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Los Alamos is located near the Santa Ynez Valley in the heart of the Santa Barbara wine country, on U.S. Route 101. While Los Alamos is in a narrow valley, the surrounding terrain consists of rolling hills. Los Alamos is located off U.S. Route 101 about 10 miles (16 km) north of Buellton, and 15 miles (24 km) south of Santa Maria. Los Alamos is ...
The Los Alamos Ranch House is a historic adobe house near Los Alamos in northern Santa Barbara County, California. The house, the centerpiece of Rancho Los Alamos, was built about 1840, and is one of the best-preserved examples of domestic architecture from California's Mexican period. The building was designated a National Historic Landmark in ...
It was constructed in 1880 by Wells Fargo agent J. D. Snyder as a telegraph office and Wells Fargo stagecoach stop. [1] It was a telegraph station, a showroom and a hotel for traveling salesmen. [2]
Rancho Los Álamos was a 48,803-acre (197.50 km 2) Mexican land grant in present-day Santa Barbara County, California given in 1839 by Governor Juan Alvarado to José Antonio de la Guerra, a son of José de la Guerra y Noriega. [1]
The museum displays the history of the Los Alamos Ranch School, an elite educational institution for wealthy boys. It was founded by Ashley Pond II using the methods of the Boy Scouts of America to build both the bodies and the minds of boys, who wore shorts as part of their school uniforms, even during the winter.
Whether you're heading home after the holidays or heading on your first vacation of the new year, the busy holiday travel period continues, and weather may be a factor. For some, snow, rain ...
Los Alamos Ranch House: Los Alamos: 1840 Residence [98] Moraga Adobe: Orinda: 1841 Residence Oldest residence in Contra Costa County. [99] Vallejo's Chapel: Sonoma: 1841 Mission Part of Mission San Francisco Solano. The original wooden chapel, built in 1824, was rebuilt out of adobe in 1841. [100] Sutter's Fort: Sacramento: 1841–43 Fort
Aug. 6—A former Los Alamos police officer faces a perjury charge after he was accused of lying in court about fraternizing with confidential informants in a drug trafficking case. Matthew Lyon ...