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Canaan Church

The congregation of the Canaan Baptist Church, primarily African-American, was organized in 1913 by Rev. David Boles, Sr., who was pastor, and Brother Fred Gilbert, Deacon. It was the only organized denominational church in what is now Richmond Hill during ...

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Monterey Custom House

It was over this building that the American flag was raised by Commodore John Drake Sloat, July 7, 1846, signalizing the passing of California from Mexican rule.

Restored through the efforts of the Native Sons of the Golden West with the ...

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The Growler Saloon – Goethals Building

Two Historic Clayton Buildings

Two historic Clayton buildings were combined to create this restaurant. A bicentennial project.

One was an 1870’s home that Jack Duncan rebuilt circa 1908. It became a store, post office (1926 – 1937), barber shop, and the Growler ...

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Tribute to Range Riders

This statue was fashioned by

Constance Whitney Warren

Sculptress of Paris, France and New York,

and was presented to

The State of Oklahoma

by this distinguished American Artist

through the solicitation of

Justice Albert C. Hunt

of

the Supreme Court of Oklahoma,

and

Charles Cason

of New York.

This bronze tribute to the

Romantic ...

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The Christian Brothers Mt. La Salle Vineyards

The Christian Brothers started their wine business September 2, 1882, at Martinez, California. On May 29, 1930, they bought the Mont La Salle property from Theodore Gier and began to move winery equipment and 54,000 gallons of wine from Martinez ...

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Fitzgerald's Station

Here on this, the Old Wire Road, was located Fitzgerald's Station on the Butterfield Overland mail route from St. Louis to San Francisco.

First trip 1858. Last 1861. Longest and best conducted mail route in the world. 2795 miles. Service twice ...

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Heritage Park and Museums

This seven acre park is on the site of Dublin's original settlement that was established in 1850. Within the park are the 1856 Murray Schoolhouse, the 1859 St. Raymond Church, the 1880 Kolb Old House, the 1911 Kolb Craftsman Bungalow, ...

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Murrah Federal Building Bombing

Oklahoma Remembers!

The Redbud is the state tree of Oklahoma. The Redbud trees located here and at other locations along the Turnpike have been placed in memory of the innocent victims of the April 19, 1995, bombing of the Murrah Building ...

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Amador Valley Hotel

(Later the Dublin Hotel)

For 86 years a favorite congregating spot. Built by John Green in 1860, with a balcony over the porch and a gabled roof. A famous cross-roads stop and transfer point on the Oakland-Stockton and Martinez-San Jose stagecoach ...

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Turner Turnpike

Construction Inaugurated

December 20, 1950

Opened to Traffic

May 16, 1953

Courtesy hmdb.org

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