: 12/30/2010 |
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|  LA PUNTA DE LOS MUERTOS
in California Historical Markers Sailors and marines were buried here in 1782, when San Diego Bay was surveyed and charted by Don Juan Pantoja y Arriaga, pilot, and Don José Továr, mate, of the royal frigates La Princesa and La Favorita under command of Don Augustín de Echeverria.
posted by: Johnny_Quest location: California date approved: 5/14/2007 last visited: 2/5/2011 |
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|  San Diego Barracks, San Diego
in California Historical Markers Site of a former US Army supply depot from 1850 to 1921. posted by: Johnny_Quest location: California date approved: 4/21/2008 last visited: 2/5/2011 |
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|  Old Point Loma Lighthouse - San Diego, CA
in California Historical Markers The Old Point Loma Lighthouse stood watch over the entrance to San Diego Bay for 36 years. At dusk on November 15, 1855, the light keeper climbed the winding stairs and lit the light for the first time, 422 feet above sea level. posted by: silverquill location: California date approved: 7/5/2007 last visited: 3/4/2015 |
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|  No. 818 First Military Flying School in America - San Diego, CA
in California Historical Markers This marker documents the site of the first military flying school in the United States. posted by: Gryffindor3 location: California date approved: 5/11/2009 last visited: 7/3/2013 |
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|  Harvey House
in California Historical Markers Harvey House in Barstow, California was once a luxury hotel for travelers traveling by train through this major train stop along the East/West Santa Fe rail lines. posted by: Touchstone location: California date approved: 6/15/2006 last visited: 5/26/2014 |
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|  FORT TEJÓN
in California Historical Markers FORT TEJÓN posted by: GeoCraig location: California date approved: 2/25/2006 last visited: 1/31/2015 |
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|  Hotel del Coronado
in California Historical Markers This Victorian hotel, built in 1887, is one of America's largest wooden buildings. Few seaside resort hotels of this significant architectural style remain in America. The hotel has hosted several Presidents and other national figures. posted by: JacobBarlow location: California date approved: 2/1/2008 last visited: 6/1/2013 |
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|  La Canada de los Coches Rancho
in California Historical Markers Commemorating Cañada de Los Coches Rancho, smallest Mexican grant in California, granted in 1843 to Apolinaria Lorenzana by Governor Manuel Micheltorena. This is the site of the old grist mill.
posted by: Johnny_Quest location: California date approved: 2/1/2008 last visited: 12/27/2010 |
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|  Bancroft Ranch House
in California Historical Markers The Bancroft Ranch House is Historic Landmark No. 656. It's located one block East of Memory Lane and Bancroft Drive in Spring Valley, California. posted by: Marine Biologist location: California date approved: 2/2/2009 last visited: 8/13/2009 |
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|  Julian
in California Historical Markers This is an historic mining town that now is a popular weekend tourist attraction. There are a number of apple orchards in the area. The coordinates are outside the visitor center in the middle of town. posted by: TerryDad2 location: California date approved: 10/1/2006 last visited: 8/9/2014 |
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|  NATIONAL CITY DEPOT TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD
in California Historical Markers This National City California Southern Railroad depot built in 1882 served as the first Pacific Coast terminus station of the Santa Fe Railway system’s transcontinental railroad. posted by: Johnny_Quest location: California date approved: 9/10/2008 last visited: 5/14/2011 |
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|  Sebastian Indian Reservation
in California Historical Markers Sebastian Indian Reservation No. 133: The Sebastian or Tejón Indian Reservation (headquarters ten miles east of here) was established in 1853 by General Edward Fitzgerald Beale as one of several California reservations. posted by: elrojo14 location: California date approved: 12/26/2008 last visited: 1/31/2015 |
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|  Rose Station
in California Historical Markers Rose Station No. 300: From 1853 to 1875 this site, originally a vaquero camp of the Sebastian Indian Reservation, was known as Rancho Canoa (trough). posted by: elrojo14 location: California date approved: 12/26/2008 last visited: 1/31/2015 |
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|  Old Town
in California Historical Markers Old Town No. 643: The oldest settlement in Tehachapi Valley, known as 'Old Town,' was established here during the 1860s. posted by: elrojo14 location: California date approved: 12/26/2008 last visited: 4/14/2015 |
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|  Calico Ghost Town
in California Historical Markers Calico Ghost Town - $6 entrance fee. posted by: Moose Mob location: California date approved: 6/25/2007 last visited: 4/28/2014 |
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