California Items on National Places of Historical Register of Historical County Landmarks Historic Places Interest Los Angeles 88 211 39 Orange 23 59 19 Riverside 16 29 52 San Bernardino 32 27 109 San Diego 65 66 10 STATE TOTAL 972 1,368 396
Source: California Almanac, 3rd Edition WHEN 100 IS YOUNG As Orange County celebrates its 100th birthday, the question arises: How old are we compared to other counties? Only five counties are newer than Orange, making us comparatively young in the overall lineup. Herewith, California counties and their birthdays--from oldest to newest.
County Incorporation Date Butte Feb. 18, 1850 Calaveras Feb. 18, 1850 Colusa Feb. 18, 1850 Contra Costa Feb. 18, 1850 El Dorado Feb. 18, 1850 Los Angeles Feb. 18, 1850 Marin Feb. 18, 1850 Mariposa Feb. 18, 1850 Mendocino Feb. 18, 1850 Monterey Feb. 18, 1850 Napa Feb. 18, 1850 Sacramento Feb. 18, 1850 San Diego Feb. 18, 1850 San Francisco Feb. 18, 1850 San Joaquin Feb. 18, 1850 San Luis Obispo Feb. 18, 1850 Santa Barbara Feb. 18, 1850 Santa Clara Feb. 18, 1850 Santa Cruz Feb. 18, 1850 Shasta Feb. 18, 1850 Solano Feb. 18, 1850 Sonoma Feb. 18, 1850 Sutter Feb. 18, 1850 Trinity Feb. 18, 1850 Tuolumne Feb. 18, 1850 Yolo Feb. 18, 1850 Yuba Feb. 18, 1850 Nevada April 25, 1851 Placer April 25, 1851 Siskiyou March 22, 1852 Sierra April 16, 1852 Tulare April 20, 1852 Alameda March 25, 1853 San Bernardino April 26, 1853 Humboldt May 12, 1853 Plumas March 18, 1854 Stanislaus April 1, 1854 Amador May 11, 1854 Merced April 19, 1855 Tehama April 9, 1856 Fresno April 19, 1856 San Mateo April 19, 1856 Del Norte March 2, 1857 Mono April 24, 1861 Lake May 20, 1861 Alpine March 16, 1864 Lassen April 1, 1864 Inyo March 22, 1866 Kern April 2, 1866 Ventura March 22, 1872 San Benito Feb. 12, 1874 Modoc Feb. 17, 1874 Orange March 11, 1889 Glenn March 11, 1891 Madera March 11, 1893 Riverside March 11, 1893 Kings March 22, 1893 Imperial Aug. 15, 1907
Source: California Roster, 1988
Next Thursday's Clipboard will include a further listing of Orange County's public and private historic sites.
