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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EJA_san-diego-bay_San-Diego-CA.html
One of the world's finest natural harbors plays host above and below the surface
Homeport to America's Finest CityOne of the most beautiful and exemplary natural harbors in the world, San Diego Bay is steeped in rich maritime heritage and conti…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EHJ_veterans-memorial_San-Diego-CA.html
Dedicated July 4, 1994
Veterans of Foreign Wars - Military Order of World Wars Rancho Bernardo Post 7766 - Gen. J.P. Holland Chapter Major Abraham J. Baum DSC CommanderMajor Russell Whipple Commander
Design and Sculpture Arther Danner, Jr.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DOE_olivenhain-meeting-hall_Encinitas-CA.html
Colony Olivenhain was settled by German immigrants who arrived from Denver in 1844. Each member was granted five acres and use of the community's horse teams and equipment. In 1895, the colonists erected a community hall for meetings and social ev…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CZ6_rancho-santa-fe_Rancho-Santa-Fe-CA.html
Rancho Santa Fe began as Rancho San Dieguito, a land grant of nearly 9,000 acres made to Juan Mar?a Osuna in 1845. The Santa Fe Railway Company later used the land to plant thousands of eucalyptus trees for use as railroad ties. In the 1920s Ranch…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CLY_agua-hedionda-lagoon_Carlsbad-CA.html
Why is it endangered? The lagoon before you, Agua Hedionda, is one of the few remaining coastal wetlands along the Southern California coastline. All of the lagoons are threatened by the pressures of development, agriculture, and industry.
Tim…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CLE_welcome-to-agua-hedionda_Carlsbad-CA.html
Who has been here? The lands around you have been inhabited by people for over 10,000 years. The rolling hills and canyons cradling the lagoon provided shelter and food with an abundance of native plants and trees.
The Luise?oFor centuries, th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CIL_adobe-construction_San-Diego-CA.html
The Casa de Aguirre, like many of Old Town's original buildings, was constructed of adobe. Adobe bricks, flooring, roof tiles, and other materials were made locally by combining clay, sand, water and straw and pouring this mixture into wooden form…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CIK_1906-old-town-convent_San-Diego-CA.html
Originally built as the St. Joseph's Rectory at the corner of Fourth Avenue and Beech Street downtown, this building was moved through the streets of San Diego to this site in 1940. Here, it was used by the Catholic Church as a seminary, convent, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CIJ_original-foundation-casa-de-aguirre_San-Diego-CA.html
The stone pilings seen in this archaeological excavation unit are part of the original foundation of the Casa de Aguirre built circa 1853. The original adobe mansion extended ten feet to the east of where the current building ends. The 21st centur…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1C6D_christmas-tree_Coronado-CA.html
Here stands the world's first electrically-lighted outdoor Christmas tree, unveiled at the Hotel del Coronado on December 24, 1904