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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 ...
Milk Farm Restaurant was a restaurant in Dixon, California off I-80, that played a big part in Dixon's dairy economy during World War II. It was considered to be the city's landmark . History
In 1975, the California Agricultural Labor Relations Act of 1975 was enacted, [21] establishing the right to collective bargaining for farmworkers in California, a first in U.S. history. [22] Individuals with prominent roles in farm worker organizing in this period include Cesar Chavez, Dolores Huerta, Larry Itliong, and Philip Vera Cruz.
These California land grants were made by Spanish (1784–1821) and Mexican (1822–1846) authorities of Las Californias and Alta California to private individuals before California became part of the United States of America. [1] Under Spain, no private land ownership was allowed, so the grants were more akin to free leases.
A Modesto-based Latino group is pushing for Stanislaus County’s crop reports to include information about the contributions of farmworkers.
John Alexander, left, eyes Frank Oakes’ handful of tiny abalone in one of the nurseries at the California Marine Associates’ Abalone farm near Cayucos on Oct. 12, 1978.
Farms on the National Register of Historic Places in California (5 P) Pages in category "Farms in California" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total.
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.