February 14, 2012, marking the 100-year status for Arizona. Sanguinetti, House Museum and garden, located at 240 and 248 Madison Avenue in downtown Yuma, is part of the historic past in Arizona.

The building was constructed in the 1870s and older from Arizona. Listed on the national register of historic places, the building was purchased in 1890 by one of the first merchants Yuma’s, E.F.Sanguinetti SR. as family grows, the room was added to the original adobe buildings, and a small oasis of parks and aviaries are created behind the House.

Sanguinetti, stay at home until 1946. In 1963, became the Yuma Historical Society museum.

Today, Sanguinetti, House Museum, sponsored by the Arizona Historical Society, offers visitors the opportunity to step back in time to the 20th century when a simple life and lower Colorado River in Yuma Centre commercial travel. The California gold rush of 1849 brought an increase in the number of people traveling through Yuma to California, which helped make the Yuma boomtown. Steamers and other vessels traveling up and down the river carrying passengers and provisions to Yuma.

Like trains replaced steam ship, the Southern Pacific Railroad laid tracks from Colton, California, East as Texas. Trains pass through Yuma stops at South Pacific Hotel and Depot, continuing the tradition of Yuma’s as a crossroads for travellers.

A railway bridge was built where Madison Avenue meets the River, connecting Arizona to California. It is a swinging bridge swing open to allow steamers and other vessels to pass through.

Walking through the Park’s museum reveal a range of drought-resistant crops that are similar to those that grow in the garden of the original. Over the years, Sanguinetti, growing more than 4,000 different plants. Agave, bougainvillea, cape honeysuckle, elephant food, fountain grass, Arabian jasmine, rose, myrtle, Oleander and cannas are some plants to look for.

The sidewalks winding invites you to stroll casually, with stops at some large aviaries which are part of the Park’s original and exotic birds have been placed since e. f. Sanguinetti, SR full enclosure in the 1890s. finding the Peacock and peahen, yellow nape Amazon Parrot and blue fronted Amazon Parrot.

Over the past few weeks, when we hear “Iowa” we only think one thing. But here is to think about Iowa in a different way: go visit USS Iowa, now placed in Richmond until the end of January.

USS Iowa (BB-61) was the first of four “USS Wisconsin (in Norfolk, VA).

For history and military buffs in the Bay Area, this is a great opportunity to walk the last ship, the deck of the largest, fastest and most powerful (16-inch guns gave her the nickname)

Iowa was launched on 27 August 1942, transferred to the Marshall Islands to begin a long history. He served on the battleship Yamato Japan was the heaviest (also play a role in the battle of Leyte Gulf).

We have spent the weekend with my people, who rent cabins at Inverness, near Point Reyes, and we’re looking for a more interesting way to get home rather than just plain, U.S.-101-to-the-Golden Gate-Bridge-to-19^th-Street-to-I-280 route.