RICHARD NIXON BIRTHPLACE "I was born in a house my father built." President Richard Nixon (1913-1994) In 1912 Frank and Hannah Nixon built this modest farmhouse on their small citrus ranch. Here ...
FREMONT PEAK 11 Mile Marker In March 1846, Jose Castro, Mexican Military Commander, ordered John C. Fremont from the country, and with Kit Carson and 60 men he moved to top of peak. Built entrenc...
CASTRO/BREEN ADOBE AND PLAZA HOTEL The Castro/Breen adobe is associated with the early development and settlement of Mexican California. The adobe is an excellent example of blended eastern and w...
RESIDENCE OF GENERAL WILLIAM B. IDE Built about 1850 by General Ide who came to California with his family in 1845. Helped organize the revolt against the Mexican Mandate requiring Americans to l...
BENICIA ARSENAL On this historic site for more than a century military history was written. The loyalty, courage and devotion of the military and the civilian who served their country here furnis...
Site of the First Protestant Church in California On this site was organized by the Rev. Sylvester Woodbridge, Jr., on April 15, 1849, the first Presbyterian Church of Benicia. This was the first...
First Masonic Hall Built in California The first Masonic Hall built in California was begun in the summer of 1850, occupied by the Lodge October 14, 1850, and formally dedicated December 27, 1850...
Old State Capitol Erected in 1852, this historic building was ostensibly intended for Benicia City Hall, offered as the state capitol and promptly accepted, it had that honor from February 4, 185...
FIRST COMMERCIALLY PRACTICABLE INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - At this site in 1959, Dr. Robert Noyce of Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation invented the first integrated circuit that could be produced comm...
BRODERICK-TERRY DUEL The famous duel that ended dueling in California was fought in a ravine east of here, near the shore of Lake Merced, in the early morning of September 13, 1859. The participa...
For $380 on December 25, 1832, Ignacio Elias and his sister Eulalia purchased 123,068 acres of rangeland stretching almost to the San Pedro River on the east and to the Canelo Hills and Sonoita C...
The Gila River north of this site marked the international border of the United States and Mexico from 1848 to 1854. James Gadsden negotiated to purchase 38,000 Sq. miles of "wild country" for $1...
Cerbat - Site of Cerbat third historical Mohave county seat, three miles from this highway in Cerbat mountains and in canyon of the same name. It came to existence in 1860's as mining camp, and h...
Mineral Park - Five miles Northeast is site of Mineral Park mining town, county seat in 1873-1887 with courthouse and jail, stores, hotels, saloons, shops, doctor, lawyer, assay offices and two s...
Ghost Town of White Hills - "Eight miles Northeast along this road are the ruins of White Hills, once a mining boom town. A six-year wonder, from 1892 to 1898 the mine produced twelve million dol...
Discovered in 1863 by Henry Wickenburg and his Burro To supply the needs of the mines and protecting military camps, the Salt River Valley irrigated agricultural industry was developed. The Vultu...
In this vicinity, Nov. 5, 1871, Wickenburg Ð Ehrenburg Stage ambushed by Apache Mohave Indians. John Lanz - Fred W Loring P. M. Hamel - W. G. Salmon Frederick Shoholm and C.S. Adams were murdere...
This desert town was made famous by the humor of Dick Wick Hall, healthseeker and operator of the laughing gas station. Hall's publication the Salome Sun was filled with extravagant tales of the ...
Lee Ferry - From 1872 to 1929, Principal route of travel across the Colorado river to Utah settlements. First crossing made at the mouth of Paria creek in 1884 by Jacob Hamblin regular ferry esta...
Bill Williams Mountain - Elevation 9269 FT. This mountain was named for a colorful mountaineer guide and trapper who is generally credited with being the first American to explore Northern Arizon...