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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E3E_the-somis-school_Somis-CA.html
The Somis School building is located on the former site of the Somis Methodist Church. It was built in 1924 to replace the older school building which became the Somis Thursday Clubhouse. Originally the school had only three classrooms. Modernizat…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E1T_student-media_Los-Angeles-CA.html
Student Media. . Ever since USC was founded, its students have sought ways to have their say. The earliest student publication, The College Review, dates back to 1884, only four years after USC was established. A slim monthly magazine, it lasted o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E1I_el-capitan-theatre_Los-Angeles-CA.html
El Capitan Theatre. . The most lavish of four Hollywood Blvd. theatres designed for live performances opened in 1926, featuring stars such as Joan Fontaine, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Lon Chaney, Jr., Buster Keaton, Clark Gable, Henry Fonda, Jason Ro…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E1F_civic-center_Thousand-Oaks-CA.html
Civic Center. Thousand Oaks. First City Hall built by the City of Thousand Oaks in 1973 to house administrative offices of the City and the Conejo Recreation and Park District. var plainText = document.getElementById('inscriptio…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E0X_lavanderia_Ventura-CA.html
Lavanderia. . Beneath the floor of the rear portion of the Wilson Studio and Peirano Market lies a major segment of the Mission Lavanderia. Built to serve the Mission converts, it provided washing facilities for clothing and was part of an extensi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E0Q_canoga-mission-gallery_Los-Angeles-CA.html
Canoga Mission Gallery. A mission style stable converted to new uses as a community center of the arts of California and Mexico. var plainText = document.getElementById('inscription1').innerText; document.getElementBy…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E0J_worth-bagley-bit-the-dust_Twentynine-Palms-CA.html
Worth Bagley Bit the Dust. A Marker for a Missing Marker. Worth Bagley Stone . What is it? William F. Keys carved and erected the stone to mark the site of a deadly shoot-out. After the May 11, 1943 gunfight, described by Keys as an amb…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E0G_meadow-lake_Nevada-City-CA.html
Meadow Lake. . With prospects so cheering, located in a section of country abounding in timber and water, with a climate so healthy, who can foretell the future of Meadow Lake? Here the puff of the iron locomotive will soon be heard as it speeds o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E0F_emigrant-gap_Emigrant-Gap-CA.html
Emigrant Gap. . The first wagon train ever brought across the Sierra Nevada Mountains into California was lead by Caleb Greenwood. He led the Steven-Town (sic, Townsend) - Murphy party and came through what is known as the Emigrant Trail. Approxim…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E0E_nyack-lodge_Emigrant-Gap-CA.html
Nyack Lodge. Hwy 40 Scenic Bypass. History . What you see as a multi-lane Interstate highway now had already been a well-traveled route when the freeway arrived. Wagon trains came over the rise to the east and dropped into the valley and then …
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