Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
A typical sunrise in Landers, California looking east by southeast toward Joshua Tree, California. Landers lies in the Homestead Valley of the southeastern Mojave Desert. The nominal elevation of the community is 3,100 feet (940 m) above sea level; its highest point is the top of Goat Mountain that rises 625 feet above the surrounding area.
Location of Modoc County in California. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Modoc County, California. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Modoc County, California, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided ...
He built the structure in Landers, California (near Joshua Tree), following instructions that Van Tassel vehemently claimed were provided directly to him by visitors from the planet Venus. The Integratron machine was started in 1957, the structure erected in 1959. It was financed predominantly by donations, including funds from Howard Hughes ...
Giant Rock is a large freestanding boulder in the Mojave Desert near Landers, California, and the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms covering 5,800 square feet (540 m 2) of ground. Giant Rock is the largest freestanding boulder in North America and is purported to be the largest free standing boulder in the world. [1]
The following are approximate tallies of current listings in California on the National Register of Historic Places. These counts are based on entries in the National Register Information Database as of April 24, 2008, [1] and new weekly listings posted since then on the National Register of Historic Places web site. [2]
This is a complete List of National Historic Landmarks in California. The United States National Historic Landmark (NHL) program is operated under the auspices of the National Park Service , and recognizes structures, districts, objects, and similar resources nationwide according to a list of criteria of national significance. [ 1 ]
The 1992 Landers earthquake occurred on Sunday, June 28 with an epicenter near the town of Landers, California, in San Bernardino County. [5] The shock had a moment magnitude of 7.3 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX ( Violent ).
After World War I, the hall was used as an American Legion hall for several years. [6] In 1925, Tujunga incorporated as a city, and Bolton Hall became Tujunga City Hall. [6] [12] In 1932, Tujunga was consolidated with the City of Los Angeles, and the building was used for the next 25 years for a variety of municipal services, including the San Fernando Valley's second public library and a jail.