Dante Mazza
#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,...
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AMERICAN LANDMARKS
Dante Mazza
- Sep 27, 2020
- 15 min
#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
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Dante Mazza
- Feb 27, 2020
- 4 min
#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.
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Dante Mazza
- Aug 24, 2019
- 5 min
#801 Reuel Colt Gridley Monument
A political wager and a sack of flour turned one man into an unsung hero of the Civil War. His grave site is California Historical Landmark
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Dante Mazza
- Jan 15, 2019
- 2 min
#NO. 46 VALLEJO FLOUR MILL
An early endeavor of one of California's founding families remains by the roadside in a bustling Bay Area city.
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Dante Mazza
- Jun 13, 2018
- 7 min
The Gable Mansion
This stunning, one of a kind example of Victorian Italianate architecture is one of the finest homes in California's Central Valley
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Dante Mazza
- Jan 18, 2018
- 8 min
California State Capitol Building
The California State Capitol Building in the official seat of the Golden State's government. It is listed on the National Register of Hi
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Dante Mazza
- Aug 26, 2017
- 4 min
#45: Site of College of California
Before Cal was in Berkeley, Cal was at this site in downtown Oakland, now occupied by a parking garage. This was the location of the College
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Dante Mazza
- Aug 25, 2017
- 2 min
#861: Site of First California State Fair
From the moment the first settlers and fortune seekers from the Eastern United States and beyond arrived in California, they knew agricultur
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Dante Mazza
- Aug 24, 2017
- 2 min
What Are California State Historical Landmarks?
The California State Historical Landmarks program is managed by the California Office of Historic Preservation. These are buildings,...
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