User:Adflatuss/List of sites of interest in Ventura County, California
This is a list of sites of interest (attractions) in Ventura County, California.
Cemeteries edit
- Assumption Cemetery, Simi Valley[1][2]
- Bardsdale Cemetery, Bardsdale [3][4]
- Conejo Mountain Funeral Home, Memorial Park and Crematory, Camarillo[5]
- El Rancho Simi Pioneer Cemetery, also known as Simi Valley Public Cemetery, Simi Valley[1][6][7][8]
- Hueneme Masonic Cemetery, Oxnard[9][3][10]
- Ivy Lawn Memorial Park, Ventura, Historic District[11]
- Mt. Sinai Memorial Park, Simi Valley[1]
- Nordhoff Cemetery, Ojai[7][12]
- Ojai Cemetery[13]
- Olson Cemetery[14]
- Oxnard Japanese Cemetery, Oxnard[15][16]
- Piru Cemetery[17]
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery (Camarillo) (1871 to 1942)[18]
- Santa Clara Cemetery in Oxnard[19] and Saint Mary's Cemetery in Ventura[20] - Established by Bishop Thaddeus Amat
- Santa Paula Cemetery, Santa Paula[3][21]
- Springville Cemetery[18]
Education edit
Commerce and Transportation edit
Airports, Large Industrial and Military Facilities edit
- Camarillo Airport
- Oxnard Air Force Base (1940–1945, 1951–1970)
- Naval Base Ventura County (2000)
- Oxnard Airport
- Santa Susana Field Laboratory
Hospitals edit
- Community Memorial Hospital
- Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center
- St. John's Pleasant Valley Hospital
- St. John's Regional Medical Center
- Santa Paula Hospital
- Simi Valley Hospital
- Ventura County Medical Center
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- Anacapa Island Light Station
- Channel Islands Harbor
- Point Hueneme Light
- Port of Hueneme
- Ventura Harbor
Historic edit
- Santa Paula Depot, 963 E. Santa Barbara St; Ventura County Historical Landmark #23
Commercial edit
- Pacific View Mall (1964)
- The Oaks (1978)
- Simi Valley Town Center (2005)
- The Collection at RiverPark (2012)
Tourism edit
Gardens edit
- Conejo Valley Botanical Garden
- Gardens of The World, Thousand Oaks
Museums and parks at historic sites edit
- Mission San Buenaventura and Mission Compound Site: Historical District listed April 10, 1975 on the National Register of Historic Places (1809)
- City Resolution 74-113 endorsing creation of district September 23, 1974
- San Buenaventura Mission Aqueduct - California Historical Landmark No. 114-1
- Old Mission Reservoir - California Historical Landmark No. 114
- Site of JUNÍPERO SERRA'S CROSS - 'La Loma de la Cruz' or the Hill of the Cross - California Historical Landmark No. 113
- San Miguel Chapel Site (Archeological site explored after district declared and technically outside)
- Corriganville Regional Park
- Olivas Adobe (1841)
- Rancho Camulos (1853)
- Stagecoach Inn (1876)
- Fillmore Depot, (1887, restored 2007) Fillmore Historical Museum, 350 Main Street
- Strathearn Historical Park and Museum
- Colony House (1888)
- Simi Adobe-Strathearn House (1892)
- Union Oil Company Building (1890) California Oil Museum
- Dudley House (1891)
- Camarillo Ranch House (1892)
- George Washington Faulkner House (1894)
- Elizabeth Bard Memorial Hospital (1902)
- Santa Susana Depot (1903) Ventura County Historical Landmark #29
- Foster Park Bowl (1904)
- Carnegie Art Museum (1910)
- Old Ventura County Courthouse (1912)
- St. Thomas Aquinas Chapel (1918) Ojai Valley Museum
Neighborhoods and districts edit
Regional Parks and Recreation Areas edit
- Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
- Channel Islands National Park
- Emma Wood State Beach
- Hopper Mountain National Wildlife Refuge
- Los Padres National Forest
- Leo Carrillo State Park
- McGrath State Beach
- Point Mugu State Park
- San Buenaventura State Beach
- Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
- Santa Susana Pass State Historic Park
- Old Santa Susana Stage Road, Larry's Station, 1898 Freight Road, Railroad Tunnel, and the Calleguas Water District Tunnel - Ventura County Landmark: 104
- Seaside Park
Mountains edit
- Mountains (Pages in category)
- Mountain ranges (Pages in category)
Also see:
- Ventura County Parks (Pages in category)
- Ventura County Protected areas (Pages in category)
Golf edit
Historic Routes and Railroad Lines edit
- Coast Railroad Line
- Conejo Grade
- El Camino Real
- Santa Paula Branch Line
- Norwegian Grade
- Rincon Sea Level Road
- Ventura and Ojai Valley Railroad - See Ventura River
- Ventura County Railroad
Train Stations edit
- Simi Valley
- Moorpark
- Camarillo
- Oxnard Transit Center
- East Ventura (Metrolink only)
- Ventura (Amtrak only)
Water bodies edit
- Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
- Lake Casitas
- Lake Piru
- Rivers (Pages in category)
Other notable sites edit
- Dixie Thompson Ranch [22]
- Hugh J. Smith (1876)
- J.C. Daly (1889)
- Emmanuel Franz House (1879)
- Piru Mansion (1890)
- Bardsdale United Methodist Church (1898)
- Feraud General Merchandise Store (1903)
- Charles M. Pratt House (1909)
- Pierpont Inn (1910)
- Berylwood (Thomas R. Bard Estate) (1910-1926)
- Glen Tavern Inn (1911)
- Women's Improvement Club of Hueneme (1915)
- Fillmore Towne Theatre (1916)
- Ebell Club of Santa Paula (1917)
- Thomas Gould, Jr., House (1924) (private residence not visible from public street)
- First Baptist Church of Ventura (1926)
- Ventura Theatre (1928)
- Joel McCrea Ranch (1933)
- Grandma Prisbrey's Bottle Village (1946 - 1982)
- Case Study House No. 28 (1965) (private residence not visible from public street)
- 747 Wing House (2011) (private residence not visible from public street)
Categories and lists edit
Ventura County as listed on Greater Los Angeles Area needs improvement
References edit
- ^ a b c Marsh, Carissa "Governor signs bill allowing Simi to build new cemetery" Simi Valley Acorn 18 July 2008. Accessed 14 December 2013
- ^ "Assumption Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ a b c Smith, Leo "HISTORY'S RESTING PLACE : The County's Cemeteries Can Be a Pathway That Leads Visitors Back Into Time" Los Angeles Times 11 February 1993. Accessed 14 December 2013
- ^ "Bardsdale Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ "Conejo Mountain Memorial Park Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ McCartney, Patrick "SIMI VALLEY : County Backs State Status for Cemetery" Los Angeles Times 16 April 1992. Accessed 14 December 2013
- ^ a b Boyd-Barrett, Claudia "Wreaths at Nordhoff Cemetery in Ojai remember those who served" Ventura County Star 14 December 2013. Accessed 14 December 2013
- ^ Wilson, Kathleen "Cemetery trustees want to find out where bodies are buried" Ventura County Star 12 December 2013. Accessed 15 December 2013
- ^ Ritsch, Massie "Volunteers Restore History at Cemetery" Los Angeles Times 13 June 1999. Accessed 14 December 2013
- ^ "Masonic Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ "Ivy Lawn Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ "Nordhoff Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ "Ojai Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ "Olson Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ Soteros-McNamara, Liz "Not just another day of the dead: Members of the Japanese American Citizens League celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Oxnard Japanese Cemetery" Ventura County Reporter 15 May 2008. Accessed 14 December 2013
- ^ "Japanese Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ "Piru Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ a b "Pleasant Valley history recounted in new book". Ventura County Star. March 7, 2015.
- ^ "Santa Clara Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ "Memorial Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ "Santa Paula Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ Redmon, Michael (February 9, 2006) "‘Who was Dixey Thompson?’" Santa Barbara Independent