Oct 20, 2026
Mission San Antonio de Padua: A Remote Valley and Historic Waterworks
Mission San Antonio de Padua in Jolon, California: founded 1771. Explore historic buildings, Indigenous history, directions, sources and official visitor information.
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Oct 20, 2026
Carmel Mission: Junípero Serra, the Stone Basilica and Indigenous History
Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California: founded 1770. Explore historic buildings, Indigenous history, directions, sources and official visitor information.
Oct 20, 2026
Mission San Diego de Alcalá: California’s First Mission and Kumeyaay Resistance
Mission San Diego de Alcalá in San Diego, California: founded 1769. Explore historic buildings, Indigenous history, directions, sources and official visitor information.
Oct 16, 2026
Westwood’s Railroad Legacy Lives Along the Bizz Johnson Trail — But the Main Trailhead Is at Mason Station
U.S. Forest Service planning documents explain the former railroad corridor linking Westwood and Susanville, and distinguish the trail from its on-road Westwood extension.
Oct 16, 2026
Isleton’s Chinese and Japanese Commercial Districts: National Register Records Tell a Story Beyond the 1926 Fire
NPS historic district records identify Isleton's Chinese and Japanese commercial neighborhoods and describe post-1926-fire architecture and wartime displacement.
Oct 16, 2026
The Fire That Helped Create Locke: Walnut Grove’s History Lives in a National Historic Landmark
California State Parks documents how the 1915 Walnut Grove Chinatown fire contributed to the establishment of nearby Locke, now a nationally protected historic district.
Oct 16, 2026
Newberry Springs Is on a National Scenic Byway: What BLM Says About Historic Route 66
BLM's historic Route 66 scenic byway links Newberry Springs with Daggett and Barstow, part of 178 miles of Mojave Desert heritage and conservation lands.
Oct 16, 2026
Redway Residents’ Guide to Founders Grove and Avenue of the Giants in Humboldt Redwoods
State Parks describes the easy Founders Grove loop and the historic Avenue of the Giants drive, with important guidance on keeping redwood habitats protected.
Oct 16, 2026
Los Alamos Ranch House: National Register Records Preserve a Santa Barbara County Landmark
Official National Register documents trace Rancho Los Alamos to the nineteenth-century ranching era, but the private historic property is not established as a public attraction.
Oct 16, 2026
Mokelumne Hill’s Old Courthouse and Gold Rush History: Three Official Landmarks to Know
California landmark records explain Mokelumne Hill's years as Calaveras County seat and identify its nineteenth-century courthouse and historic Main Street buildings.