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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2D4B_casa-de-san-pedro_Los-Angeles-CA.html
Casa de San Pedro. Hide House Site. The first known commercial structure on the shore of San Pedro Bay was built here in 1823 by the trading firm of McCulloch & Hartnell to store cattle hides from the San Gabriel and San Fernando Missions. Richard…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2D49_la-casa-de-carrion_La-Verne-CA.html
La Casa de Carrion. . . This house, built in 1868 by Saturino Carrion, was restored in 1951 by Paul E. Traweek. . . California Registered Historical Landmark No. 386. var plainText = document.getElementById('inscription1'…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2D3V_santa-fe-depot_San-Dimas-CA.html
Santa Fe Depot. San Dimas. In May, 1887 in San Dimas the Santa Fe Railroad completed its transcontinental line. . Centennial commemoration October 17, 1987. var plainText = document.getElementById('inscription1').innerText; …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2D3L_big-tree_Glendora-CA.html
Big Tree. . The Big Tree was planted in the late 1880's by Mr. Edgar J. Owens, one of Glendora's early residents. The tree, botanical name Ficus Macrophylla, is commonly called Moreton Bay Fig and is named after the Moreton Bay region of Australia…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2D3I_san-dimas-hotel_San-Dimas-CA.html
San Dimas Hotel. Walker House. . Designed by respected architects Joseph C. Newsom and his brother Samuel, the two and one-half story hotel was built in the Eastlake style. The San Jose Land Company began construction in 1885, but by the time it…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2D37_glendora-bougainvillea_Glendora-CA.html
Glendora Bougainvillea. . Planted in 1901 by the R.W. Hamlins, early citrus growers, the Glendora bougainvillea is the largest growth of this exotic plant in the United States. The parent stock was brought to California by a whaling ship about 187…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CZL_los-robles_San-Marino-CA.html
Los Robles. The Oaks. This was the site of 'Los Robles', the 400 acre estate of Governor George Stoneman. Here in 1880 President Rutherford B. Hayes was entertained. The first schoolhouse in the San Gabriel Valley, California's first tennis club, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CZC_the-baird-house_Los-Angeles-CA.html
The Baird House. . Built in 1921 by Robert J. Baird, owner of a pioneering gardening business specializing in fruit and walnut trees. The Baird House was declared Los Angeles Historical Monument Number 203 in 1978. var plainText…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CZB_dickson-plaza-and-dickson-court_Los-Angeles-CA.html
Dickson Plaza and Dickson Court. Edward A. Dickson, UCLA Co-founder, 1879 - 1956. . In 1913, Edward A. Dickson, a 33-year-old Los Angeles business and civic leader, became the first Southern Californian appointed to the University of California …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CZ9_ortega-vigare-adobe_San-Gabriel-CA.html
Ortega-Vigare Adobe. . Erected during mission days, 1792-1805. Second oldest adobe in this region. Originally 'L'-shaped, it is now only half its original size. In 1859, it became the property of Don Jean Vigare. In early 1860's became San Gabriel…
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