You searched for City|State|Country: , ca us
Page 9 of 47 — Showing results 81 to 90 of 466
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2AR4_old-mission-san-gabriel_Rosemead-CA.html
This tablet was erected by Walter P. Temple and blessed by Right-Reverend John J. Cantwell, Bishop of Monterey and Los Angeles, July 31, 1921, to commemorate the founding of Mission San Gabriel Archangel, on this ground, at Old Mission by Rev. Fat…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2APJ_rocha-adobe_Los-Angeles-CA.html
Built in 1865 by Don Antonio Jose Rocha on Rancho Rincon de los Bueyes.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2APG_f-104_Palmdale-CA.html
F-104s were versatile work-horses in NASA's stable of research and support aircraft, accumulating more than 18,000 flights in a variety of missions.
Registered as N812NA, this aircraft is one of three F-104s built specially for NASA for use as …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2AOC_ivy-substation_Culver-City-CA.html
The Ivy Substation, named for the land development where it is located, was built in 1907 by the Los Angeles Pacific Railway. It is one of the largest electric substations along the "Balloon Route" rail line from downtown Los Angeles to …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2A6O_la-mesa-battlefield_Vernon-CA.html
During the United States occupation of California during the Mexican-American War, La Mesa served as a campsite for the Californio forces under General Castro in the summer of 1846. The last military encounter on the California front was fought he…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2A6N_sister-elsies-well_Los-Angeles-CA.html
Dug by neophytes on the "Rancho Las Hermanas" (now owned by Philip Begue). Was used by the padres traveling over "Old Mission Trail" during the Spanish regime.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2A5B_lankershim-train-depot_Los-Angeles-CA.html
Laying Tracks, and a Foundation for the Future
Land is the secret to Southern California's prosperity, but it isn't worth much without a way to move the goods and services it generates. This modest wooden building on a small parcel of land is a …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2A57_busch-gardens_Los-Angeles-CA.html
Busch Gardens, Van Nuys, opened in 1966 at a contruction cost of $4 milion dollars. In 1979, the park closed to make way for a major brewery expansion. At its peak attendance, it was a major San Fernando Valley tourist attraction which was complet…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM29Y0_adobe-of-the-rancho-los-feliz_Los-Angeles-CA.html
Granted on March 22, 1843 to Maria Ygnacia Verdugo in confirmation of an earlier Spanish concession made to Vicente Feliz in 1795.
Later owned by famous California pioneers Antonio Coronel and James Lick.
Colonel Griffith Jenkins Griffith, i…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM29W0_southwestern-law-school_Los-Angeles-CA.html
Los Angeles in the Art Deco Age
Los Angeles leapt into the modern era on September 26, 1929. At nine o'clock that morning, the doors of Bullock's Wilshire opened to gasps of amazement. Here was the first department store in the country to be des…