California State Historical Landmarks

Join me on my journey to visit them all!

What are California State Historical Landmarks?

The state of California has designated over 1,100 historical landmarks. They note important people, places, and events.

Definition

California Historical Landmarks are sites, buildings, events, or features that are of historical value to the state.

Designation Criteria

Must be the first, last, only, or most significant of its type in the state; associated with someone who had a profound influence on the history of California; or an outstanding example of work of a builder, designer, or architect.

Approval

Landmark designation requests are reviewed by the California Office of Historic Preservation, then submitted to the Director of State Parks for approval.

Facts

Counties in California

Number of Landmarks

Miles Driven in California

Years Spent Visiting Sites

Featured Landmarks

Here are a few of my favorite landmarks

#1 - Custom House

The American flag was first raised in California at this site

#312 - John Muir Home

Home of the world-famous naturalist

951 - Battery Point Lighthouse

Northernmost lighthouse in California

#939 - Grandma Prisbrey's Bottle Village

One of California's Folk Art landmarks

#974 - Golden Gate Bridge

California's most identifiable landmark

#1029 - U.S.S. Hornet

Retired aircraft carrier with a storied history

Alameda Alpine Amador Butte Calaveras Colusa Contra_Costa Del_Norte El_Dorado Fresno Glenn Humboldt Imperial Inyo Kern Kings Lake Lassen Los_Angeles Madera Marin Mariposa Mendocino Merced Modoc Mono Monterey Napa Nevada Orange Placer Plumas Riverside Sacramento Santa_Barbara Santa_Clara Santa_Cruz San_Benito San_Bernardino San_Diego San_Francisco San_Joaquin San_Luis_Obispo San_Mateo Shasta Sierra Siskiyou Solano Sonoma Stanislaus Sutter Tehama Trinity Tulare Tuolumne Ventura Yolo Yuba

Find a Landmark

Click on a county to see its landmarks

California Map

Contact

laird@donaldlaird.com

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