Beeville on the Poesta

Long before Mexico granted land (1834) on Poesta Creek to the first settlers, Anne Burke and James Heffernan, savage Indians roamed this valley at will.

Their colony, although successful at first, soon met disaster. In 1836 James Heffernan, his brother ...

Site of the First Public School in Castro Valley

This site was part of the original Don Castro Land Grant. In 1866 pioneer settler Josiah Grover Brickell made a land grant of this site for “educational purposes only” and paid the teacher’s salary, who taught children by day, in ...

Port Republic

Port Republic Battlefield Civil War Site—Trail Stop 1. Last Battle of Jackson’s 1862 Valley Campaign.

You are standing on the “Coaling.” By the Civil War this area was nearly devoid of trees, the timber having been used for the production of ...

Lt. Edward Fitzgerald Beale

1822 - 1893

Pioneer in the path of empire hero of the War with Mexico, lieutenant in United States Navy. Appointed general by the Governor of California. Commanded exploration of wagon route to the Colorado River, with the only camel train ...

Cresta Blanca Winery

Here, Charles A. Wetmore planted his vineyard in 1882. The Cresta Blanca wine he made from its fruit won for California the first international award. The highest honor at the 1889 Paris Exposition. First bringing assurance to California wine growers ...

Antoine Janis Cabin

Joseph Antoine Janis was born in St. Charles, Missouri, in 1824. He made a claim on the Cache la Poudre River in 1814, intending to return later to build a home. In the summer of 1859, Antoine Janis, his Oglala ...

Martin Berry House

Built by Martin Berry

(1693-1784)son of the

first family to settle

Pompton Plains. Only Pre-

Revolutionary building

substantially unaltered

in Pequannock Township.

Marker is on State Highway 23 just from Jackson Ave, on the right.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Rexburg Milling Company

In the summer of 1883, William F. Rigby purchased, dismantled and moved by oxen a mill to the new community of Rexburg, establishing the only mill in southern Idaho. The mill was reconstructed on the west side of Third East, ...

Beale Wagon Road

1857 - 1882

From 1857-60, Lt. Edward F. Beale and crew of 100 men completed the first federal highway in the southwest from Fort Smith, Ark. to Los Angeles, Calif. at a cost of $200,000. The wagon road was used extensively ...

Camel Barns

Built in 1853 and 1854 Cost $10,000 and $12,000

These finely crafted sandstone buildings were originally constructed for use as warehouses. They gained their name and fame, however, during a brief period in 1863-64 when they were used to stable a ...