Angels Camp, California.
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Fashioned as either small ornaments or large enough to be heard for miles, bells have long been a part of human history and culture. First appearing around 2000 B.C. as simple percussion instruments, they continue to . . .
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Fashioned as either small ornaments or large enough to be heard for miles, bells have long been a part of human history and culture. First appearing around 2000 B.C. as simple percussion instruments, they continue to . . . Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
The use of wheels to convert flowing or falling water into power began in ancient Greece around the third to the first century B.C. In 1878 Lester Allan Pelton, a carpenter and blacksmith from Nevada City, invented a new . . . 
This steam traction engine was built by Owens, Lane, Dyer & Co. of Hamilton Ohio most likely in the 1870s. Its particular gear drive mechanism, along with the incline cylinder distinguish it as an O.L.D. & Co. machine. . . . 
This Best 110 hp steam traction engine, built 1903-1906, was originally used by Pacific Borax Co. to pull ore wagons. The next owner was the Dixie Mill, near Sheep Ranch, where it was used to haul logs down the steep . . . 
This core section was created in 1934 while boring an air/service shaft for the Idaho-Maryland Mine in Grass Valley, California. The overseer of this demanding project was mining engineer J.B. Newsome. Reputed to be the . . . 
This natural formation came from a cavern on the property of the Calaveras Cement Co., located near Calaveritas in Calaveras County. It was donated to the museum by the Flintkote Co. in 1957. Collectively known as . . . 
SIGNAL CANNON Small cannons, like our iron example, were usually intended to fire signals rather than function as weapons. Also known as salute cannons, many were used onboard ships and were often mounted on a swivel, as . . . 
The Battery Point Lighthouse is one of the first lighthouses on the California Coast. Rugged mountains and unbridged rivers meant coastal travel was essential for the economic survival of this region. In 1855 Congress . . . 
Este imponente estructura, cuya construcción concluyó en 1613, es ejemplo de una avanzada ingeniería hidáulica y la segunda noria más grande de Yucatán. En su interior se encuentra una de las bocas del cenote que salía hacia . . . 
El Crimen de los Alcaldes En 1705, esta iglesia fue demolida por orden del obispo Don Pedro de los Reyes Ríos a raíz de su profanación en el llamado “Crimen de los Alcaldes”; evento en el cual el Capitán Hipólito de Osorno, . . . 
Munitions of war furnished by this foundry to the Confederate States of America 1861 — 1865
El Autor de los “Ojos Tristes” En esta casa vivió su infancia el laureado escritor y poeta Don Alfredo Aguilar Alfaro, quien naciera en la población de Calotmul, Yucatán el 20 de Octubre de 1902; sus primeros estudios los . . . 
Guerra Federalista Centralista En enero de 1847, ocurrió el segundo acontecimiento que marcaría la casta heroica del pueblo vallisoletano. En enero de 1846 Yucatán se proclamó por segunda vez independiente de la República . . . 
Gen. George C. Marshall (1880-1959) and his wife, Katherine Tupper Marshall (1882-1978), purchased this early-19th-century house and its surrounding four acres in 1941. They lived here during the years of Marshall's great . . . 
Primera Fábrica Textil Movida por Vapor La “Aurora Yucateca” fue la primera fábrica en México impulsada por las nuevas y modernas máquinas de vapor. La industria textil en Valladolid fue otro sustento económico de la región . . . 
Parque del Barrio de La Candelaria El parque del Barrio de la Candelaria fue construido el 21 de Marzo de 1981, a solicitud de un grupo de vecinos para mejorar sus condiciones de habitabilidad, en lo que fuera la gran plaza . . . 
Fiesta de la Candelaria En la Candelaria se realiza el culto a la Virgen del mismo nombre. Este culto es el más importante de la ciudad y es motivo actual del desarrollo de la Feria agrícola, ganadera, comercial, turística y . . . 
In Memory of Captain Samuel Chester Reid 1783 — 1861 Born at Norwich, Conn. Aug. 25, 1783. During the War of 1812 commander of the American privateer General Armstrong. Captain Reid planned the United States Flag which was . . . 
Built About 1750 By Peter Weidman, A Swiss, Stood On This Site 
The Largest House in Berne With Ten Fireplaces Built By Peter Weidman In 1800, Stood On This Site 
