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Tag: John Y. Mason Secretary of the Navy

  • Politics & Government

“In Steady Discipline and Daring Courage”: Mention of the Seizure of California in a “Report of the Secretary of the Navy,” 6 December 1847

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on December 6, 2020December 30, 2020
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  • Politics & Government

“The Successful Maintenance of Our Belligerent Rights”: The Mexican-American War in Los Angeles from a Report of the Secretary of the Navy, 6 December 1847

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on December 6, 2019January 6, 2021
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Press photo, 1929. Spectators watch as each boat tries to knock the other over.
La Casa Nueva is turning 100! Check out these certificates we received from the State Senate in recognition of this milestone.
Free; tour sizes are limited and space is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
There's maintenance going on at the Homestead! This historic arch needed some help to stay standing, so we brought in some experts to get it back into shape.
Monument, Memorial, Showpiece, Home: Celebrating La Casa Nueva at 100
Check out this shot of our fountain from Song of the Gringo compared to a photo of our fountain today. Did you know our fountain supposedly contains the millstones from Workman's mill?

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