User:Robert A. Estremo

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I am a California resident and degreed construction manager and historian (Texas A&M University), with a lifelong interest in the history of a) railroading in the United States, b) Alaska and California, and c) the Spanish Catholic mission system (my main interest in participating here; I have personally visited each of the 21 mission sites, and have written about several of them extensively in an encyclopedic context).

Hourglass drawing.svg Where Robert lives it is approximately: 18:08


"Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored." Aldous Huxley, circa 1939.

I'm a believer in the proverbial "picture (being) worth a thousand words" so therefore strive to include plenty of pertinent images in the articles I produce, and when possible on other articles that I may stumble across. A list of CZ articles I have started include (all of which are based on entries I originally made at Wikipedia; the "oiler" articles are are largely taken from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships):

Miscellaneous

  • Developed Article Battle of Beecher Island [r]: An armed conflict between elements of the United States Army and several of the Plains Indian tribes which took place between September 17 and September 19, 1868. [e]
  • Developed Article Battle of Sitka [r]: The last major armed conflict between Europeans and Alaska Natives, which resulted in a decisive victory for the Russian invaders. [e]
  • Developed Article Gustavus Franklin Swift [r]: An American entrepreneur, developer of the first practical ice-cooled railroad car and founder of a meat-packing empire in the Midwest during the late 19th Century, over which he presided until his death. [e]
  • Developed Article Roy Marlin Voris [r]: A naval aviator, World War II flying ace, and founder of the United States Navy's flight demonstration squadron, the "Blue Angels." [e]

Railroading

  • Developed Article Railroads in California [r]: A brief history of the network of interconnected independent rail transport systems located throughout the Union's thirty-first state and how they shaped the region's development. [e]
  • Developed Article San Diego and Arizona Railway [r]: A short line, standard gauge American railroad founded by "sugar heir," developer, and entrepreneur John D. Spreckels in 1919, dubbed "The Impossible Railroad" by many engineers of its day due to the immense logistical challenges involved. [e]
  • Stub San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway [r]: Short line, standard gauge American railroad founded in 1933 by the Southern Pacific Transportation Company as a direct successor to John D. Spreckels' San Diego and Arizona Railway. [e]
  • Developed Article San Diego Electric Railway [r]: A short line, standard gauge American electrified railway system founded by "sugar heir," developer, and entrepreneur John D. Spreckels in 1891. [e]

Spanish missions

  • Developing Article Spanish missions in Baja California [r]: A series of twenty-eight religious outposts and associated support facilities established by Spaniards of the Dominican, Franciscan, and Jesuit Orders between 1683 and 1834, in order to spread the Catholic faith among the local Native American populations. [e]
  • Developed Article Spanish missions in California [r]: A series of twenty-one religious outposts and associated support facilities established by Spaniards of the Franciscan Order between 1769 and 1823, in order to spread the Catholic faith among the local Native American populations. [e]
  • Developing Article Architecture of the California Missions [r]: Architectural style influenced by limitations in the construction materials that were on hand, an overall lack of skilled labor, and a desire on the part of the founding priests to emulate notable structures in their Spanish homeland. [e]
  • Developing Article Mission Revival Style architecture [r]: Architectural movement that began in the late 19th Century and drew inspiration from the early Spanish missions in California. [e]
  • Developing Article Las Flores Estancia [r]: A ranch, or "station" established in support of the Mission San Luis Rey de Francia (a former religious outpost established in 1798 on the west coast of North America in the present-day State of California by Roman Catholics of the Franciscan Order under the direction of the Spanish crown). [e]
  • Developing Article Mission La Purísima Concepción [r]: A former religious outpost established in 1787 on the west coast of North America in the present-day State of California by Roman Catholics of the Franciscan Order under the direction of the Spanish crown. [e]
  • Developing Article Mission Nuestra Señora de la Soledad [r]: A former religious outpost established in 1791 on the west coast of North America in the present-day State of California by Roman Catholics of the Franciscan Order under the direction of the Spanish crown. [e]
  • Developing Article Mission San Antonio de Padua [r]: A former religious outpost established in 1771 on the west coast of North America in the present-day State of California by Roman Catholics of the Franciscan Order under the direction of the Spanish crown. [e]
  • Developing Article Mission San Buenaventura [r]: A former religious outpost established in 1782 on the west coast of North America in the present-day State of California by Roman Catholics of the Franciscan Order under the direction of the Spanish crown. [e]
  • Developing Article Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo [r]: A former religious outpost established in 1770 on the west coast of North America in the present-day State of California by Roman Catholics of the Franciscan Order under the direction of the Spanish crown. [e]
  • Developing Article Mission San Diego de Alcalá [r]: A former religious outpost established in 1769 on the west coast of North America in the present-day State of California by Roman Catholics of the Franciscan Order under the direction of the Spanish crown. [e]
  • Developing Article Mission San Fernando Rey de España [r]: A former religious outpost established in 1797 on the west coast of North America in the present-day State of California by Roman Catholics of the Franciscan Order under the direction of the Spanish crown. [e]
  • Developing Article Mission San Francisco de Asís [r]: A former religious outpost established in 1776 on the west coast of North America in the present-day State of California by Roman Catholics of the Franciscan Order under the direction of the Spanish crown. [e]
  • Developing Article Mission San Francisco Solano [r]: A former religious outpost established in 1823 on the west coast of North America in the present-day State of California by Roman Catholics of the Franciscan Order under the direction of the Spanish crown. [e]
  • Developing Article Mission San Gabriel Arcángel [r]: A former religious outpost established in 1771 on the west coast of North America in the present-day State of California by Roman Catholics of the Franciscan Order under the direction of the Spanish crown. [e]
  • Developing Article Mission San José [r]: A former religious outpost established in 1797 on the west coast of North America in the present-day State of California by Roman Catholics of the Franciscan Order under the direction of the Spanish crown. [e]
  • Developing Article Mission San Juan Bautista [r]: A former religious outpost established in 1797 on the west coast of North America in the present-day State of California by Roman Catholics of the Franciscan Order under the direction of the Spanish crown. [e]
  • Developed Article Mission San Juan Capistrano [r]: A former religious outpost established in 1776 on the west coast of North America in the present-day State of California by Roman Catholics of the Franciscan Order under the direction of the Spanish crown. [e]
  • Developing Article Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa [r]: A former religious outpost established in 1772 on the west coast of North America in the present-day State of California by Roman Catholics of the Franciscan Order under the direction of the Spanish crown. [e]
  • Developing Article Mission San Luis Rey de Francia [r]: A former religious outpost established in 1798 on the west coast of North America in the present-day State of California by Roman Catholics of the Franciscan Order under the direction of the Spanish crown. [e]
  • Developing Article Mission San Miguel Arcángel [r]: A former religious outpost established in 1797 on the west coast of North America in the present-day State of California by Roman Catholics of the Franciscan Order under the direction of the Spanish crown. [e]
  • Developing Article Mission San Rafael Arcángel [r]: A former religious outpost established in 1817 on the west coast of North America in the present-day State of California by Roman Catholics of the Franciscan Order under the direction of the Spanish crown. [e]
  • Developing Article Mission Santa Barbara [r]: A former religious outpost established in 1786 on the west coast of North America in the present-day State of California by Roman Catholics of the Franciscan Order under the direction of the Spanish crown. [e]
  • Developing Article Mission Santa Clara de Asís [r]: A former religious outpost established in 1777 on the west coast of North America in the present-day State of California by Roman Catholics of the Franciscan Order under the direction of the Spanish crown. [e]
  • Developing Article Mission Santa Cruz [r]: Add brief definition or description
  • Developing Article Mission Santa Inés [r]: Add brief definition or description
  • Developing Article Nuestra Señora Reina de los Angeles Asistencia [r]: Add brief definition or description
  • Developing Article San Antonio de Pala Asistencia [r]: Add brief definition or description
  • Developing Article Santa Ana Estancia [r]: Add brief definition or description
  • Developing Article Santa Ysabel Asistencia [r]: Add brief definition or description

Mission Buenaventura-class oilers

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