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The California Historical Society (CHS) is the official historical society of California. It was founded in 1871, by a group of prominent Californian intellectuals at Santa Clara University . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It was officially designated as the Californian state historical society in 1979.
The following are approximate tallies of current listings in California on the National Register of Historic Places. These counts are based on entries in the National Register Information Database as of April 24, 2008, [1] and new weekly listings posted since then on the National Register of Historic Places web site. [2]
Glendora Historical Society; Historical Society of Southern California Founded in 1883, the Historical Society of Southern California (HSSC) is the oldest historical society in California. Lemon Grove Historical Society; Los Angeles Conservancy, the largest membership-based historic preservation organization in the country. Los Angeles ...
Historical society museums in California (17 P) Pages in category "Historical societies in California" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total.
Whitney organized the first comprehensive survey of California, and the first complete topographic maps of the state were completed under him. Mount Whitney, the tallest peak in California is named after him. The State Mining Bureau was established in 1880, and the position of State Geologist was changed to State Mineralogist.
"The Wisconsin Magazine of History: A Case Study in Scholarly and Popular Approaches to American State Historical Society Publishing, 1917–2000." Journal of Scholarly Publishing 44.2 (2013): 114–141.
Location of Orange County in California This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Orange County, California. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Orange County, California, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and ...
Operated by the Southern California Historical Aviation Foundation, collection of notable jet and propeller-drive airplanes Whittier Museum: Whittier: San Gabriel Valley: Historic house: Operated by the Whittier Historical Society William S. Hart Ranch and Museum: Santa Clarita: Santa Clarita Valley: Historic house