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AMERICAN LANDMARKS
#510 Alviso Adobe
The Adobe House in June 2016 On a hill overlooking the sprawling, tree-canopied Bay Area suburb of Pleasanton sits one of the area's oldest homes, an adobe brick structure that recalls a time when ranches rather than tech companies dominated the area's economy. The Alviso Adobe is California State Historical Landmark #510 and is today the centerpiece of the cherished Alviso Adobe Community Park . ALVISO ADOBE "Built in 1854, the Alviso Adobe is one of the few adobe struct
Dante Mazza
Feb 28, 202416 min read
#771 Dogtown Nugget Discovery Site
The Dogtown Nugget Discovery Site Marker March 2015 On April 12, 1859, the Dogtown Nugget was discovered in Butte County, California,...
Dante Mazza
Jan 25, 202310 min read
#1013: SITE OF THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN EPISCOPAL CHURCH ESTABLISHED ON THE PACIFIC COAST
Daniel Blue of Sacramento helped found the first AME Church on the West Coast, a center of political activism during the California Colored
Dante Mazza
Sep 27, 202015 min read
#703 Pleasant Grove House
In the midst of the slowly sprawling Sacramento suburbs stands a roadside reminder of the region's pioneer, Pony Express past.
Dante Mazza
Feb 26, 20204 min read
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