Pier Into The Past
California, San Luis Obispo County, Avila BeachCal Poly’s Pier has undergone change throughout its history, shifting purpose from industrial use to a center for marine research & education. For...
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San Luis Obispo Sesquicentennial
California, San Luis Obispo County, San Luis ObispoFirst founded by Spanish missionary Father Junipero Serra on September 1, 1772, this dusty mission town of San Luis Obispo was incorporated as general...
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General John C. Fremont
California, San Luis Obispo County, San Luis Obispoand his command of 430 men of the Navy Battalion of Mounted Riflemen encamped near this site December 14-15 1846, on their march, which ended the...
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San Luis Obispo Creek
California, San Luis Obispo County, San Luis ObispoCreek rises up in Cuesta Canyon and is joined by a creek from Reservoir Canyon. It meanders through the city until its (sic) covered by business...
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Southern Pacific Water Tower
California, San Luis Obispo County, San Luis ObispoThe historic Southern Pacific Water Tower is located directly across the tracks from where you are standing. It looks much as it did when built in...
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Point San Luis Light Station
California, San Luis Obispo County, Avila BeachBuilt in 1890 as part of the original light station, this building combined the lighthouse (tower structure) and the residence/office of the head keeper...
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Franco American Hotel Building
California, Siskiyou County, YrekaFrom a narrow, two story brick house in the 1850s, to an expansive hotel with a 167 foot frontage, the Franco American Hotel became one of the largest and finest inns...
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Peters & DeWitt Building
California, Siskiyou County, Yreka330 Two buildings rested on this site in the 1850s, one a brewery and the other a bakery that advertised 12 loaves of bread of $1.00. Fire broke out in the bakery in...
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Peters & DeWitt Building
California, Siskiyou County, Yreka332 Godfrey Peters converted the east half of this building into a theater in 1904. The Peter’s Opera House, complete with sloped floor, stage and two balconies,...
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Yreka
California, Siskiyou County, YrekaFounded in March 1851 with the discovery of Gold in the nearby “flats”, Yreka quickly became the commercial and transportation hub for the surrounding communities and...
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Yreka Chinese Cemetery
California, Siskiyou County, near YrekaThere are two plaques located at the kiosk next to the Yreka Chinese Cemetery. The Yreka Chinese Cemetery was created by the Yreka city Board of Trustees in...
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The Greathouse/DeWitt Building
California, Siskiyou County, YrekaSouthern sympathizers George and Ridgely Greathouse purchased this lot in 1858, and then resold it for $700 a year later. The ground floor of this presently existing...
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I.O.O.F. Building
California, Siskiyou County, YrekaI.O.O.F. Yreka Lodge #19 was instituted in 1853 and has been at this location since that date. Multiple transactions in ownership and lot size and shape occurred...
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J.P. Smith & L. Rosenburg Building
California, Siskiyou County, Yreka219 A one-story business house initially owned by J.P. Smith occupied this site until the fire of 1871. Rebuilt in 1875, the structure witnessed a myriad of business...
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Livingston and Brothers Building
California, Siskiyou County, YrekaBuilt in 1854, this one-story “fireproof” brick building immediately became a general merchandise store that operated under several owners until 1865 when the Forest...
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City Meat Market
California, Siskiyou County, YrekaThe City Meat Market was owned and operated by various individuals since its first owner, Charles Herzog, put up the building in 1854. Through the years innovations...
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City Meat Market
California, Siskiyou County, YrekaThis market has been in continuous operation since its construction and is one of the oldest in California (Industry & Commerce) Includes location, directions, 2...
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Charles Bibend Building
California, Siskiyou County, YrekaBetween 1956 and 1866 this building housed a general merchandise store, tin shop, and grocery business. Sometime before the turn-of-the-century, however, it became...
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Witherill/Winckler Building
California, Siskiyou County, YrekaWitherill Bldg. Brick-40’x97’ - with the six arches – built for owner Able Winthrill to serve as two business houses West half know as Winckler Bldg. Adolf Winckler...
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Randolph Collier
California, Siskiyou County, YrekaThe citizens of Siskiyou County and California hereby honor Senator Randolph Collier, the “Father of the Freeway.” Born in Etna, educated in Yreka’s schools, Senator...
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