El Cerrito in Contra Costa County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Corridors of Change

Senderos del Cambio / 变化的走廊

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, November 21, 2015

1. Corridors of Change Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Juan Bautista de Anza National Trail passed through present day El Cerrito April 1, 1776 Homeland of the Huchiun-Ohlone Tribe of American Indians

The fields are green with grass and thickly covered with various wildflowers." - Juan Bautista de Anza

In 1776, the non-Native settlers arrived in the Bay Area, led by Juan Bautista de Anza. Dramatic change arrived with them. The multiethnic colonists followed Indian trails 1,800 miles across the frontier of New Spain. A small party explored present-day El Cerrito. Anza wrote of the area's hills, mosquitos, grizzly bears, and the generosity of its people. Old tails have given way to roads and highways. Change continues.
What changes will you leave upon this community?

En 1776, los primeros colonos llegaron al Área de la Bahía de San Francisco. Estaban bajo el mando de Juan Bautista de Anza. Un cambio drástico vino con ellos. Estas familias multiétnicas viajaron 2,900 kilómetros por caminos indígenas a través de la frontera Nueva España. Un grupo exploró el área de El Cerrito. Anza anotó las lomas, los zancudos, los osos

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y los indígenas generosos del área. Los senderos viejos convirtieron en calles y carreteras. El cambio continúa. ¿Cómo cambia usted la comunidad?

1776 年,第一批非土著移民在 Juan Bautista de Anza 的带领下到达了湾区。他们也带来了剧烈的变化。这些多种族的殖民者沿着印第安人的轨迹,穿过新西班牙 1,800 英里的边界。一小群人发现了如今的 El Cerrito。Anza 写到了这个地区的山丘、蚊子、灰熊和人民的慷慨。旧的轨道留位给了道路和高速公路。变化还在继续。您会在这个社区中留下哪些变化呢?

Erected 2015 by El Cerrito Historical

Corridors of Change Marker - Wide View image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, November 21, 2015

2. Corridors of Change Marker - Wide View

Society, National Park Service.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Exploration. In addition, it is included in the Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail series list. A significant historical date for this entry is April 1, 1776.

Location. 37° 54.955′ N, 122° 18.692′ W. Marker is in El Cerrito, California, in Contra Costa County. Marker is at the intersection of San Pablo Avenue and Manila Avenue, on the right when traveling north on San Pablo Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: El Cerrito CA 94530, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. City Hall (here, next to this marker); Forced Removal (within shouting distance of this marker); A Community of Flower Growers (within shouting distance of this marker); Blooming Business (within shouting distance of this marker); The Japanese in El Cerrito, a Timeline (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Contra Costa Florist (about 400 feet away); The Industrial Core (approx. 0.2 miles away); Quarries (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in El Cerrito.

More about this marker. The marker is located out in front of the El Cerrito Fire/Police Department Offices.

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1. DeSaulner hosting town-hall meeting; banners to be dedicated at ceremony

Juan Bautista de Anza Banner - One of Six Installed in El Cerrito image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, November 21, 2015

3. Juan Bautista de Anza Banner - One of Six Installed in El Cerrito

. El Cerrito is the first city to install commemorative banners that highlight the historic Anza Expedition that came through the area almost 240 years ago. A ceremony at 3 p.m. Aug. 25 at City Hall Plaza, San Pablo and Manila avenues, will dedicate the banners and a historical marker commemorating the 1,800-mile expedition that brought the first European settlers to California, as well as the fact that Anza passed through the area that is now modern-day El Cerrito on April 1, 1776....The marker is being installed in front of the city's public safety building across the street from City Hall....The banners and marker and a collaboration between the El Cerrito Historical Society and the National Park Service, which oversees the 1,200-mile Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail. (Submitted on December 27, 2015.)

2. Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail - National Park Service. (Submitted on December 27, 2015.)

Credits. This page was last revised on July 20, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 27, 2015, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 429 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 27, 2015, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.