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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJRK_hooker-oak_Chico-CA.html
The massive and majestic Hooker Oak, which occupied this site, was named in honor of renowned British Botanist Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker. The Hooker Oak was acclaimed to be the largest Valley Oak in the world before it fell on May 1, 1977.
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJRF_the-historic-home-of-annie-and-john-bidwell_Chico-CA.html
Completed in 1868, the home featured many surprisingly modern conveniences including running water, flush toilets, an acetylene gas lighting system, eight fireplaces, and wall-to-wall carpeting. The pink stucco mansion was designed by San Francisc…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJR9_the-life-and-times-of-john-bidwell_Chico-CA.html
John Bidwell was born on the east coast to a poor farming family in 1819. In spite of these modest roots, he would eventually become a key figure in California history, one famous for being a true pioneer, a statesman, politician, prohibitionist, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJQS_rancho-del-arroyo-chico_Chico-CA.html
A vast expanse covering 26,000 acres, Rancho Chico was purchased in 1849-50 by John Bidwell. In 1865 he began construction of the mansion nearby, which in time became the social and cultural center of the upper Sacramento Valley. It was through hi…