West — Site filing

Sites with a file in California

California carries 13 dossiers under this filing — places the record keeps even where the classification stays broad. The documented past sits on one side of each file, the reported present on the other. Claims are logged as claims; the archive does not certify the ground.

13 dossiers0 counties covered100% open to visitorsRoy’s Motel — deepest file

Also filed under site:Hawaii44 Michigan39 Arizona39 Wyoming30 Illinois30 Oregon22 Pennsylvania20 West Virginia20

Other California filings:Hotels10 Ghost towns8 Missions8 Historic sites5 Hospitals5

Roy’s Motel

Amboy, California

The Googie sign—the mid-century icon on the empty road.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Fort Ross

Jenner, California

The 1812 Russian outpost—where the czar’s flag flew over California.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Battery Spencer

Sausalito, California

The 1897 battery—where the bridge photos are taken.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Salton Sea

Mecca, California

The accidental sea—1905 flood, now dying.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Salvation Mountain

Niland, California

Leonard Knight’s painted hill—"God Is Love" in adobe and paint.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Manzanar

Lone Pine, California

The Owens Valley camp—11,000 interned under the Sierras.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Fort Point

San Francisco, California

The 1861 fort under the bridge—where the cannon face the Golden Gate.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Fort Humboldt

Eureka, California

The 1853 fort—where Grant served his lonely tour.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Brother Jonathan

Crescent City, California

July 30, 1865—the gold ship on the California rocks.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Church of Satan / "Black House" site

San Francisco, California

Anton LaVey’s 6114 California Street—the Church’s founding house, demolished 2001.

Slab City

Niland, California

The last free place—the Marine base turned squatter camp.

East Jesus

Niland, California

The art garden in the desert—Slab City’s installation.

Tule Lake

Newell, California

The segregation center—where the resisters were held.

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