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The Stone Cross
Photographer: Mathew H. Kohnen
Taken: November 7, 2007
Caption: The Stone Cross
Additional Description: The first mission in this valley, Mission Santa Clara de Thamien, was established by Franciscan Padres Tomás de la Peña and Joseph Antonio Marguia January 17, 1777, at the Indian village of "So-co-is-u-ka" The Mission was relocated following damage caused by flooding from the nearby Guadalupe River during the Winter rainy season.
Submitted: November 8, 2007, by Mathew H. Kohnen of San Jose, California.
Database Locator Identification Number: p9717
File Size: 1.021 Megabytes

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