Canal lock with people and boats under a cloudy sky - historic dams and canals

Self-guided · metro area, California

Historic Dams and Canals in Vallejo, CA

Canals, locks, dams and waterworks near you, the engineering that moved goods and water before the highways.

The Vallejo, CA metro area has about 455,376 residents, ranking 120th in the country. The list below comes straight from the published records, with the distance from the center of Vallejo, CA and the source for each site.

Hoover dam building entrance with visitors - historic dams and canals — Photo: Varun Venugopal on Unsplash

A person walks beside a canal with boats and houses - historic dams and canals — Photo: Kevin Musumbu on Unsplash

Horse pulling a boat along a canal - historic dams and canals — Photo: Tony Williams on Unsplash

On the record near Vallejo, CA

The 8 nearest

8 listed sites on the record match historic dams and canals within 300 miles of Vallejo, CA, out of 416 listed sites of every kind within 25 miles.

Pumping Station No. 2 San Francisco Fire Department Auxiliary Water Supply System22 miles from the center of Vallejo · Building · San Francisco · listed 1976National Register of Historic Places
Big Gap Flume121 miles from the center of Vallejo · Site · Groveland · listed 1975National Register of Historic Places
Lake Tahoe Dam136 miles from the center of Vallejo · Structure · Tahoe City · listed 1981National Register of Historic Places
Boca Dam147 miles from the center of Vallejo · Structure · Truckee · listed 1981National Register of Historic Places
Derby Diversion Dam183 miles from the center of Vallejo · Structure · Sparks · listed 1978National Register of Historic Places
Carson River Diversion Dam200 miles from the center of Vallejo · Structure · Fallon · listed 1981National Register of Historic Places
Osgood Ditch277 miles from the center of Vallejo · Structure · Cave Junction · listed 2001National Register of Historic Places
Logan Wash Ditch283 miles from the center of Vallejo · Structure · Cave Junction · listed 2001National Register of Historic Places

Distances are straight-line from the center of Vallejo, CA. Many sites are private property or working buildings - view them from the public way. See them on the map.

Dams and Canals in Vallejo, step by step

1
See every listed site of this kind in the area
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Sort by distance and pick the closest few
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Read the record for the year, the builder and the use
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View from the public way and note what has changed
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Collect the set and move on to the next county

What people in Vallejo, CA ask first

How much does it cost to visit these sites in Vallejo, CA?

Most listed sites can be seen from a public road or sidewalk at no cost, and the app is free to use. Some sites are private homes, working churches or museums with their own hours and fees. The record for each one says what it is, so you know before you go.

Where does the information on these sites come from?

From published records: the National Register of Historic Places, the Recorded Texas Historic Landmark program, and the Georgia Historical Society and Georgia Department of Natural Resources marker program. Every site on the page names its source.

Are these buildings open to the public?

Some are, many are not. Churches, courthouses and libraries usually keep regular hours. Houses, barns and mills are often private and best seen from the road. The record for each site tells you which kind it is.

What does it mean when a site is on the National Register?

It means the property was documented and accepted as historically significant. Listing honors the site, it does not open it to visitors or stop an owner from using it.

How a visit works in Vallejo

Step 1
Find the place
Every stop starts as a pin with real coordinates. In Vallejo, CA the map shows what is listed around you and how far each one is, so the first decision is where to go, and it takes a few seconds.
Step 2
Read the story
The record behind each marker is kept whole: what happened there, when, who was involved, and why it was worth a sign. You read it standing where it happened, which is the part a textbook cannot give you.
Step 3
Get there under your own power
Walk it, run it, hike it, ride it or drive it. Stops in Vallejo, CA are chained into routes that fit the way you move, so a lunch break, a long run or a Saturday drive can all pass through history.
Step 4
Collect it and come back
Each stop you reach counts toward a badge, and a photo or a correction you send makes the record better for the next person. The map remembers where you have been, so the next trip starts where the last one ended.