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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMYDB_nuestra-senora-la-reina-de-los-angeles_Los-Angeles-CA.html
This tablet commemorates theone hundredth anniversaryof the erection of this churchOur Lady Queen of Angeles.Built in 1814 by the FranciscanFathers, restored and enlarged in 1912Right Reverend Thomas James Conatybeing Bishop ofMonterey and Los Ang…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMYD9_casa-de-governor-p-o-pico_Whittier-CA.html
Following the Mexican War, P?o Pico, last Mexican governor, acquired 9,000-acre Rancho Paso de Bartolo and built here an adobe home that was destroyed by the floods of 1883-1884. His second adobe casa, now known as P?o Pico Mansion, represents a c…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMYD4_american-merchant-marine-veterans-memorial-wall-of-honor_Los-Angeles-CA.html
American Merchant Marine Veterans Veterans MemorialWall of Honor Dedication: National Maritime Day, May 22, 2003 [List of state and local government officials]Gene Frank Construction, BuilderRandall B. Montgomery, EngraverJerry Sturm, JSA, D…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMYBJ_s-s-lane-victory_Los-Angeles-CA.html
Panel 1:1945:March: Lane Victory is named for the former slave, Isaac Lane, founder of Lane College, in Jackson, Tennessee. The Victory Ship was one of a class of cargo ships designed and built during World War II by the United States Maritime Com…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXZE_robert-a-cinader_Carson-CA.html
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 ye…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXWR_ranchos-los-alamitos-los-cerritos-los-coyotes_Long-Beach-CA.html
[Upper Marker - as seen in 2001]This monument marks the intersection of three original California Ranchos:Rancho Los AlamitosRancho Los CerritosRancho Los Coyotes[Lower Marker - as seen in 2002]RanchosLos Alamitos - Los Cerritos - Los CoyotesThis …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXT2_the-citizen-publishing-building_Culver-City-CA.html
"Dedicated in perpetuity to the service of the people that no good cause shall lack a champion and that evil shall not thrive unopposed." The Citizen Publishing and Printing Company, established in 1923 by Eugene Donovan was the oldest independ…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXQC_dr-paul-carlson-memorial-park_Culver-City-CA.html
This land was first traversed by Native Americans, called Tongva, (later known as the Gabrielinos). Under Spanish rule, it was settled as a portion of Rancho La Ballona. After Culver City was incorporated in 1917, the property became a horseracing…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXQB_civil-war-union-camp-latham_Culver-City-CA.html
The First California Infantry, under Col. James H. Carleton, and First California Calvary, under Lt. Col. Benjamin F. Davis, marched from the port of San Pedro, 18 miles, a day's journey, to lay out Camp Latham. Named for U.S. Sen. Milton S. Latha…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXQA_la-ballona-school_Culver-City-CA.html
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…