LANSING European farmers settled in this area first in the 1790s. The Gold Lion Inn was built in 1824 at the southwest corner of today's Sheppard Avenue and Yonge Street, which became the centre...
Lest We Forget Erected by Citizens of Bartlett to those who served their country in time of need Submitted from the Shelby County Register's Office.
The City began in 1833 as the hamlet of Pea Ridge, was renamed Germantown in 1836 and incorporated in 1841. The City of Germantown now includes the site of historic Nashoba Plantation. Union...
CITY OF BERKELEY LANDMARK designated in 1987 SHATTUCK HOTEL, J.F. HINK & SON DEPARTMENT STORE Benjamin G. McDougall, Architect 1909 and 1913 Walter H. Ratcliff, Jr., Architect1926 Berkeley’s first...
1804 CALIFORNIA DIVIDED Alta California is divided from Baja California and Monterey is named capital of Alta California; it remains under Spanish jurisdiction.
1822 THE HIDE AND TALLOW TRADE Ships from Boston began arriving to purchase hides, often called "California banknotes", and tallow from the mission and ranchos. Two Years Before...
Pier 1 1/2 and Pier 3 were built in 1917-1919 for use by riverboats to connect San Francisco to Sacramento and the San Joaquin River. Pier 1 1/2 was built as a passenger terminal while Pier 3...
GRASS VALLEY HARDWARE THROUGH THE YEARS OF PROSPECTING HYDRAULIC AND HARDROCK MINING THIS HARDWARE BUSINESS, ONE OF CALIFORNIA'S OLDEST, HAS SERVED THE COMMUNITY. IN CONTINUOUS OPERATION AT THIS...
Leslie, Queen of Austin (born Albert Leslie Cochran), roamed 6th St. in g-strings and heels with his trademark goatee, and had a saucy comment for every passerby who snapped a photo with him....