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1926 Donner Summit Bridge Restored1995

1926 DONNER SUMMIT BRIDGERESTORED 1995 REDIDICATED AUGUST 22, 1996NEVADA COUNTY HISTORICAL LANDMARK COMMISSION The original plaque is located at the Donner Summit Historical Society.

1926 DONNER SUMMIT BRIDGERESTORED 1995 REDIDICATED AUGUST 22, 1996NEVADA COUNTY HISTORICAL LANDMARK COMMISSION The original plaque is located at the Donner Summit Historical Society.

  • donner
  • bridge
  • soda springs

Willemshof

This plaque tells the history of the building called "Willemshof". It started as the royal horse stables of king Willem II, and was donated to be converted into a church by his son king Willem...

This plaque tells the history of the building called "Willemshof". It started as the royal horse stables of king Willem II, and was donated to be converted into a church by his son king...

  • office building
  • former church
  • royal stables

The Berry

“The Berry” The Berry Hotel, one of America’s premier hotels, stood here from 1892 to 1974. Athenian Edward Cornelius Berry, a free black who had been educated at the Albany Enterprise Academy,...

“The Berry” The Berry Hotel, one of America’s premier hotels, stood here from 1892 to 1974. Athenian Edward Cornelius Berry, a free black who had been educated at the Albany Enterprise Academy,...

    Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory

    109 East Palace1943 Santa Fe office 1963Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory University of California All the men and women who made the first atomic bomb passed through this portal to their secret...

    109 East Palace1943 Santa Fe office 1963Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory University of California All the men and women who made the first atomic bomb passed through this portal to their secret...

    • santa fe
    • atomic
    • nuclear
    • los alamos

    Alameda Vietnam Veterans