Chico City Historical Markers

Map of California State Historical Marker Locations in the City of Chico

Chico City Historical Markers

Chico General Interest Hooker Oak In 1887 Annie E. K. Bidwell named this huge oak after English botanist Sir Joseph Hooker. When it fell during a windstorm in 1977, it was estimated to... [click for more] Rancho Chico and Bidwell Adobe The 26,000-acre Rancho Chico was purchased in 1845-50 by John Bidwell. In 1865 he began construction of the mansion, which in time became the social a... [click for more]