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The Bidwell Mansion, a California State Park, was engulfed in flames around 3 a.m. on Wednesday, Chico Fire Department Deputy Chief of Operations Chris Zinko told USA TODAY.
A 30-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of deliberately starting a fire that ravaged the historic Bidwell Mansion, an iconic landmark in Chico and the former home of the city's founder ...
Bidwell Park is within Chico’s city boundaries but the fire is threatening Cal Fire’s jurisdiction as well. The fire broke out around 2:45 p.m. and quickly grew from 40 acres to 500 acres ...
Bidwell Mansion State Historic Park was a historic building with surrounding land in Chico, California, United States.It is listed as a California Historical Landmark #329 under the name "Rancho Chico And Bidwell Adobe" in 1939; [2] and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places under the name "Bidwell Mansion" on March 24, 1972. [3]
The Park Fire makes a push up the cliffside north of Upper Bidwell Park, an hour after ignition on July 24. Butte County declared a local state of emergency on Friday, July 25. [9] On Sunday, July 26, California governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency for areas affected in Butte and Tehama counties. [41]
With Alta California under the control of the Mexican government, Governor Manuel Micheltorena granted Rancho del Arroyo Chico to William Dickey in 1844. [3] Within a decade, ownership of the land transferred hands a number of times and settled in John Bidwell's (1819–1900) possession.
The fire broke out around 2:45 p.m. Wednesday and was growing at a “moderate pace,” according to Cal Fire. Evacuations ordered as fire threatens structures near Chico’s Bidwell Park ...
United States Indian Agent O. M. Wozencraft represented the U.S. government at Bidwell's Ranch. The city of Chico was founded in 1860 by General John Bidwell. That year, Bidwell requested the county send a surveyor to lay out the city street grid. Chico was the starting point of the Koncow Trail of Tears also called the Nome Cult Trail.