Cedar Chalet Bakery
California, Plumas County, ChesterThe oldest operating bakery in Plumas County. Built by Carl Giese in 1955. This being the 50th anniversary. Bakery first ran by Mr. Murphy, first name unknown. The...
View ArticleBaccala Ranch
California, Plumas County, near ChesterBaccala Ranch located here in Soldier Meadows was homesteaded in 1858 by Baptiste Baccala. A dairy where butter and cheese were produced from 1882 – 1915, and the...
View ArticleTasman Koyom
California, Plumas County, near ChesterYou are in the historic homeland of the Mountain Maidu people, where their spirits still linger to guard sacred sites in this pristine valley... where they lived...
View ArticleHumbug Valley
California, Plumas County, near ChesterThese soda springs were used by the Maidu Indians since time immemorial. Gold mines were discovered here in 1850. Andrew Miller first saw the valley in 1849 and...
View ArticleSoda Spring
California, Plumas County, near ChesterWaters from this spring have been used for generations by the Mountain Maidu and local ranchers. The ground water here flows naturally through calcium carbonate...
View ArticleDogtown
California, Butte County, MagaliaThis site was first settled in 1850. It was named Dogtown for the dogs raised and sold to the miners by a woman named Bassett. (Settlements & Settlers) Includes...
View ArticleOld Paradise
California, Butte County, ParadiseOn these 4 corners was the Old Town of Paradise, known in the 1860’s as Leonard’s Mill. Just north was the mill, hotel and stage stop. To the N.E. was a turpentine...
View ArticleFeather River Highway
California, Plumas County, near BeldenThis highway was opened to auto traffic on August 14, 1937 as State Route 24. It was later changed to State Route 40A and finally to State Route 70. The initial...
View ArticleEby Stamp Mill
California, Plumas County, near BeldenThe Eby Stamp Mill is an example of the type of facility used in hard rock gold mining to crush ore. It is one of the few stamp mills left, and recalls the Feather...
View ArticlePacific Crest Trail
California, Plumas County, BeldenIn the early 1930’s Clinton C. Clarke offered to the world his vision of a continuous trail stretching from Canada through 3 states to Mexico. “Along the summit divide...
View ArticleOakland Camp
California, Plumas County, near QuincyMr. J.B. Nash, often referred to as “The Father of Recreation” was Superintendent of the Oakland Recreation Dept. from 1917-1926. He recognized the value of people...
View ArticleBeckwourth Trail – New England Ranch
California, Plumas County, near Quincy“Had a hard road, crooked & rocky. Had to cross (Greenhorn) creek 8 times in going 5 miles. Got down to the New England Ranch at noon, camped here for today.”...
View ArticleLa Joya de Sevilleta
New Mexico, Socorro County, La JoyaPresent-day La Joya is located near the site of an ancient Piro Indian Pueblo that the Spanish named Nueva Sevilla, or Sevilleta. During the eighteenth century, this...
View Article96th BG 339th BS - Shot Down
Georgia, Chatham County, Pooler 96th BG 339th BS Shot Down 7th Mission 29 Nov 1943 1st Lt Linwood D Langley P * 2nd Lt Berline Cipresso CP * 2nd Lt Jessie E Orrison N • 2nd Lt...
View ArticleVan Epps Home
New York, Montgomery County, Fultonville First home built here 1751 by John E. Van Epps pioneer settler in Fultonville then known as Van Epps Swamp (Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers) Includes...
View ArticleSammons Home
New York, Montgomery County, Fultonville Site of Sammons Home Burned During Revolution And Sampson Sammons and His Three Sons Taken Prisoners. Jacob And Frederick Were Taken To Canada But Escaped After...
View ArticleSite of the Discovery of Phosphate in Florida
Florida, Marion County, DunnellonOne block to the south is the site of the discovery of hard rock phosphate in Florida by Albertus Vogt in 1889. It made Dunnellon a boom town and first center of the...
View ArticleLoyce Cemetery
Florida, Pasco County, near Land O' LakesThe Gillett-Loyce Cemetery is named for David Gillett, the land owner, and the early nearby settlement, Loyce, in 1898. Mr. Gillett donated the one-acre site in...
View ArticleFirst Public School
Florida, Pinellas County, ClearwaterNear this site was located the first public supported school within the present limits of the City of Clearwater. Known as the Taylor Schoolhouse, erected in 1854....
View ArticleHistoric Montrose School
Maryland, Montgomery County, North BethesdaConstructed 1909 Designed by Thomas C. Groomes as a two room schoolhouse for white elementary students in rural communities of Montrose and Randolph. Used...
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