M60A3 (TTS) Main Battle Tank

the “Patton”

In service with the U.S. Army and U.S. Marines

1960 to 1991

Weight 58 tons • Crew of 4

Main Weapon 105mm Rifled Gun

This tank is dedicated to all veterans of

San Luis Obispo County who have served

our country.

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San Luis Obispo County Board ...

Sanchez Adobe

The home of Francisco Sanchez (B. 1805, D. 1862). Alcalde of San Francisco and Commandante of Militia under the Mexican Republic. Grantee of the 8,926 – acre Rancho San Pedro, and later a respected American citizen. His house built 1842-46. ...

Liberty Tree Memorial

Planted in honor of those who lost

their lives in the tragic events on

September 11, 2001

The American Liberty elm was named after "The Liberty Tree": Our Country's first Symbol of Freedom. On the morning of August 14, 1765, ...

Thomas Bee's House

94 Church Street

Thomas Bee, a leader in the

colonial government and

a patriot of the Revolution,

built this fine house about

1730. A later owner was

Governor Joseph Alston

and his wife, Theodosia,

daughter of Aaron Burr.

She was ...

Welcome to Fort Boykin Historic Park

Captain John Smith’s Adventures on the James

Fort Boykin was named after Francis Marshall Boykin who was a Virginia state senator, general in the state militia and owner of the property on which the fort was built. The topography at Fort ...

History of San Mateo’s Bridges

In 1923, the cities of San Mateo, Burlingame, and Hillsborough began planning for a bridge to link the San Francisco Bay peninsula cities with East Bay and Central Valley communities. Even after the Dumbarton Bridge opened, in 1927, these municipalities ...

Jackman Building

Claude and Starck

The Jackman Building is an unusual and valuable example of early twentieth century commercial architecture because it is preserved virtually intact both inside and out. It was built for the law firm of Richmond, Jackman and Swanson. Their ...

Lamb Building

1905

With its two-story bay, leaded glass detail, and original Carroll Street storefront, this is one of Madison's best remaining adaptations of the Queen Anne style to commercial architecture. Constructed for retired attorney F. J. Lamb, the building was designed by ...

Henry Bacon

1866-1924

Architect of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington and many other public structures. Home is here, grave, Oakdale Cemetery.

Marker is on South 3rd Street (U.S. 74) 0.1 miles south of Dock Street, on the right when traveling south.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Dr. Edward Turner Bale

Edward Bale sailed from England to California in the 1830s and settled in Monterey where he was named surgeon-in chief of the Mexican Army by General Mariano Vallejo. In 1839 he married Vallejo’s niece, Maria Soberanes, and in 1841 was ...