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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM29FD_wallace-creek_McKittrick-CA.html
Welcome to Wallace Creek. Yes, you are looking at a creek. Wallace Creek may seem insignificant compared to other streams or rivers, after all, on most days of the year, it is bone dry. But it tells an important and exciting story.
As you can …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM27DA_port-san-luis_San-Luis-Obispo-CA.html
Three panels are located on the Harford Pier outline the history of Port San Luis.
Port San Luis - A Gateway Through Time Geology
Bays are formed over thousands of years by erosion. Less resistant rock is weathered away by waves over t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM27CD_sailing-ship-anchor_San-Luis-Obispo-CA.html
Circa 1850
Found by
Marion Shinn
While Diving
Here in 1977
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM27CC_port-harford-wharf-pacific-coast-railway_San-Luis-Obispo-CA.html
John Harford Wharf & Horse drawn/gravity railroad 1873
Pacific Coast Steamship Company organized 1876
Pacific Coast Railway ( PCRR, SLO & SMVRR) 1882
Vision & enterprise of the narrow gauge railroad expanded trade & settlement on the Califo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM27CB_port-harford-pier_San-Luis-Obispo-CA.html
In 1873 Entrepreneur John Harford built a wharf at the westerly end of San Luis Bay to accommodate growing cargo shipping and passenger travel on the Central Coast. The Port Harford pier extended 2,000 feet into the bay and provided horse-drawn ra…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM27C1_soda-lake_Santa-Margarita-CA.html
The large basin before you is all that remains of a prehistoric sea. One of the largest undisturbed alkali wetlands in the state, the 3,000 acre lake provides important habitat for migratory birds. With no outlet, the water evaporates, leaving beh…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Y0X_oceano-honor-roll-a-war-memorial_Oceano-CA.html
Honor Roll
To The Eternal Memory Of
Our Boys From Oceano California
Who Gave Their Lives
In World War II
1941 ★ 1945
Robert D. Altamarino · Lewis L. Brandt · George H. Crozier, Jr. · William F. Everding &mid…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Y0W_oceano-depot-historical_Oceano-CA.html
Oceano Depot
1904
This Southern Pacific Railroad Station was the center of most of the commercial and transportation activities in South San Luis Obispo county from 1904 until the 1950's. Retired from service in 1975. It has been moved 400 yards…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Y0V_dr-rudolf-w-gerber-memorial-park-historical_Oceano-CA.html
The
Dr. Rudolf W. Gerber
Memorial Park
Known as "Oceano's Country Doctor" from 1930 through the 1960's, Dr. Gerber was an important source of Dunite and town history. The Dunites who lived in Oceano's sand dunes were well-known by him…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Y0U_southern-pacific-railroad-depot-historical_Oceano-CA.html
Southern Pacific Railroad Depot
Oceano, California
1896 - 1973
The Oceano Depot served as a focal point for transportation, tourism & real estate promotion in the South County from 1896 until the 1950's. The existing structure, a "Combination 2…