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Alisal, or El Alisal (The Sycamores), was a Californio settlement located on the lands of the Rancho Santa Rita near the site of an Indian ranchera, around the Francisco Solano Alviso Adobe, called El Alisal (The Sycamores), [1] one of the earliest houses built in the Livermore Valley in 1844. Note that even though the database and plaque use ...
Rancho El Alisal was a 8,912-acre (36.07 km 2) Mexican land grant in present-day Monterey County, California, given in 1833 by Governor José Figueroa to the brothers Feliciano and Mariano Soberanes and to William Edward Petty Hartnell. [1] Alisal means Alder tree (sycamore) in Spanish.
Nojoqui has been described as “one of the most graceful waterfalls in California” and “the highlight of the scenic drive along U.S. 101 between the coast and Solvang.” [1] The falls drop nearly 100 feet over a sandstone wall [ 2 ] of the Jalama Formation .
California State Parks' first state marine park. Candlestick Point State Recreation Area: State recreation area San Francisco: 204 83 1972 Constitutes California's first urban state recreation area, on the west shore of San Francisco Bay. [41] Cardiff State Beach: State beach San Diego: 507 205 1949 Provides a sandy, warm-water beach outside ...
1930 ranch house designed by Julia Morgan in Mission Revival style for William Randolph Hearst's northern estate. [43] Now a hotel and recreation facility within Fort Hunter Liggett known as The Hacienda. [44] 32: Mission Nuestra Senora de la Soledad Historic District: Mission Nuestra Senora de la Soledad Historic District: June 27, 2014
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.
California State Parks is the state park system for the U.S. state of California. The system is administered by the California Department of Parks and Recreation, a department under the California Natural Resources Agency. The California State Parks system is the largest state park system in the United States. [5]
Rancho Santa Teresa was a 9,647-acre (39.04 km 2) Mexican land grant in present-day Santa Clara County, California given in 1834 by Governor José Figueroa to José Joaquín Bernal. [1] The grant extended west from Coyote Creek to the Santa Teresa Hills , and included present-day Santa Teresa .