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Silveyville Masons Lodge 201 built in 1884 in Dixon, California. The first semi-permanent European settlement to develop in the Dixon area emerged during the California Gold Rush of the mid-19th century when the community of Silveyville was founded in 1852 by Elijah Silvey [12] as a halfway point between the Pacific coast and the rich gold fields of Sacramento along a route commonly traveled ...
It moved to the current Milk Farm Road location along Interstate 80 in 1939. [2] Originally called Hess Station, [1] it gained the moniker Milk Farm in 1940 when The Saturday Evening Post wrote an article about it, and also gave Dixon the nickname “Dairy Town” for its contribution to the California dairy industry. [2]
Elmer's Bottle Tree Ranch is a ranch near Oro Grande, California. It is a popular stop for people passing by on Route 66. The 2 acres (0.81 ha) ranch was created in 2000 by Elmer Long and has more than 200 bottle trees. [5] It is open from sunrise to sunset and is free to enter. [6]
California’s wealthiest farming family is proposing an expansion of industrial warehousing in Kern County that would fundamentally reshape the economy in the southern San Joaquin Valley.
"California in 1846" map shows geographic distribution of Spanish and Mexican land grants Mexican land grants of Tehama County, California (Bureau of Land Management map, 1997) These California land grants were made by Spanish (1784–1821) and Mexican (1822–1846) authorities of Las Californias and Alta California to private individuals ...
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Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek is a census-designated place (CDP) in Inyo County, California, United States. The population was 2,645 at the 2010 census, down from 2,702 at the 2000 census. The population was 2,645 at the 2010 census, down from 2,702 at the 2000 census.
California's oldest tree, a Palmer's oak thought to be 13,000 to 18,000 years old, may be threatened by a proposed development, environmentalists say.