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historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM1X1A_clark-memorial-bench-historical_Alameda-CA.html
Donated to the city of Alameda in 1920 by Park Avenue resident Isabella Derby Clark, this concrete bench was designed by Myrtle Maillot. Mrs. Clark was a proponent of animal welfare. The inscription "In memory of my dumb friends" is a reference to animals a…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM1X1C_boeger-winery-historical_Placerville-CA.html
This fieldstone building was built by Giovanni N. Lombardo in 1872 from stones cleared to plant vineyards on the property. The lower cellar was used to produce wine for the local community. The grapes were crushed in the upper story living room and gravity …
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM1X3S_stalactite-stalagmite-historical_Angels-Camp-CA.html
This natural formation came from a cavern on the property of the Calaveras Cement Co., located near Calaveritas in Calaveras County. It was donated to the museum by the Flintkote Co. in 1957. Collectively known as speleothems, these ancient formations were …
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM1X3T_serpentine-drill-core-section-historical_Angels-Camp-CA.html
This core section was created in 1934 while boring an air/service shaft for the Idaho-Maryland Mine in Grass Valley, California. The overseer of this demanding project was mining engineer J.B. Newsome. Reputed to be the largest drill core of its type at the…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM1X3U_ol-beth-historical_Angels-Camp-CA.html
This Best 110 hp steam traction engine, built 1903-1906, was originally used by Pacific Borax Co. to pull ore wagons. The next owner was the Dixie Mill, near Sheep Ranch, where it was used to haul logs down the steep hillsides to the loading deck. The mill …
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM1X3V_just-jenny-historical_Angels-Camp-CA.html
This steam traction engine was built by Owens, Lane, Dyer & Co. of Hamilton Ohio most likely in the 1870s. Its particular gear drive mechanism, along with the incline cylinder distinguish it as an O.L.D. & Co. machine.According to the story, this steam-powe…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM1X3W_camp-9-powerhouse-pelton-wheel-historical_Angels-Camp-CA.html
The use of wheels to convert flowing or falling water into power began in ancient Greece around the third to the first century B.C. In 1878 Lester Allan Pelton, a carpenter and blacksmith from Nevada City, invented a new design for an impulse water turbine.…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM1X3Y_womens-10-000-club-historical_El-Centro-CA.html
Established and organized in 1908 as the Men Club to promote the city of El Centro, their first goal was for El Centro to reach a population of 10,000 residents. On October 30, 1908 the women took over the club and renamed it the Women's 10,000 Club. This b…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM1X3Z_city-of-holtville-historical_Holtville-CA.html
Incorporated 1908Carried by a vote of 56 to 8
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM1X40_san-carlos-pass-historical_Anza-CA.html
On March 16, 1774, Juan Bautista de Anza, Indian fighter, explorer, and colonizer, led through this pass (named by him San Carlos) the first white explorers to cross the mountains into California. The party traveled from Tubac, Arizona, to Monterey, Califor…