Dante Mazza
#510 Alviso Adobe
The adobe house in June 2016 On a hill overlooking the sprawling, tree-canopied Bay Area suburb of Pleasanton sits one of the area's...
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AMERICAN LANDMARKS
Dante Mazza
Jan 25, 202310 min read
#771 Dogtown Nugget Discovery Site
The Dogtown Nugget Discovery Site Marker March 2015 On April 12, 1859, the Dogtown Nugget was discovered in Butte County, California,...
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Dante Mazza
Sep 27, 202015 min read
#1013: SITE OF THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN EPISCOPAL CHURCH ESTABLISHED ON THE PACIFIC COAST
Daniel Blue of Sacramento helped found the first AME Church on the West Coast, a center of political activism during the California Colored
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Dante Mazza
Feb 27, 20204 min read
#703 Pleasant Grove House
In the midst of the slowly sprawling Sacramento suburbs stands a roadside reminder of the region's pioneer, Pony Express past.
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Dante Mazza
Aug 24, 20195 min read
#801 Reuel Colt Gridley Monument
A political wager and a sack of flour turned one man into an unsung hero of the Civil War. His grave site is California Historical Landmark
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Dante Mazza
Jan 15, 20192 min read
#NO. 46 VALLEJO FLOUR MILL
An early endeavor of one of California's founding families remains by the roadside in a bustling Bay Area city.
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Dante Mazza
Jun 13, 20187 min read
The Gable Mansion
This stunning, one of a kind example of Victorian Italianate architecture is one of the finest homes in California's Central Valley
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Dante Mazza
Jan 18, 20188 min read
California State Capitol Building
The California State Capitol Building in the official seat of the Golden State's government. It is listed on the National Register of Hi
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Dante Mazza
Aug 26, 20174 min read
#45: Site of College of California
Before Cal was in Berkeley, Cal was at this site in downtown Oakland, now occupied by a parking garage. This was the location of the College
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Dante Mazza
Aug 25, 20172 min read
#861: Site of First California State Fair
From the moment the first settlers and fortune seekers from the Eastern United States and beyond arrived in California, they knew agricultur
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Dante Mazza
Aug 24, 20172 min read
What Are California State Historical Landmarks?
The California State Historical Landmarks program is managed by the California Office of Historic Preservation. These are buildings,...
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