Native American People
How A Coast Miwok Warrior Led To San Quentin Prison
California Interstate 580 crosses the San Francisco Bay via the Richmond-San Rafel bridge with Contra Costa’s Richmond on one end and Marin County’s San Rafael at the other end. However, right at the tip of the peninsula, near San Rafael, sits Point San Quentin and the little community that shares its name. Of course, for …...
Chief Truckee’s Unforgettable Legacy Of Helping Early California
Truckee is a quaint town located in the Sierra Nevada mountains near the border of California and Nevada. It’s surrounded by beautiful landscapes, lakes, mountain peaks, and history. Often times, the first thing that Californians think of when hearing the word “Truckee”, is the Donner Party. That tragedy has been etched into the...
Captain Jack’s Stronghold: a cultural and historical centerpiece of California
Located in Northern California, Siskiyou and Modoc Counties, lies an amazing gathering of volcanic formations known as Lava Beds National Monument. Spread out over 46,000 acres, this land is now a historic monument and State Park. However, for many generations, this was sacred land to the Modoc tribe long before Americans ever made it to...
