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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXRS_loma-hanging-tree_Irvine-CA.html
Under this tree General Andres Pico hung two banditos of the Flores Gang in 1857.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXRR_auditorium-and-tower_Huntington-Beach-CA.html
This 1926 structure is an excellent example of Lombard Romanesque Revival architecture. The school site was donated in 1908 to the five year old Huntington Beach Union High School district by the town developers, the Huntington Beach Company. Desi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXRP_rendezvous-ballroom_Newport-Beach-CA.html
Built near this site in 1928, the Rendezvous became a showcase for Big Bands, especially during "Bal Week." For 38 years, the sounds of dance music echoed from this block-long ballroom, which was destroyed by fire in 1966. The music and dancing ha…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXRO_macadamia-tree_Placentia-CA.html
These Australian nut-producing trees are the oldest Macadamia tetraphylla in California. They were planted prior to 1890 by a local spiritualist health colony, the Societas Fraternia. Members experimented with many varieties of fruits and nuts to …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXRN_peralta-adobe_Anaheim-CA.html
Ramon Peralta built this adobe dwelling in 1871. His grandfather, Juan Pablo Peralta, was co-grantee with Jose Antonio Yorba of the only Spanish land grant in Orange County, the Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana, upon which the old Peralta settlement w…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXRM_heritage-hill-historic-park_Lake-Forest-CA.html
Vivid reminders of El Toro's past are preserved in Orange County's first historic park. The Serrano Adobe (circa 1883), El Toro Grammar School (1890), St. George's Episcopal Mission (1891), and Harvey Bennett Ranch House (1908) reflect the history…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXRL_san-juan-capistrano-jail-cell_San-Juan-Capistrano-CA.html
This jail cell was built in 1896 to serve as a holding cell for miscreants on their way to County jail. Originally located on the west site of Camino Capistrano at the intersection with Ortega Highway, it was the scene of several jailbreaks and on…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXRK_courreges-ranch_Fountain-Valley-CA.html
Homesite of Roch and Magdalena Mogari Courreges. Roch, a Basque sheep rancher, farmer and businessman, came to the area n 1878 and purchased "the Bluff" in 1896. He was a founder of the First National Bank of Huntington Beach, the Smeltzer Telepho…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXRJ_fossil-reef_Laguna-Hills-CA.html
Before you are the white limestone remains of an 18,000,000 year old tropical shell reef. Formed in a shallow bay. It contains fossils of scallops, clams, and tube worms. Mudstones of the same age, found nearby, held fossil whales and shark teeth.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXRH_first-advent-christian-church_Tustin-CA.html
This church is the oldest in Tustin, having been in continuous service since 1881. The original sanctuary contains pews which came around the Horn from the East Coast by sailing ship.