Articles related to "California History"

A ghost town, a native plant garden, a World War II internment camp and museums with everything from rail cars to movie memorabilia relate Eastern California history.

One of the most eccentric characters in American history, Emperor Norton ruled benevolently for over two decades in mid-nineteenth-century California.

As with many Western States, the Gold Rush brought people to California in large numbers, opening up a whole new opportunity for women to shine.

Oak trees and other California native plants and the culture that surrounded them for so long before European transplants should not be forgotten.

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From Indians to Gold Rush miners, pioneers to missions, California's rich history is preserved in multiple historical markers on state and national landmark registers.

Stunning, ornate, legendary - the St. Francis Chapel at Riverside, California's Historic Mission Inn Hotel & Spa is a monument to its visionary: Frank Augustus Miller.

The Chumash inhabited an extensive portion of prehistoric Southern California for more than a millennium before the arrival of Europeans.

Lillie Hitchcock Coit arranges for a boxing match to be held in her room at the Palace Hotel. On her death she leaves $100,000 to San Francisco.

Lillie Hitchcock Coit was an eccentric lady of San Francisco and an honorary firefighter. She gambled, bet on horses, and was engaged to two men at the same time.

California's cities and counties designated historic landmarks by the hundred. What they miss is picked up by private organizations in an incredible historical richesse.

James Marshall State Historic Park tells 1848 California gold rush story with Sutter's Mill replica, Chilean and Mexican Arrastres, Chinese Store and pioneer buildings..

The troubled economy is wrecking havoc with the traditional summer vacation, but San Diego is coming to the rescue.

Smoky the Bear's famous catch phrase was right. Here's a quick outdoorsman's guide to ensuring the next terrible forest fire isn't their fault.

Black Bart terrorized the West Coast and Wells Fargo Stage Lines for eight years by robbing 28 stages with a shotgun and leaving poems as his calling card.

In 1877, photographer Eadweard Muybridge made all-encompassing panoramas of San Francisco. He shot from 381 feet above ground from the tower of a Nob Hill mansion.

Information on historic women in Florida isn't as readily available as it can be for other states, but it can be found for those who wish to seek it.

A handful of books written about the punk genre that every music fan should add to their collection.

California State Highway 49 meanders through small towns made famous during the gold rush of 1849. Restored hotels, cafes and museums offer a glimpse of the past.

No one could have imagined the far-reaching implications of the discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill in Northern California.