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Site | Marker Plaque Name Location County
0000 335     Site of Shell Mound 4600 block of Shell Mound Street, Emeryville Alameda
1602 128 Landing Place of Sebastian Vizcaino and Frey Junipero Serra Monterey State Historic Park, SW corner of Artillery and Pacific Streets, Monterey Monterey
1769 375     Tunitas Beach, Indian Village Site on Portola Route Mouth of Tunitas Creek at Tunitas Beach, 1,000 ft west of Hwy 1, 6.8 miles south of Half Moon Bay San Mateo
1769 26   Portola Expedition Camp San Gregorio State Beach, State Highway 1 0.1 South of State Highway 84 San Mateo
1775 236   Entrance of the San Carlos Into San Francisco Bay Aquatic Park near the intersection of Beach and Larkin Streets, San Francisco San Francisco
1776 79 Presidio of San Francisco Plaque located at the corner of Lincoln Blvd & Funston Ave San Francisco
1782 636 Royal Spanish Presidio NW corner of Santa Barbara and Canyon Perdido Streets, Santa Barbara Santa Barbara
1786 309 Mission Santa Barbara 2201 Laguna Street, Santa Barbara Santa Barbara
1790 195 Mission San Juan Bautista and Plaza 2nd and Mariposa Streets, San Juan Bautista, CA San Benito
1794 82   Castillo de San Joaquin Fort Point, San Francisco San Francisco
1797 334 Mission San Jose Mission Boulevard at Washington, Fremont Alameda
1800 549   Squaw Rock On US Highway 101 approximately 6 miles south of Hopland (mile marker 5.1) Mendocino
1804 305 Mission Santa Inés 1760 Mission Drive, Solvang Santa Barbara
1805 550   Los Banos Los Banos Park, 803 East Pacheco Blvd, Los Banos Merced
1812 5 Fort Ross 19005 Coast Hwy, State Hwy 1 (12 mi N of Jenner) Sonoma
1817 308 Covarrubias Adobe 715 North Santa Barbara Street, Santa Barbara Santa Barbara
1825 721 Carrillo Adobe 11 East Carrillo Street, Santa Barbara Santa Barbara
1835 241   Livermore Memorial Monument Portola Park, Portola Ave and North Livermore Ave, Livermore Alameda
1835 354   Old Pacific House Monterey State Historic Park, Custom House Plaza, Monterey Monterey
1841 346 Hock Farm Site located on Garden Highway at Messick Road, Yuba City Sutter
1841 819   Hudson's Bay Headquarters 505 Montgomery Street, San Francisco San Francisco
1844 510   Francisco Solano Alviso Adobe 3459 Old Foothill Road Alameda
1844 870 Jose Eusebio Boronda Adobe Casa Bronoda Adobe Historic Center, 333 Boronda Road, Salinas Monterey
1844 345   Granville P. Swift Adobe Old Highway 99 at Hambright Creek, 1 mile north of Orland Glenn
1844 493   Johnson's Ranch Tomita Park, Front Street between Fourth and Main Streets, Wheatland Yuba
1844 178   Site of First Building in Present City of Stockton City Hall, Civic Street between Miner and El Dorado Streets, Stockton San Joaquin
1846 81   Landing Place of Captain J.B. Montgomery 550 Montgomery Street, San Franciso San Francisco
1846 248 Gaviota Pass Northbound Highway 101 rest stop (PM 46.9), 1.5 miles NW of Gaviota Santa Barbara
1847 435   Saratoga Southeast Corner of Intersection of State Highways 9 and 85, Saratoga Santa Clara
1848 475   Old Dry Diggins - Old Hangtown - Placerville Northeast corner of Bedford and Main Streets, Placerville El Dorado
1848 678   Lassen Emigrant Trail State Highway 36, 2.5 miles west of Westwood Lassen
1848 276 Robinson's Ferry Vista point on State Highway 49, 5.4 miles south of Angels Camp Calaveras
1848 287 Angels Camp Northeast corner of Main Street and Birds Way, Angels Camp Calaveras
1848 83   Shoreline Markers Northeast corner of Market and Battery Streets, San Francisco San Francisco
1848 136   First Theater in California Monterey State Historic Park, SW corner of Scott and Pacific Streets, Monterey Monterey
1848 406   Big Oak Flat On State Highway 120 (P.M. 30.2), Big Oak Flat Tuolumne
1849 141   Hangman's Tree 305 Main Street, Placerville El Dorado
1849 140     Wells Fargo Express Company Building SW corner of Main Street and Solinsky Alley, Chinese Camp Tuolumne
1849 423   Chinese Camp NW corner of State Hwy 120 (P.M. 15.9) and Main Street, Chinese Camp Tuolumne
1849 275 Murphys Intersection of Main Street and Jones Street, Murphys Calaveras
1849 126 Colton Hall Civic Center, Pacific Street between Jefferson and Madison, Monterey Monterey
1849 462   Site of First Jewish Religous Services Held in San Francisco 735 Montgomery Street San Francisco
1849 408   Site of the First Meeting of Freemasons Held in California 728 Montgomery Street, San Francisco San Francisco
1849 446   Groveland On northeast corner of Main (State Highway 120) and Back Streets, Groveland Tuolumne
1849 419   Jacksonville Vista point at N approach to Don Pedro Bridge, State Hwy 120 (PM 19.4), 3.5 mi SE of Chinese Camp Tuolumne
1849 347   Knight's Ferry On Sonora Road, 1.4 miles west of State Hwy 120 (PM 16.4), Kights Ferry Stanislaus
1850 980 Ukiah Vichy Springs Resort 2701 Vichy Springs Road, Ukiah Mendocino
1850 142   Studebaker's Shop (Site Of) 543 Main Street, Placerville El Dorado
1850 238   Swift's Stone Corral 1,000 feet south of Maxwell-Sites Road, 6.4 Miles West of Maxwell Colusa
1850 331   Bear Valley On State Highway 49, Bear Valley Mariposa
1850 332   Coulterville County Park at State Highway 132 and County Highway J20, Coulterville Mariposa
1850 123 Columbia Columbia State Historic Park, Corner of Washington and Broadway Streets, Columbia Tuolumne
1850 272     Douglass Flat Main Street south of Fairs Lane, Douglass Flat Calaveras
1850 518   Agua Fria 4189 State Highway 140 (3.2 miles west of Mariposa) Mariposa
1850 297   Site of One of the First Discoveries of Quartz Gold in California SW corner of Jenkins Street and Hocking Ave, Grass Valley Nevada
1850 532   Casa De Oro Monterey State Historic Park, SW corner of Oliver and Scott, Monterey Monterey
1850 889 Bok Kai Temple Southwest Corner of First and D Streets, Marysville Yuba
1850 298 Empire Mine Empire Mine State Historic Park, 10791 Empire Street, Grass Valley Nevada
1851 449   Glenwood 4171 Glenwood Road, NE of Scotts Valley Santa Cruz
1851 734 Angels Hotel Northeast corner of Main Street and Bird Way, Angels Camp Calaveras
1851 901 West Miner Street-Third Street Historical District, Yreka Corner of Miner Street and Broadway, Yreka Siskiyou
1852 292 Home of Lola Montez 248 Mill Street, Grass Valley Nevada
1853 80   Montgomery Block 600 Montgomery Street, San Francisco San Francisco
1853 46 Vallejo Flour Mill Vallejo Mill Historical Park, Northeast Corner Niles Canyon Road and Mission Boulevard (Hwy 238) Alameda
1853 1016   Stockton Developmental Center 510 E Magnolia Street, Stockton San Joaquin
1853 293   Home of Lotta Crabtree 238 Mill Street, Grass Valley Nevada
1854 453 Lucas, Turner, & Co. Bank (Sherman's Bank) Northeast corner of Montgomery and Jackson, San Fransico San Francisco
1854 688   Lyons Station (Stagecoach Stop) 23287 N Sierra Hwy, near State Hwy 14 and San Fernando Rd, Newhall Los Angeles
1854 87 Site of First US Branch Mint in California 608-619 Commercial Street, San Francisco San Francisco
1856 466 The Peter L. Traver Building 470 Main Street, Murphys Calaveras
1856 899 National Hotel 211 Broad Street, Nevada City Nevada
1856 267 Mitchler Hotel (Murphys Hotel) 457 Main Street at Algiers Street, Murphys Calaveras
1856 722   Site of the Murder of Dr. John Marsh Across from 4575 Pacheco Boulevard, Martinez Contra Costa
1857 832 South Yuba Canal Office 134 Main Street, Nevada City Nevada
1857 783 Jacoby Building Southeast corner of Eighth and H Streets, Arcata Humboldt
1857 615   Fort Bragg 321 Main Street, Fort Bragg Mendocino
1858 180   Plaza Hotel 2nd and Mariposa Streets, San Jan Bautista San Benito
1859 820 St. Teresa's Church Bodega Highway, Bodega Sonoma
1859 684     Sam Brannan Store NW corner of Wapoo Ave and Grant St, 203 Wapoo Ave, Calistoga Napa
1859 19 Broderick-Terry Dueling Place 1100 Lake Merced Boulevard, Daly City San Mateo
1860 696   Western Business Headquarters of Russell, Majors, and Waddell - Founders, Owners, and Operators of the Pony Express 601 Montgomery Street, San Francisco San Francisco
1860 1001 Wassama Roundhouse Roundhouse Road, 0.4 miles east of Highway 49 (5.5 miles N of Oakhurst) Madera
1860 932 Mount Diablo Coal Field Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve, South End of Sommersville Road, Antioch Contra Costa
1860 701   Placerville - Overland Pony Express Route in California Southwest corner of Main and Sacramento Streets El Dorado
1860 285 Peralta Home 561 Lafayette, San Leandro Alameda
1861 890 Colusa County Courthouse 547 Market Street (at 6th Street), Colusa Colusa
1864 138 Mark Twain Cabin 1 mi NW of Tuttletown off State Hwy 49 Tuolumne
1864 790 Yosemite Valley Yosemite National Park Mariposa
1865 84   Rincon Hill Beale Street northwest of Bryant Street, San Francisco San Francisco
1865 329 Rancho Del Arroyo Chico (Bidwell Mansion) 525 The Esplanade, Chico Butte
1866 685 Sam Brannan Cottage 1311 Washington St, Calistoga Napa
1868 1002     Site of the First Dynamite Factory in the United States Glen Canyon Park, San Francisco San Francisco
1868 714 Mendocino Presbyterian Church 44831 Main Street, Mendocino Mendocino
1870 951   East Brother Light Station Off Point San Pablo Contra Costa
1870 797 Lake Tahoe Outlet Gates 73 N Lake Blvd (Highway 89), Tahoe City Placer
1870 351   Vasquez House 546 Dutra Street, Monterey Monterey
1871 849   Mills Hall Mills College, 5000 MacArthur at Pierson Street, Oakland Alameda
1872 929   Site of Propagation of the Thompson Seedless Grape 9001 Colusa Hwy, State Highway 20, 8 miles west of Yuba City Sutter
1873 548 Canal Farm Inn 1460 East Pacheco Blvd, Los Banos Merced
1873 361 Old Lobero Theater 33 East Canon Perdido Street, Santa Barbara Santa Barbara
1874 802 Ah Louis Store 800 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo
1877 560   Hill Town Ferry Approximately 25 feet north of the end of Speckels Court, near Spreckels Monterey
1878 726 The Sebastian Store San Simeon Road, San Simeon San Luis Obispo
1879 841 The Conservatory John F Kennedy Drive in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco San Francisco
1879 1012 First Manufacturing Site of the Pelton Wheel 325 Spring Street, Nevada City Nevada
1883 927   Temple of Kuan Ti 45160 Albion Street, Mendocino Mendocino
1883 641 Concannon Vineyard 4590 South Livermore Ave., 2 miles SE of Livermore Alameda
1883 831   Site of First Posted Water Notice Approximately 1350 feet southeast of Cutler and 1st Ave, 3.7 miles North of Hamilton City Glenn
1885 851 Woodland Opera House 340 2nd Street, Woodland Yolo
1885 864 Gable Mansion 659 1st Street, Woodland Yolo
1888 840-2 Chico Forestry Station and Nursery Bidwell Nature Center, Cedar Grove Picnic Area, Cedar Grove and E 8th, Bidwell Park, Chico Butte
1890 954   The Croll Building 1400 Webster Street, Alameda Alameda
1892 1002-1   Site of Giant Powder Company (Point Pinole) Just South of 5555 Giant Highway, Richmond Contra Costa
1895 937   Site of Invention of the Three Reel Bell Slot Machine Northwest corner of Battery and Market Streets, San Francisco San Francisco
1895 843 North Star Mine Powerhouse South Mill Street at Allison Ranch Road, Grass Valley Nevada
1912 926 Sun House 431 South Main Street, Ukiah Mendocino
1913 1003   Site of the Wheatland Hop Riot of 1913 Intersection of South A and 6th Streets, Wheatland, CA Yuba
1928 939 Nitt Witt Ridge 881 Hillcrest Drive, Cambria Pines San Luis Obispo
1928 919   St. Francis Dam Disaster Site 32300 N San Francisquito Canyon Rd, 9.2 mi N of Saugus Los Angeles
1929 1037 Santa Barbara County Courthouse 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara Santa Barbara
1935 968   Site of the China Clipper Flight Departure In front of Building 1, old Alameda Naval Air Station Alameda
1937 974 Golden Gate Bridge San Francisco, Marin County San Francisco
1937 974 Golden Gate Bridge San Francisco, Marin County Marin
1939 987 Treasure Island Palm Avenue near 1st Street, San Francisco San Francisco
1943 1029   USS Hornet Alameda Alameda

Key

There is something historical at this site (other than a marker plaque)
There is a bronze plaque from the State of California at this site
There is no plaque from the State of California, but there are one or more plaques from other organizations marking the site