California State Capital

ORIGINAL CONSTRUCTION – 1860 – 1874

Miner F. Butler – Won Design Competition, 1860

Ruben Clark, Supervising Architect, 1860 – 1865

Gordon P. Cummings, Supervising Architect, 1865 – 1870

Kenitzer & Bennett, Supervising Architect, 1870 – 1871

Gordon P. Cummings, Supervising Architect, 1872 – 1874

RESTORED ...

USS California Bell Memorial

[Left Side of Base Holding Bell]

Only battleship

built on the

Pacific Coast

Launched at

Mare Island

Navy Yard

Nov. 20, 1919

Ship’s bell

dedicated and

rung for the

last time by

Governor

Earl Warren

Oct. 27, 1949

[Right Side of Base Holding Bell]

World War I

Pearl Harbor

Mariana’s

Leyte Gulf

Surigao

Lincayen Gulf

Okinawa

Japan

Placed out

of commission

in reserve at

Philadelphia

Feb. 14, 1947

Third ...

The California Peace Officers Memorial

In Tribute

Since statehood, the people of California have sought and cherished a quality of life unsurpassed in this great nation. There have been among us those who chose to serve as peace officers and when called upon unselfishly gave more ...

American Hotel - Auburn, California

Historical Landmark

Site of American Hotel

One of the early hotels

Burned 1855 – Rebuilt 1857

Burned 1905 – Not Rebuilt

Marker is at the intersection of Washington Street and Sacramento Street, on the left when traveling north on Washington ...

California State Indian Museum

This museum dedicated to

LOYALTY – COOPERATION – PROGRESS

And to the Ideals of

AMERICAN DEMOCRACY

Marker is on K Street.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Site of the First Public School in California

This marks the site of the first

public school in California

Erected in 1847 — Opened April 3, 1848

This commemorative marker was erected

in 1957 by the Grand Lodge of Free

and Accepted Masons of the State of California

California Building

1917

Built originally for the former Farmers & Merchants Bank, this structure is the work of prominent San Francisco Architect George W. Kelham. With almost no exterior changes it exemplifies Renaissance Revival Style and reflects early local interest in building skyscrapers. ...

Cannon Point - California Volunteers Memorial

Dedicated

To the memory of

Company K

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6th Regiment

California Volunteers

May 27, 1863 – May 27, 1931

Marker is on State Highway 49, on the right when traveling east.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Sierra County, California

California gained statehood on September 8, 1850. It did so comprised of 27 counties with this area a part of Yuba County.

“The disadvantages of belonging to Yuba County were early felt; Marysville was too distant and a county government located ...

California Big Trees State Park

The Discovery Stump

In the spring of 1852, Augustus T. Dowd, while hunting, discovered a grove of truly immense trees, now known as the Calaveras North Grove. Several stockholders of the Union Water Company (who employed Augustus as a hunter) developed ...