There is also a history of humans using the limestone, as in the abandoned kilns described in this plaque. Even now the limestone continues to be quarried out and there is a cement works...
WIDEWATER WABASH AND ERIE CANAL A natural basin bordering the east side of North Ninth Street, formerly Canal Road, was incorporated into the Wabash and Erie Canal, circa 1840, and became known as...
FROM PLYMOUTH ROCK TO ALKI POINT. HONORING PIONEERS ON THE AMERICAN SHORES OF THE ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC OCEANS, THE ABOVE STONE WAS BROUGHT FROM PLYMOUTH ROCK BY THE FIRST...
This area once an open claypit is known as JUDY'S HOLE named after a wise woman who lived in the nearby squatters cottages.
CITY HALL APARTMENT BUILDING BUILT IN 1914 BY MAYOR JOHN J. MCNAMARA, GEORGE J. WINKLEMAN AND JAMES E. MCNAMARA 1st APARTMENT BUILDING IN MARTINEZ. BUILT DURING REFINERY BOOM. UNIQUE BECAUSE IT...
THIS GROVE IS DEDICATED TO PETER J. SHIELDS FOUNDER OF THE DAVIS CAMPUS PATRON OF ALL AGRICULTURE BENEFACTOR TO STUDENTS EMINENT JURIST HUSBANDMAN ADMIRER OF TREES FRIEND TO MAN IN HONORED...