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This is a complete List of National Historic Landmarks in California. The United States National Historic Landmark (NHL) program is operated under the auspices of the National Park Service , and recognizes structures, districts, objects, and similar resources nationwide according to a list of criteria of national significance. [ 1 ]
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.
Completed by Penrose in 1937, the shrine is a 100 feet (30 m), five story observation tower that overlooks The Broadmoor, Colorado Springs, and Garden of the Gods. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994 for its artistic and architectural qualities. [1] [3]: 8:5
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Penrose Building, a building of Somerville College, Oxford; Penrose drain, a rubber tube used in post-surgical wound care; Penrose Medal, awarded by the Geological Society of America; Penrose tiling, an aperiodic tiling discovered by Roger Penrose; Penrose triangle and Penrose stairs, optical illusions
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Businessman Spencer Penrose was given a gift of a bear in 1916 which inspired him to collect animals. Animals were housed at Penrose's Broadmoor Hotel until a monkey bit a hotel guest. [7] Cheyenne Mountain Zoo was founded in 1926 to house the collection of exotic animals. In 1938, Spencer Penrose incorporated the Zoo as a non-profit public ...
SR 84 is part of the California Freeway and Expressway System, [8] and from I-280 to the eastern Fremont city limits and from the southern terminous of Isabel Avenue in Livermore to I-580 is part of the National Highway System, [9] a network of highways that are considered essential to the country's economy, defense, and mobility by the Federal ...