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I am a 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 (the latter being my present home), 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).  
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 (the latter being my present home), 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).  


"''Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.''"  Aldous Huxley, ''circa'' 1939.
"''Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.''"  Aldous Huxley, ''circa'' 1939.
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List of articles I have started:
'''Railroading'''
{{rpr|Railroads in California}}
'''Spanish missions'''
{{rpr|Spanish missions in Baja California}}
{{rpr|Spanish missions in California}}
{{rpr|Architecture of the California Missions}}
{{rpr|Mission Revival Style architecture}}
{{rpr|Mission La Purísima Concepción}}
{{rpr|Mission Nuestra Señora de la Soledad}}
{{rpr|Mission San Antonio de Padua}}
{{rpr|Mission San Buenaventura}}
{{rpr|Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo}}
{{rpr|Mission San Diego de Alcalá}}
{{rpr|Mission San Fernando Rey de España}}
{{rpr|Mission San Francisco de Asís}}
{{rpr|Mission San Francisco Solano}}
{{rpr|Mission San Gabriel Arcángel}}
{{rpr|Mission San José}}
{{rpr|Mission San Juan Bautista}}
{{rpr|Mission San Juan Capistrano}}
{{rpr|Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa}}
{{rpr|Mission San Luis Rey de Francia}}
{{rpr|Mission San Miguel Arcángel}}
{{rpr|Mission San Rafael Arcángel}}
{{rpr|Mission Santa Barbara}}
{{rpr|Mission Santa Clara de Asís}}
{{rpr|Mission Santa Cruz}}
{{rpr|Mission Santa Inés}}
{{rpr|San Antonio de Pala Asistencia}}
{{rpr|Santa Ana Estancia}}
'''Mission Buenaventura-class oilers'''
{{rpr|USNS Mission Buenaventura (T-AO-111)}}
{{rpr|USNS Mission Capistrano (T-AO-112)}}
{{rpr|USNS Mission Loreto (T-AO-116)}}
{{rpr|USNS Mission San Diego (T-AO-121)}}
{{rpr|USNS Mission San Fernando (T-AO-122)}}
{{rpr|USNS Mission San Gabriel (T-AO-124)}}
{{rpr|USNS Mission Santa Ana (T-AO-137)}}


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[[Category:CZ Authors]][[Category:Architecture Authors]] [[Category:History Authors]]  
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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 (the latter being my present home), 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).

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

List of articles I have started:

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]

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 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]: 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 Santa Inés [r]: A former religious outpost established in 1804 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 San Antonio de Pala Asistencia [r]: A former religious outpost established in 1816 by Spanish colonists on the west coast of North America in the present-day State of California. [e]
  • Developing Article Santa Ana Estancia [r]: A ranch, or "station" established in support of the Mission San Juan Capistrano (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]

Mission Buenaventura-class oilers

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