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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2EBS_hobart-mills_Truckee-CA.html
Hobart Mills. . This Monument Marks the Townsite of Hobart Mills California A logging and lumber enterprise of sixty-six years life in the Sierra Nevada Mountains It Commemorates and Honors its Founder Walter Scott Hobart 1839 -…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2EBQ_hobart-mills_Truckee-CA.html
Hobart Mills. . Walter Scott Hobart's Sierra Nevada Wood & Lumber Company moved machinery, buildings and railroad equipment here from Lake Tahoe in 1896. The town and business flourished for 40 years. Ceasing operations in 1936. Fiberboard Corpora…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2EBL_first-meeting-of-the-usc-board-of-trustees_Los-Angeles-CA.html
First Meeting of the USC Board of Trustees. . The Board of Trustees of the University of Southern California met for the first time on September 3, 1880, culminating years of efforts by leaders of the Methodist Episcopal Conference of Southern Cal…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2EBK_public-square_Grand-Lake-CO.html
Public Square. . When the town of Grand Lake was platted in 1881, Grand Avenue was designed to be 100 feet wide. Although traffic congestion was not a problem, extra space was allowed for rodeos and horse races. . . The Public Square was often …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2EBJ_cairns-humphrey-store_Grand-Lake-CO.html
Cairns-Humphrey Store. . In 1881 James Cairns built his first store here to serve the miners. In 1908 he replaced it with a better building, purchased by Matilda Humphrey in 1924. It survives as the central part of the Humphrey store. The small re…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2EBI_first-citizen_Tampa-FL.html
First Citizen. . The first citizen of Ybor City was Gavino Gutierrez, Spanish civil engineer. . . Gutierrez investigated the area in 1884 as a site for a guava processing plant. The guava plant was never erected, but on the strength of Gutierre…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2EBH_westward-ho_Truckee-CA.html
Westward Ho!. . The pioneer began their trek across the continent with expectations of a new life. In sparsely populated California they could have land with fertile soil and a pleasant climate. . They heard about the wonders of California throu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2EBG_a-family-heads-west_Truckee-CA.html
A Family Heads West. . The Donner family and their hired teamsters left Springfield, Illinois in April, 1846. At Independence, Missouri, their wagons joined hundreds of others traveling west on the Oregon-California Trail. . . The New Captain…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2EBE_mrs-rebecca-lamar_Houston-TX.html
Mrs. Rebecca Lamar. In Memory of. . . Widow of John Lamar and . mother of Mirabeau B. Lamar . Died at "Oak Grove" in Houston . July 26, 1839 var plainText = document.getElementById('inscription1').innerText; doc…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2EBD_david-porter-richardson_Houston-TX.html
David Porter Richardson. . Private secretary of President Sam Houston Died at Houston August 12, 1837. var plainText = document.getElementById('inscription1').innerText; document.getElementById('inscription1')…
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