Hornitos’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 5 old photos of Hornitos. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The Hornitas post office opened in 1856 and changed its name to Hornitos in 1877. The name, meaning "little ovens" in Spanish, was derived from the community's old Mexican tombstones that were built in the shape of little square bake ovens. Hornitos is registered as California Historical Landmark #333.
Domingo Ghirardelli had a general store here between 1856 and 1859, where he perfected his chocolate recipes. The remains of the store can still be seen in town.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Hornitos’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🗓️Date a photo5 archive items have no date+2 🔁Retake an old viewHistoric American Buildings Surve…: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people close to Hornitos
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Hornitos, decade by decade
2000
unknown5 items
CommonsDate?Historic American Buildings Survey Photo by Wm. H. Knowles …
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1 historic place in Hornitos
1 place in Hornitos is on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Historic American Buildings Survey Photo by Wm. H. Knowles May 1936 VIEW FROM NORTHEAST - Principal Street and Plaza, H… and it appears here side by side.
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nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.