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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in California: Leconte Memorial Lodge
Built by the Sierra Club in 1903 in honor of Joseph LeConte, one of the founding members of the Sierra Club. It was a Yosemite visitors center, but is now run by the Sierra Club as a museum and library.
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in California: Lake Merritt Wild Duck Refuge
Now known as Lake Merritt park, it is notable for being the first official wildlife refuge in the United States, designated in 1870.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in California: Locke Historic District
The largest remaining example of a historic rural Chinese American community, built in 1915.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in California: Walker Pass
Joseph Reddeford Walker mapped this pass in 1834 after learning of it from Native Americans. He then led the first immigrant wagon train through it in 1846. This pass significantly contributed to the development of California.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in California: Sweden Borgian Church
One of California's earliest pure Arts and Crafts buildings, this Swedenborgianism church remains open today with almost no architectural changes.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in California: Mare Island Naval Shipyard
The first US naval facility on the West Coast, it built and supported WWII naval forces as well as nuclear submarines. It closed in 1996 and is currently under redevelopment which is threatening the historic buildings.
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Ca: Twenty Five Foot Space Simulator
An 85 foot high stainless-steel cylinder at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory used for testing spacecraft in space-like conditions. Ranger, Surveyor, Mariner, and Voyager spacecraft were all tested in this facility.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in California: Borax Lake Site
The archaeological type site of the unique Paleo-Indian Clovis people known as the Post Pattern. This site extended their known range and introduced an unusual lake shore dwelling population.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in California: Las Flores Adobe
An Estancia halfway between two missions, it is now part of a Boy Scout camp located inside Camp Pendleton just off of Interstate 5.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in California: Jose Castro House
Historic adobe home built by Jose Castro, Commandant General of Northern California. It is part of the San Juan Bautista Historic District.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in California: Los Cerritos Ranch House
Largest adobe home built in Southern California during Mexican era.
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Ca: Space Flight Operations Facility
Control room at Jet Propulsion Laboratory where all NASA interplanetary and deep space missions are monitored.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in California: Upton Sinclair House
Home of American novelist Upton Sinclair between 1942 and 1966 and where he wrote most of his later works.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in California: San Diego Presidio
The first fortified presidio, it along with the first mission, San Diego Mission Church, paved the way for Spanish colonization of California. No structures remain, but the site is now located in Presidio Park.
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in California: Lane Victory (Victory Ship)
A rare example of a Victory Ship, it is now a still operational museum ship which makes 6 public cruises a year to Catalina Island.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in California: Santa Barbara Mission
The only Spanish mission in California to remain under the leadership of the Franciscan Friars since the day of its founding.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in California: Pioneer Deep Space Station
NASA's Deep Space Network for tracking unmanned spacecraft in deep space was inaugurated when this antenna became operational in 1958.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in California: Balclutha
The only remaining square rigged ship in the San Francisco Bay area, it was built in 1886 and served on several different trade routes. It is now part of the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park. Official plaque located in the...
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in California: Fort Ross
Established by Ivan Kuskov of the Russian-American Company in 1812; thriving settlement from 1812 to 1841.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in California: Bank of Italy Building
Became the headquarters of Bank of Italy in 1908 (precursor of the Bank of America); also known as the Clay-Montgomery Building.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in California: Hale Solar Observatory
Laboratory of George Ellery Hale, inventor of the spectroheliograph, with which he made his discoveries of the solar vortices and magnetic fields of sun spots.
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in California: Fort Point Natl Historic Site
A military fort built just before the American Civil War to defend San Francisco Bay against hostile warships.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in California: Rancho Camulos
The home of Ygnacio del Valle, an alcalde of Los Angeles and member of the California State Assembly. The ranch was known as the Home of Ramona because it is likely that the popular 1884 novel Ramona by Helen Hunt Jackson was set there....
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in California: Rogers Dry Lake
Centerpiece of Edwards Air Force Base, this endorheic desert salt pan in the Mojave Desert has the worlds largest Compass Rose and the worlds largest runway at 7.2 miles. It is one of the alternate Space Shuttle landing sites.