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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM132Q_hotel-de-vilbiss_Winters-CA.html
John De Vilbiss crossed the plains in 1865 and by 1869 had settled in Yolo County. He began construction of this hotel in the fall of 1889 and when it was completed, at a cost of $51,000 including furnishings, was the showplace of the west side of…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1320_yolo-county-war-memorial_Woodland-CA.html
"From these honored dead, we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave their last full measure of devotion, that we highly resolve that the dead shall not have died in vain."
World War IVirgil W. Agard · Charles V. Alford…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12SF_site-of-the-jerome-c-and-mary-chiles-davis-homestead_Davis-CA.html
Two olive and two fig trees survive from the Davis' prize-winning farm of the 1850's. Nearby also stand some of the original shingled buildings of the University State Farm, located here in 1906. From this nucleus, the University Farm has grown to…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12RP_davis-subway_Davis-CA.html
Built in 1917-18, this entrance to Davis is among the oldest surviving examples of I-beam construction on a railroad grade separation. The underpass was part of the Lincoln Highway. The bicycle bore was added in 1978. Listed in the National Regist…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12QY_dresbach-hunt-boyer-mansion_Davis-CA.html
Built in 1871-75 for William Dresbach, Davisville's first postmaster. The mansion was home to the Hunts and Boyers from 1899-1973. Listed in the National Register of Historic Places, the large mansion property originally included a tankhouse, cist…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12PG_lincoln-highway-marker_Davis-CA.html
This is an original 1928 marker from the Lincoln Highway, the nation's first transcontinental road, which extended from Times Square in New York City to Lincoln Park in San Francisco. This segment of the highway, now known as the Avenue of the Tre…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11ON_yolo-county-savings-bank_Woodland-CA.html
HistoryThis sandstone building was constructed in 1903 for the Yolo County Savings Bank, which occupied part of the lower floor. Other establishments in the building were J. D. Musgrove Insurance, F. V. Stening, Tailor and occupying the upstairs w…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11OC_original-railroad_Woodland-CA.html
In 1869 the branch line of the California Pacific Railroad (Cal-P) was laid, connecting Davisville to Woodland to Knights Landing to Yuba City. The tracks crossed the alley about here, angling from Main and College (then called Railroad Street). I…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11KU_yolo-county-courthouse_Woodland-CA.html
This propertyhas been listed on theNational Registerof Historic Placesby the United StatesDepartment of the Interior
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10OT_woodland-begins_Woodland-CA.html
On this site in 1853 Henry Wyckoff built the town's first store to serve travelers and farmers. In 1862 the small wooden building, owned by Franklin S. Freeman, became Yolo's interim courthouse after Woodland became the county seat. The original s…