James D. Phelan - Vacaville, CA
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member NW_history_buff
N 38° 22.181 W 121° 57.669
10S E 590749 N 4247344
A historical marker/citizen memorial resides inside a children's play park within the Nut Tree complex.
Waymark Code: WMTH3J
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 11/24/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Dunbar Loop
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Located inside a children's play area at the Nut Tree shopping complex is a historical marker that reads:

NUT TREE
AN HISTORIC HIGHWAY LANDMARK

NUT TREE BEGAN UNDER A GREAT BLACK WALNUT TREE AS A RANCH FRUIT STAND ON JULY 3, 1921. THE FOUNDERS, EDWIN AND HELEN POWER, PIONEERED HIGHWAY MERCHANDISING AND FOOD SERVICE, CREATING A UNIQUE ENTERPRISE THAT SYMBOLIZES BOUNTIFUL CALIFORNIA. THE NUT TREE AIRPORT WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1955 AND NUT TREE WAS DESIGNATED A UNITED STATES POSTAL STATION IN 19632. PLAQUE RESENTED AND DEDICATED BY THE NATIVE SONS OF THE GOLDEN WEST, SUISUN, CALIFORNIA-APRIL 21, 1974.

DEDICATED BY GRAND PARLOR
NATIVE SONS OF THE GOLDEN WEST
HOWARD E. KERN, GRAND PRESIDENT, APRIL 21, 1974
IN MEMORY OF JAMES D. PHELAN, UNITED STATES SENATOR.

This play area contains a neat merry-go-round and miniature railroad.

James Phelan has a good biography on Wikipedia here.

Website with more information on either the memorial or the person(s) it is dedicated to: [Web Link]

Location: Nut Tree Plaza
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