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National State Parks Directory : National Historic Sites : California
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- Fort Point National Historic Site
- Located in the Golden Gate Recreation Area, in Presidio of San Fransisco, California. Fort Point was constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers between 1853 and 1861 to prevent entrance of a hostile fleet into San Francisco Bay.
(Added: 24-Oct-2003)
- John Muir National Historic Site
- Located near Martinez, California. The Site preserves the 14 room mansion where the naturalist John Muir lived from 1890 to his death in 1914. While living in Martinez, Muir accomplished many things: he battled to prevent Yosemite National Park's Hetch Hetchy Valley from being dammed, served as the first president and one of the founders of the Sierra Club, played a prominent role in the creation of several national parks.
(Added: 24-Oct-2003)
- Manzanar National Historic Site
- Located near independence, California. Manzanar War Relocation Center was one of ten camps at which Japanese American citizens and resident Japanese aliens were interned during World War II. Located at the foot of the imposing Sierra Nevada in eastern California's Owens Valley, Manzanar has been identified as the best preserved of these camps.
(Added: 24-Oct-2003)
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