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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28UL_lankershim-monument_Los-Angeles-CA.html
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James B. Lankershim. Born Charleston, MO, March 24, 1850. Died Oct. 16, 1931. Commissioned Capt. Troop D Calvary 1st Brigade, N.G.O. Aug. 9, 1895 and Lieutenant Colonel N.G.O. July 21, 1903.
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Near here on the bank of the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28SS_barack-obama-83_Los-Angeles-CA.html
44th President of the United States, made his first political speech - - a protest against South African apartheid - - on this plaza February 18, 1981
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28RX_route-of-the-settlers-of-los-angeles_Los-Angeles-CA.html
On February 2, 1781, a company of settlers recruited in the states of Sonora and Sinaloa, Mexico, began a historic journey from Los Alamos, Sonora. These were Los Pobladores, whose mission was the founding of El Pueblo de Nuestra Se�ora l…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28QD_christopher-columbus_Los-Angeles-CA.html
Born in Genoa, Italy, in 1451; Died May 20, 1506, at the age of 55, in Valladolid, Spain; Sailed to the New World under the coat of arms of Castile and Aragon; Landed October 12, 1492 at the isle of San Salvador in the West Indies; Made three addi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28KU_buster-keaton-studios_Los-Angeles-CA.html
1920-1928
At this site stood the studio where Buster Keaton and his extraordinary team produced 10 feature-length and 19 short films that bring inspiration to filmmakers of every generation and laughter to audiences around the world.
1916-1917
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28J2_hollywoods-first-major-film-company-studio_Los-Angeles-CA.html
One-half of this structure, then in use as a barn, was rented by Cecil B. DeMille as the studio in which was made the first feature-length motion picture in Hollywood, "The Squaw Man", in 1913. It
was originally located at the corner of…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM287R_nike-missile-site-la96c_Los-Angeles-CA.html
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Formerly a Nike Missile control site, U.S. Army 1956-1968.
Currently San Vicente Mountain Park, gateway to the Big Wild.
Restricted entry, vehicles with handicapped permits only beyond this point.
Welcome.
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During the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM287O_theodore-payne_Los-Angeles-CA.html
Early Life.
As a young man, Theodore Payne (1872-1963) immigrated to Southern California from England to pursue a career in horticulture. He fell in love with the local flora, especially our wild flowers, which were threatened by development. M…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM27VD_dockweiler-hang-gliding-center_Los-Angeles-CA.html
The coastal bluffs of Isadore B. Dockweiler State Beach have played host to modern Hang Gliders since 1966, and are considered to be the birthplace of modern Hang Gliding in the United States. The soft gentle slopes and smooth coastal breezes prov…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM27NA_hale-house-circa-1887_Los-Angeles-CA.html
A superb example of the Queen Anne - Eastlake Style.
Restored through the devotion of thousands of admirers.