Citrus Experiment Station - Riverside, CA
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saopaulo1
N 33° 58.186 W 117° 19.594
11S E 469831 N 3758852
A plaque for the Citrus Experiment Station in Riverside, CA.
Waymark Code: WMWMQK
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 09/18/2017
Views: 6
“The University of California established the Citrus Experiment Station in Riverside in 1906 and moved it into the central and south buildings of this Mission Revival style group in 1918, initiating the present campus. Here Herbert John Webber, Leon D. Batchelor, Alfred M. Boyce, E.T. Bartholomew, Homer Chapmen, Howard S. Fawcett, Howard B. Frost, Walter P. Kelley, Leo J. Klotz, James W. Lesley, H.J. Quayle, Harry Smith and other researchers made discoveries advancing agriculture in California and the World.”
Group that erected the marker: Riverside County
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
Citrus Dr
Riverside, CA USA
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed
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