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The Donner Memorial State Park visitor center contains exhibits about the cultural history of the area, including local Native Americans, the Donner Party, and builders of the First transcontinental railroad. Near the museum is the Pioneer Monument and the Donner Party's Murphy family cabin site.
Cabins were added in 1920 to house a summer camp for classical musicians. [1] Cooper gave up the business in 1926 and, in 1928, it was renamed the Topanga Beach Auto Court. [1] [2] When a highway running through the camp was reconstructed in 1933, the motel was moved dozens of feet inland. [1]
The camp became an iconic part of Yosemite's history, known for its family-oriented atmosphere, nightly campfires, signature tent cabins, and the reinstitution of the Yosemite Firefall. Camp Curry’s success helped lay the foundation for modern park accommodations and had a lasting influence on the development of national park concessions.
Barker Ranch is located inside Death Valley National Park in eastern California. Used as a mining and recreational property from the 1940s to the 1960s, it is infamous due to its association with Charles Manson and his " family ".
Camp Richardson is an unincorporated resort community at Lake Tahoe, in El Dorado County, California. [1] It lies at an elevation of 6250 feet (1905 m) in the Sierra Nevada. [1] A vacation community, Camp Richardson has a marina, cabins, hotel rooms, and a bar and grill. [2] The camp was established by Captain Alonzo Richardson in 1921. [3]
Jordan Downs is a 700-unit public housing apartment complex in Watts, Los Angeles, California, next to David Starr Jordan High School. It consists of 103 buildings with townhouse style units ranging from one bedroom to five bedrooms. The complex is owned and managed by the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA).
The cottages were originally officer housing at nearby Camp Gordon Johnston, during World War II. This view is believed to be in the 1950s. The view is looking N/NE; today's U.S. Hwy. 98 runs left ...
Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park is a state park unit preserving Malakoff Diggins, the largest hydraulic mining site in California, United States.The mine was one of several hydraulic mining sites at the center of the 1882 landmark case Woodruff v.