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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZ1Q_site-of-the-valenzuela-adobe_San-Juan-Capistrano-CA.html
Antonio Valenzuela, early pioneer of the town of San Juan Capistrano, built the adobe in the early 1840s, probably on the ruins of a mission Indian adobe dating to the 1790s. Later Valenzuela family members worked as local cowboys or vaqueros. The…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMY3Q_orange-county-courthouse_Santa-Ana-CA.html
Built in 1900 of Arizona red sandstone, this is the oldest existing county courthouse in Southern California. Significant and far-reaching court decisions were handed down here, including the "Whipstock" case which dealt with slant oil drilling, i…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMY0P_u-s-submarine-veterans-w-w-ii_Seal-Beach-CA.html
U.S. Submarine Veterans W.W. IINational Memorial West
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXZG_mormon-battalion-marker_Mission-Viejo-CA.html
Dedicated to the valiant members of the historic Mormon Battalion who stopped here on March 20, 1847, as they marched from San Diego to Los Angeles. A division of the U.S. Army of the West, these brave soldiers, trusting in God, overcame incredibl…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXZD_dana-point_Dana-Point-CA.html
Named for Richard Henry Dana, author of "Two Years Before the Mast", who visited here in 1835. El Embarcadero, the cove below, was used by hide vessels trading with Mission San Juan Capistrano. This trade reached its peak in 1830-1840. In 1818 pir…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXZC_old-landing_Newport-Beach-CA.html
On September 10, 1870, Captain Samuel S. Dunnells and William A. Abbott opened Newport Bay to commerce when they entered it for the first time on the Sternwheel steamer Vaquero. The landing was designated "Newport" - a new port - by James Irvine, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXZB_silverado_Silverado-CA.html
Located in Canada de la Madera (Timber Canyon), Silverado was a mining boom town founded in 1787 when silver was discovered nearby. During the colorful life of the boom, 1878-1881, miners, flocking to the area, established a thriving community, se…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXZA_site-of-carbondale_Silverado-CA.html
In 1881, after the Southern Pacific took over the Santa Clara Coal Mine northeast of here, a bustling mining camp complete with hotel, saloons, shacks, store, and post office sprang up on these flats. Three years later the mine played out and Carb…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXZ9_richard-nixon-birthplace_Yorba-Linda-CA.html
In 1912 Frank and Hannah Nixon built this modest farmhouse on their small citrus ranch. Here Richard Nixon was born, January 9, 1913, and spent his first nine years. He served his country as Congressman, U.S. Senator, Vice President, and 37th Pres…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXZ6_old-town-irvine_Irvine-CA.html
The townsite began in 1887 with the arrival of the AT&SF RR. James Irvine II chose this site to be the shipping center for crops grown on the Irvine Ranch, due to its high elevation. Original buildings remaining include the Bean Shed (1895), Bulk …