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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E9I_mcgroarty-home_Los-Angeles-CA.html
McGroarty Home. . Honoring John Steven McGroarty, Poet Laureate of California, 1933-1944. Author of The Mission Play.
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E9H_power-plant-no-1_Santa-Clarita-CA.html
Power Plant No. 1. First Los Angeles Aqueduct. Some sections of the original Los Angeles Aqueduct, completed 1913, are still in use. During six years, 100,000 laborers built the 233-mile-long series of canals, pipelines and tunnels that make up th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E7C_wise-power-plant_Auburn-CA.html
Wise Power Plant. . History . At one time canals laced the Sierra foothills and the mountains above. Many still exist as do the reservoirs the canals linked. Originally the canals were used to funnel water to hydraulic and pacer mining. The syst…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E74_donner-pass-airway-station-beacon_Truckee-CA.html
Donner Pass Airway Station & Beacon. . History . The first wagon trains, the first transcontinental railroad, and the first transcontinental highway crossed Donner Summit. So did the first transcontinental airway. . When airplanes were new, pi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E73_china-wall_Truckee-CA.html
China Wall. . History . Things to do right here . "They were a great army laying siege to Nature in her strongest citadel." — Beyond the Mississippi, 1869. . . They worked sunrise to sunset, six days a week, 52 weeks a year. Had it…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E72_donner-lake-west-end_Truckee-CA.html
Donner Lake West End. . History . The Donner Lake area is not only an exciting place to live and adventure, but also has lots of interesting history. The story of the Donner Party crossing over this amazing and majestic mountain range (1847) has…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E71_what-made-her-do-it_Truckee-CA.html
What Made Her Do It?. First Woman to Swim Donner Lake. History . Today each August hundreds of swimmers take to the 65ยบ water of Donner Lake and swim its 2.7 mile long length. Each swimmer has lots of company. . On August 19 (sic, 18), 1935 …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E6Z_a-gathering-place_Los-Angeles-CA.html
A Gathering Place. . His given name is the Trojan Shrine, but he is best-known by his nickname: Tommy Trojan. Probably the most popular and recognizable member of the Trojan Family, he is a physical and symbolic rallying point for the entire unive…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E65_royal-gorge-history_Soda-Springs-CA.html
Royal Gorge History. A Brief and Recent History of Royal Gorge. America's Largest Nordic Ski Resort Opens . When Royal Gorge opened in the 70's, Nordic skiing in the U.S. was in its infancy. Since then, the sport has grown to near European popu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E64_hutchinson-lodge_Soda-Springs-CA.html
Hutchinson Lodge. Hwy 40 Scenic Bypass. History . Lincoln and James Hutchinson, for whom Hutchinson Lodge is named, were born in the late 1860's in San Francisco of pioneer parents. Both were educated at University of California Berkeley and Har…