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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CA6_hobson-bros-packing-company_Ventura-CA.html
This is the site of the Hobson Bros. Packing Company, established in the 1870's as Ventura's first slaughterhouse. The business provided sausage and cut meat for delivery
to most parts of the County. The present structure was built in 1923 and f…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2C9X_san-buenaventura-mission-aqueduct_Ventura-CA.html
San Buenaventura Mission was an oasis of abundance. Visitors, including British Captain George Vancouver (1793) and the American California resident Alfred Robinson (early 1800s), commented on the good yield of the gardens and orchards.
The near…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BPW_st-francis-dam-disaster_Fillmore-CA.html
Three minutes before midnight on the night of March 12, 1928, the St. Francis Dam collapsed sending over twelve billion gallons of water and debris the length of the Santa Clara River Valley from San Francisquito Canyon through Piru, Fillmore, and…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BPV_santa-clara-schoolhouse_Santa-Paula-CA.html
The Santa Clara School District was formed in 1879 when farmers in the area wanted a public school for their children.
Members of the first Board of Trustees were Mathew Atmore, Ruben Hall and C.H. Chittenden. The first schoolhouse was built in …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2B2N_pederson-ranch-house_Thousand-Oaks-CA.html
When the college opened in 1961, the chicken coops located on the Pederson ranch were converted for campus use. F Building housed the campus coffee shop, which doubled as the cafeteria, and a full soda fountain, E Building served as the library; D…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2B1I_norwegian-grade_Thousand-Oaks-CA.html
Historic Norwegian Grade was built by hand between 1900 and 1911 using picks, shovels, farm equipment, and $60 worth of dynamite given by the County of Ventura.
The grade was constructed by members of the Norwegian Colony and their hired help …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM29VY_the-oxnard-pagoda_Oxnard-CA.html
The pagoda was built in 1910 to house the pump which supplied water for irrigating the park. It was designed by architect Alfred J. Priest and built by Thomas H. Carroll, contractor. In 1911 the roof was raised to provide room for the band platfor…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM29TV_the-ebell-club_Santa-Paula-CA.html
The Ebell Club of Santa Paula was organized in 1913. It was the ninth chapter in California. In 1917, Alice Stowell McKevett donated land for Ebell Park and erected the first half of the building in memory of her husband, Charles M. McKevett. The …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM29H4_f-14-tomcat_Port-Hueneme-CA.html
The F-14 Tomcat is a supersonic, two seat, twin engine, swing wing air superiority fighter designed and manufactured by Grumman Aerospace Corporation. In addition to its primary fighter role carrying AIM-7 Sparrow, AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles and an…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM29GF_lang-ranch_Thousand-Oaks-CA.html
Dating as far back as 12,000 years ago until the late 1800's, Chumash people had established many villages and seasonal encampments in this area due to territorial and ritual privileges and the abundant source of food and water bestowed upon the a…