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<h2>#0312 John Muir Home</h2>
<h4>Site information:</h4>
John Muir National Historic Site, 4202 Alhambra Ave, Martinez<br /><br />Site is gated and access restricted to operating hours. <br /><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/37%C2%B059'28.9%22N+122%C2%B007'52.8%22W/@37.991365,-122.131331,1017m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en">37.991365,-122.131331</a>
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<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Plaque information:</span></h4>
State plaque located outside the gates, accessible at any time.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/37%C2%B059'31.6%22N+122%C2%B007'51.3%22W/@37.992107,-122.130906,1017m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en">37.992107,-122.130906</a>
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<h4>Plaque text:</h4>
John Muir Home<br /><br />Ranch home of John Muir, 1838-1914, explorer, naturalist, author and foremost advocate of forest protection and of national parks. The John Muir Trail through the high Sierra, Muir Woods National Monument, and Muir Glacier in Alaska are named for him.<br /><br />Department of Public Works - Division of Highways
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Registered 7/12/1939
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Contra Costa County
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<h2>#0356 Castro Home</h2>
<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Site information:</span></h4>
On Carlson Blvd, E of San Pablo Ave, El Cerrito<br /><br />Nothing remains of this site, as far as I know. Plaque says the adobes were 400 W of plaque, so on the other side of San Pablo Ave.
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<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Plaque information:</span></h4>
Private plaque located as described above.<br />
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<h4>Plaque text:</h4>
The Adobe Houses of Victor Castro<br />Late 1830's to 1956<br /><br />Four hundred feet west of this plaque Victor Ramon Castro 1817 - 1900 built three adobe dwellings, the south one in late 1830's the main one or west one in 1840's the north in late 1840's They with later additions were destroyed by fire April 20, 1956.<br /><br />This plaque dedicated by Contra Costa Historical Society Cerrito de Oro Parlor 306 Native Daughters of the Golden West El Cerrito Cal. Oct. 25, 1958
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Registered 10/9/1939
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Contra Costa County
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<h2>#0455 Don Fernando Pacheco Adobe</h2>
<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Site information:</span></h4>
3119 Grant St, Concord<br /><br />Site is on private land. Access limited to operating hours.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/37%C2%B059'46.7%22N+122%C2%B002'36.8%22W/@37.996295,-122.043564,1017m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en">37.996295,-122.043564</a>
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<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Plaque information:</span></h4>
Private plaque. There once was a state plaque at the corner of Grant and Solano, but it is gone.
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<h4>Plaque text:</h4>
Don Fernando Pacheco Adobe<br /><br />Erected 1844, Restored 1941 by Contra Costa Horsemans Association
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<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">OHP description:</span></h4>
One-quarter mile north of this spot is the site of the adobe house constructed in 1843 by Don Fernando Pacheco. Reconstructed in 1941, it is preserved as a memento of the historic past of Contra Costa County.
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Registered 1/11/1950
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<h2>#0509 Joaquin Moraga Adobe</h2>
<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Site information:</span></h4>
24 Adobe Ln, Orinda<br /><br />Site is at the end of a gated drive and on private property. No access allowed that I know of.<br /><br />As of 2020, a group is raising funds to restore the adobe for public access. <br /><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/37%C2%B050'34.5%22N+122%C2%B009'13.9%22W/@37.842931,-122.153855,1019m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en">37.842931,-122.153855</a>
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<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Plaque information:</span></h4>
No plaque
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<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">OHP description:</span></h4>
In 1835 Don Joaquin Moraga, with his cousin Don Juan Bernal, was awarded this grant which they called Rancho Laguna de los Palos Colorados - the adobe was completed in 1841. Don Joaquin was the grandson of Jose Joaquin Moraga, founder and first commandante of the Presidio of San Francisco.
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Registered 9/24/1953
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Contra Costa County
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<h2>#0511 Vicente Martinez Adobe</h2>
<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Site information:</span></h4>
Alhambra Ave and Hwy 4, Martinez<br /><br />The site is located on the John Muir Historic Site, and has limited access hours. Access to state plaque not restricted. <br /><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/37%C2%B059'28.2%22N+122%C2%B008'01.0%22W/@37.991167,-122.133623,1017m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en">37.991167,-122.133623</a><br />
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<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Plaque information:</span></h4>
State plaque at <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/37%C2%B059'31.6%22N+122%C2%B007'51.3%22W/@37.992107,-122.130906,1017m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en">37.992107,-122.130906</a><br /><br />Private plaque at site<br />
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<h4>State plaque text:</h4>
Vicente Martinez Adobe<br /><br />In 1849, Vicente Martinez built a two-story adobe ranch house on his portion of the Rancho Pinole. This land was inherited from his father, Don Ignacio Martinez, a Spanish officer who became Comandante of the San Francisco Presidio and later Alcade of San Francisco. In 1966 the National Park Service acquired the adobe and it is now open to the public.<br /><br />Plaque placed by the State Department of Parks and Recreation in cooperation with the National Park Service, Joaquin Murrieta Chapter No. 13, E Clampus Vitus and in honor of Louis L. Stein, Jr. July 23, 1983
<h4>Private plaque text:</h4>
The Vicente Martinez Adobe 1849<br /><br />Vicente Martínez was born in Santa Barbara on August 18, 1818, the second son of Don Ygnacio and Martina de Arellano Martínez who were married in the Presidio Chapel at Santa Barbara 1802. Don Ygnacio Martínez was a Spanish officer at San Diego and Santa Barbara 1788-1819 and became Comandante of the Presidio of San Francisco 1822-1831 and in 1837 was the third mayor of San Francisco. Rancho Pinole was granted to him in 1823 and he moved his family there in 1836 naming his home Nuestra Senora de la Merced being among the earliest settlers of the Contra Costa. The town of Martinez was named for him. Upon retiring from military service September 30, 1831, he moved his family to the Pueblo de San Jose Guadalupe. At Don Ygnacio's death June 18, 1848, Vicente Martínez inherited this portion of Rancho Pinole and built this adobe in 1849. He sold the adobe on October 6, 1853, to Edward Franklin for whom Franklin Canyon was named. Dr. John T. Strenzel, father-in-law of John Muir, California naturalist, bought this property from Edward Franklin in 1875.<br /><br />Plaque dedicated April 17 1955 by Contra Costa County Historical Society
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Registered 9/24/1953
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<h2>#0512 Alvarado Adobe</h2>
<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Site information:</span></h4>
NW corner of San Pablo Blvd and Church Ln, San Pablo<br /><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/37%C2%B057'31.6%22N+122%C2%B020'26.2%22W/@37.958793,-122.340609,1018m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en">37.958793,-122.340609</a>
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<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Plaque information:</span></h4>
No plaque, but there is a state sign
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<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">OHP description:</span></h4>
Site of adobe house, grape arbor, and gardens built in 1842 by Jesus Maria Castro for his mother, Dona Gabriela Berryessa de Castro, widow of Francisco Maria Castro who had been granted Rancho (Cuchiyunes) San Pablo in 1823. When Dona Gabriela died in 1851, the adobe became the property of her daughter, Martina Castro de Alvarado, wife of Juan Bautista Alvarado, who was Governor of California from 1836 to 1842.
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Registered 11/6/1953
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Contra Costa County
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<h2>#0515 Don Salvio Pacheco Adobe</h2>
<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Site information:</span></h4>
1870 Adobe St at Salvio St, Concord<br /><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/37%C2%B058'35.8%22N+122%C2%B002'16.3%22W/@37.976607,-122.037871,1018m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en">37.976607,-122.037871</a>
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<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Plaque information:</span></h4>
Private plaque
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<h4>Plaque text:</h4>
Don Salvio Pacheco Adobe, circa 1846
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<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">OHP description:</span></h4>
In 1834 Don Salvio Pacheco was awarded a grant called Monte del Diablo and on June 24, 1835 completed this two-story adobe, the first building to be erected in this valley. Don Salvio gave the land surrounding this adobe to the refugees of the earthquake-flood of 1868, and the community became known as Concord.
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Registered 11/25/1953
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Contra Costa County
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<h2>#0722 Site of the Murder of Dr. John Marsh</h2>
<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Site information:</span></h4>
Across street from 4575 Pacheco Blvd, Martinez<br /><br />Nothing remains of this site, as far as I know.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/38%C2%B000'19.1%22N+122%C2%B005'15.3%22W/@38.005318,-122.087586,1017m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en">38.005318,-122.087586</a>
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<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Plaque information:</span></h4>
State plaque
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<h4>Plaque text:</h4>
Dr. John Marsh, California pioneer, murdered here September 24, 1856.<br /><br />Plaque placed by the California State Park Commission in cooperation with the Martinez Horsemen's Association, February 22, 1960.
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<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">OHP description:</span></h4>
Dr. Marsh, who practiced medicine throughout the state from his home near Brentwood, purchased Rancho Meganos in 1837. On his way home from Martinez, he was murdered here by ruffians on September 24, 1856.
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Registered 1/11/1960
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Contra Costa County
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<h2>#0731 "The Old Homestead"</h2>
<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Site information:</span></h4>
993 Loring Ave at Ralph Ave, Crockett<br /><br />Site and plaque are located in the middle of a parking lot with Private Property signs, although the lot is not gated. Plaque faces toward house so you have to be on the site grounds to read it. Site appears to be private property.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/38%C2%B003'17.7%22N+122%C2%B013'16.2%22W/@38.054919,-122.221156,1016m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en">38.054919,-122.221156</a>
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<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Plaque information:</span></h4>
State plaque
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<h4>Plaque text:</h4>
The Old Homestead<br /><br />This was the first American home in Crockett, constructed in 1867 by Thomas Edwards, Sr., on land purchased in 1866 from Judge J. B. Crockett. Located on an earlier Indian village near the Carquinez Straits. Its timbers, some of them brought around the Horn, have been well preserved.<br /><br />Plaque placed by the California State Park Commission in cooperation with the Carquinez Women's Club, October 15, 1960.<br />
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Registered 4/8/1960
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Contra Costa County
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<h2>#0853 Captain Pedro Fages Trail</h2>
<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Site information:</span></h4>
856 Danville Blvd at El Portal, Danville<br /><br />Nothing remains of this site, as far as I know.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/37%C2%B050'03.4%22N+122%C2%B000'58.8%22W/@37.83429,-122.016336,1019m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en">37.83429,-122.016336</a>
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<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Plaque information:</span></h4>
State plaque
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<h4>Plaque text:</h4>
Historical Landmark 1772<br />Captain Pedro Fages Trail<br /><br />Fages, commandante at Monterey, vainly looked for a way across San Francisco Bay. With Franciscan missionary Juan Crespi, 14 soldiers, a muleteer, and an Indian servant, he trekked along Carquinez Strait, thence eastward nearly to Antioch before turning back. These, the first white men to explore what became Contra Costa County, passed this point and camped near Danville on March 31, 1772.<br /><br />Placed and dedicated April 1, 1972. San Ramon Valley Historical Society
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Registered 1/20/1972
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<h2>#0905 Mount Diablo</h2>
<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Site information:</span></h4>
Mount Diablo State Park, on summit<br /><br />Access limited to State Park operating hours.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/37%C2%B052'54.2%22N+121%C2%B054'51.8%22W/@37.881733,-121.9144,1019m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en">37.881733,-121.9144</a>
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<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Plaque information:</span></h4>
State plaque
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<h4>Plaque text:</h4>
Mount Diablo<br /><br />Mount Diablo, sacred to Native Americans who lived and worshipped there for over 5,000 years became a critical reference point for Spanish explorers in the 18th century, and American trappers and early California settlers in the 19th. In 1851 Colonel Leander Ransome established the crossing of the Mount Diablo Base and meridian lines from which most of California and Nevada are surveyed.<br /><br />Plaque placed by the State Department of Parks and Recreation in cooperation with the San Ramon Valley Historical Society, April 23, 1978.
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<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">OHP description:</span></h4>
Mount Diablo had been a home with spiritual significance to the Costanoan Indians for at least 500 years when Spanish explorers viewed the mountain in 1772. In 1851 Mount Diablo was selected as the initial point for land surveys of Northern California and Nevada, with the Mount Diablo Base and Meridian Lines originating at its peak. Due to the mountain's variations in wind, rainfall, and temperature, it is also a preserve for a wide variety of plant and animal life.
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Registered 12/7/1976
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<h2>#0932 Mount Diablo Coal Field</h2>
<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Site information:</span></h4>
Black Diamond Mines Regional Park, end of Somersville Road, Antioch<br /><br />The site is located in the regional park and has limited access hours.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/37%C2%B057'29.3%22N+121%C2%B051'47.6%22W/@37.9581471,-121.8637592,245m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d37.958146!4d-121.863212?hl=en&authuser=0">37.958146, -121.863212</a>
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<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Plaque information:</span></h4>
State plaque
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<h4>Plaque text:</h4>
Mount Diablo Coal Field<br /><br />From 1860 to 1906, this area was the largest coal mining district in California. Five towns (Nortonville, Somersville, Stewartsville, Judsonville, and West Hartley) grew up around twelve major mines. Today the towns are gone, the buildings having been moved to nearby communities after the mines closed. Mine openings, tailings, railroad beds, and a pioneer cemetery are being preserved by the East Bay Regional Park District.<br /><br />Plaque placed by the state department of parks and recreation in cooperation with the East Bay Regional Park District and Joaquin Murietta Chapter No. 13, E Clampus Vitus. September 27, 1980.
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Registered 5/13/1980
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<h2>#0951 Light Stations of California, East Brother Light Station</h2>
<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Site information:</span></h4>
Off Point San Pablo, in Straits of San Pablo<br /><br />There is no way to get closer to the island without taking a boat. Tours to the island are available. <br /><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/37%C2%B057'47.9%22N+122%C2%B026'00.6%22W/@37.96331,-122.433509,1018m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en">37.96331,-122.433509</a>
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<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Plaque information:</span></h4>
Private plaque located on island
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<h4>Plaque text:</h4>
<p>East Brother Light Station<br /><br />Constructed in 1873-74, East Brother Light Station is the older of only two remaining light stations of San Francisco Bay that have remained substantially unchanged. The original 5th order classical (Fresnel) lens was replaced with the present beacon when the station was automated in 1969 after 95 years of operation by keepers of the U.S. Lighthouse Service and later the U.S. Coast Guard. In 1971 East Brother Light Station was entered on the National Register of Historic Places.<br /><br /></p>
<p>In 1980, after ten years of benign neglect, rehabilitation was begun with the assistance of the U.S. Coast Guard. A matching grant from the Department of the Interior Heritage Conservation and Recreation Services under the provision of the National Historic Presentation Act of 1966, the California State Office of Historic Preservation, and the efforts of hundreds of individuals who generously contributed their labor and resources to preserve this landmark for the enjoyment of the public.<br /><br />Dedicated to the brave and faithful men and women of the U.S. Lighthouse Service and the U.S. Coast Guard. <br /><br />Dedicated by the Native Sons of the Golden West. James M. Smith - Grand President October 26, 1980. In memory of U.S. Senator James D. Phelan</p>
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East Brother is the oldest wood-frame lighthouse on the West Coast stilll fully operational and still in its historic configuration with functioning equipment. It was one of a group of twelve lighthouses similar but unique in design, built in California during the early 1870's. At the time it was built, it provided both a light and roof signal to guide boats ferrying mail, passengers, and freight between San Francisco and various island ports.
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<h2>#1002-1 Site of Giant Powder Company (Point Pinole)</h2>
<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Site information:</span></h4>
Giant and Atlas Rds, Richmond. Plaque at Point Pinole Regional Shoreline parking lot.<br /><br />Nothing remains of this site, as far as I know.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/37%C2%B059'30.9%22N+122%C2%B021'22.6%22W/@37.991912,-122.35627,1017m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en">37.991912,-122.35627</a>
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State plaque
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Site of Giant Powder Company<br /><br />Pt. Pinole is the last site of the Giant Powder Company, the first company in America to produce dynamite. Following devastating explosions at their san Francisco and Berkeley sites, the business moved to this isolated location in 1892. Incorporating the established Croatian community of Sobrente, the company town of Giant quickly grew into one of the North Bay's industrial centers. Explosives were produced here until 1960 and were essential to mining, dam and other construction projects throughout the Western Hemisphere.<br /><br />Plaque placed by the State Department of Parks and Recreation in cooperation with the East Bay Regional Park District, November 18, 1992.
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<h2>#1032 Richmond Shipyard District</h2>
<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Site information:</span></h4>
1040 Canal Boulevard, Richmond, CA<br /><br />The very end of Canal St. is the Rosie the Riveter National Historic Site, which is related to this site and contains many informational signs.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/37%C2%B054'50.2%22N+122%C2%B022'10.3%22W/@37.913934,-122.369527,1018m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en">37.913934,-122.369527</a>
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<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Plaque information:</span></h4>
State plaque
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<h4>Plaque text:</h4>
Richmond Shipyards<br /><br />During the World War II home front effort, the Richmond Shipyards were an immense facility covering 800 acres. Constructed for the Henry J. Kaiser Company in 1941 and 1942, these shipyards became the largest in the world. New methods of ship construction developed here, including prefabrication and intense labor specialization, allowed the production of new vessels at a record pace.<br /><br />The shipbuilding techniques used by Henry J. Kaiser at Richmond became a model for shipyards throughout the nation. During the period 1941-1942 the Richmond Shipyards built 747 ships, including 519 Liberty Ships, which represents almost a quarter of the total U.S. Liberty Ship production. <br /><br />Between 1942 and 1943 the Richmond Shipyards hired 90,000 workers, many of them women, African Americans from the rural South, and members of other underrepresented groups. The influx of new workers drawn by good wages for unskilled labor reshaped the social and cultrual landscape of the Bay Area.<br /><br />Plaque placed by the California Department of Parks and Recreation in cooperation with Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park, the Port of Richmond, and the Bill Beaver Project, on December 7, 2017.
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Registered 8/11/2000