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101 California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Downtown Los Angeles — 26 — Historic Los Angeles CemeteryLa Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de Los Angeles Cemetery
According to Catholic Church records, approximately 693 early residents of Los Angeles were buried in this cemetery. This memorial garden honors these early residents. Words surround this sacred place from the Spanish, English, . . . Map (db m164890) HM
102 California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Downtown Los Angeles — LaraLos Pobladores — The Founders of the City of Los Angeles —
The Founders of the City of Los Angeles Lara · Mesa · Moreno · Rosas · Camero · Rosas · Navarro · Villavicencio · Rodriguez · Quintero · Vanegas José Fernando de Velasco Lara came from Cadiz, Spain, and his wife, María Antonia . . . Map (db m162801) HM
103 California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Downtown Los Angeles — Latino Blood, American Hearts
This site is dedicated to the Latino-American Heroes who received the Congressional Medal of Honor, our nation's highest award for bravery. For love of country, they performed above and beyond the call of duty. Heroes y . . . Map (db m74096) WM
104 California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Downtown Los Angeles — 156 — Los Angeles Plaza
This site was part of the lands originally granted to El Pueblo de la Reina de Los Angeles in 1781 by the King of Spain, Carlos III, under the Spanish Law of the Indies. The first plaza of the pueblo had been located to the southeast, closer to the . . . Map (db m120903) HM
105 California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Downtown Los Angeles — Los PobladoresThe Founders of the City of Los Angeles
El Pueblo de la Reina de los Ángeles sobre el Río de la Porcíuncula was founded near this site on or about September 4, 1781, as the first Spanish civilian settlement in Southern California. Eleven families, including twenty-two adults and . . . Map (db m162533) HM
106 California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Downtown Los Angeles — Main StreetLa Calle Principal (Main) — El Pueblo de Los Angeles —
Main Street is one of the oldest streets in Los Angeles. Originally called by its Spanish name, Calle Principal, it was included in the first survey map of Los Angeles, drawn by Lt. E. O. C. Ord in 1849. The street ran from south of . . . Map (db m64219) HM
107 California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Downtown Los Angeles — 171 — Merced TheatreEl Pueblo de Los Angeles
The Merced Theatre was built in 1870 and is one of the oldest structures erected in Los Angeles for the presentation of dramatic performances. It served as the center of theatrical activity in the city from 1871 to 1876. The theatre was built by . . . Map (db m120901) HM
108 California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Downtown Los Angeles — MesaLos Pobladores — The Founders of the City of Los Angeles —
The Founders of the City of Los Angeles Lara · Mesa · Moreno · Rosas · Camero · Rosas · Navarro · Villavicencio · Rodriguez · Quintero · Vanegas Antonio Mesa and his wife, María Ana Gertrudis López came from Alamos, Sonora. . . . Map (db m162806) HM
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109 California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Downtown Los Angeles — MorenoLos Pobladores — The Founders of the City of Los Angeles —
The Founders of the City of Los Angeles Lara · Mesa · Moreno · Rosas · Camero · Rosas · Navarro · Villavicencio · Rodriguez · Quintero · Vanegas José Moreno and his wife, María Guadalupe Pérez, came from Rosario, Sinaloa. José . . . Map (db m162803) HM
110 California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Downtown Los Angeles — NavarroLos Pobladores — The Founders of the City of Los Angeles —
The Founders of the City of Los Angeles Lara · Mesa · Moreno · Rosas · Camero · Rosas · Navarro · Villavicencio · Rodriguez · Quintero · Vanegas José Antonio Navarro and his wife, María Regina Dorotea Soto, came from Rosario, . . . Map (db m162805) HM
111 California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Downtown Los Angeles — Olvera Street Cross — El Pueblo de Los Angeles —
The first Olvera Street cross was carved by Mrs. Florence Walker in 1929 to honor the city’s 148th birthday. Over time, weather and erosion requires a newly commissioned art work. The current wooden cross was carved by Mr. Jackie Hadnot and . . . Map (db m162936) HM
112 California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Downtown Los Angeles — 159 — Pico HouseEl Pueblo de Los Angeles
The Pico House was built by Pio Pico, last Governor of California under Mexican rule, who lived almost the entire length of the nineteenth century from 1801 to 1894. This was the first three story building and the first grand hotel in Los Angeles. . . . Map (db m120902) HM
113 California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Downtown Los Angeles — 159 — Pico House1869-70 — El Pueblo de Los Angeles —
Known as the “finest hotel in Southern California,” the Pico House boasted “bathrooms and water closets for both sexes” on each floor. Pio Pico, the last governor of Mexican California, sold his land in the San Fernando . . . Map (db m162865) HM
114 California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Downtown Los Angeles — Placita de Dolores Time Capsule1979–2079El Grito (The Cry) Mural —
On May 5, 1979, the President of the United States, Jimmy Carter, participated in the dedication of this Placita de Dolores. The following is a memorable excerpt from his remarks:
“... Freedom is never permanently ours, despite the . . . Map (db m162117) HM
115 California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Downtown Los Angeles — 64 — Plaza ParkBirthplace of Los Angeles
Center of the pueblo’s original area of four square leagues. Declared Historic Cultural Monument No. 64 by the Cultural Heritage Board, Municipal Arts Department, City of Los Angeles.Map (db m162538) HM
116 California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Downtown Los Angeles — QuinteroLos Pobladores — The Founders of the City of Los Angeles —
The Founders of the City of Los Angeles Lara · Mesa · Moreno · Rosas · Camero · Rosas · Navarro · Villavicencio · Rodriguez · Quintero · Vanegas Luis Quintero came from Guadalajara, Jalisco, and his wife, María Petra Rubio came . . . Map (db m162808) HM
117 California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Downtown Los Angeles — RodríguezLos Pobladores — The Founders of the City of Los Angeles —
The Founders of the City of Los Angeles Lara · Mesa · Moreno · Rosas · Camero · Rosas · Navarro · Villavicencio · Rodriguez · Quintero · Vanegas Pablo Rodríguez came from Real de Santa Rosa, Jalisco, and his wife, María Rosalia . . . Map (db m162807) HM
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118 California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Downtown Los Angeles — RosasLos Pobladores — The Founders of the City of Los Angeles —
The Founders of the City of Los Angeles Lara · Mesa · Moreno · Rosas · Camero · Rosas · Navarro · Villavicencio · Rodriguez · Quintero · Vanegas Basilio Rosas came from Nombre de Dios, Durango, and his wife, Maria Manuela . . . Map (db m162859) HM
119 California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Downtown Los Angeles — RosasLos Pobladores — The Founders of the City of Los Angeles —
The Founders of the City of Los Angeles Lara · Mesa · Moreno · Rosas · Camero · Rosas · Navarro · Villavicencio · Rodriguez · Quintero · Vanegas Alejandro Rosas, son of Basilio Rosas and Manuela Hernández, married Juana Maria . . . Map (db m162861) HM
120 California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Downtown Los Angeles — Route of the Settlers of Los AngelesEl Paseo de Los Pobladores de Los Angeles
On February 2, 1781, a company of settlers recruited in the states of Sonora and Sinaloa, Mexico, began a historic journey from Los Alamos, Sonora. These were Los Pobladores, whose mission was the founding of El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la . . . Map (db m155431) HM
121 California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Downtown Los Angeles — Route of the Settlers of Los AngelesEl Paseo de Los Pobladores de Los Angeles
On February 2, 1781, a company of settlers recruited in the states of Sonora and Sinaloa, Mexico, began a historic journey from Los Alamos, Sonora. These were Los Pobladores, whose mission was the founding of El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la . . . Map (db m227994) HM
122 California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Downtown Los Angeles — Roybal Federal Building
There is no greater monument to Los Angeles’ ethnic diversity than Little Tokyo, the one-time commercial center of the growing little pueblo. In the neighborhood originally settled by French immigrants is a government . . . Map (db m234586) HM
123 California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Downtown Los Angeles — Sepulveda House1887 — El Pueblo de Los Angeles —
Eloisa Martinez de Sepulveda built this Eastlake Victorian style structure for use as stores and as a boarding house. After Olvera Street had been transformed into a Mexican marketplace in 1930, the cellar and first floor of this building were . . . Map (db m163440) HM
124 California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Downtown Los Angeles — Simpson/Jones Building1894 — El Pueblo de Los Angeles —
In 1870, John Jones bought land formerly owned by Cristobal Aguilar, Mayor of Los Angeles in 1866, and John G. Downey, governor of California in 1860. Jones lost the east side of his property when North Main Street was widened in 1886 and the old . . . Map (db m162732) HM
125 California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Downtown Los Angeles — Sister SquaresHistoric Olvera Street Square — Musical Garibaldi Square — El Pueblo de Los Angeles State Historic Park —
Historic Olvera Street Square Birthplace of Los Angeles California, U.S.A. Musical Garibaldi Square Heart of folklore in Mexico City Mexican Republic Sister Squares due to that spirit of Mexican folklore which both of . . . Map (db m162940) HM
126 California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Downtown Los Angeles — Spanish Expeditions Into Southern CaliforniaLos Pobladores — The Founders of the City of Los Angeles —
The Founders of the City of Los Angeles Lara · Mesa · Moreno · Rosas · Camero · Rosas · Navarro · Villavicencio · Rodriguez · Quintero · Vanegas In 1542, Captain Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo “discovered” California while . . . Map (db m162879) HM
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127 California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Downtown Los Angeles — The Annunciation Mosaic
The Annunciation mosaic on the church facade is a reproduction of a detail from the image of Our Lady of the Angels in the Portiúncula Chapel at Assisi. This image provided the inspiration from which the city was named to honor Nuestra Señora de Los . . . Map (db m164889) HM
128 California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Downtown Los Angeles — The Founders of El Pueblo de Los AngelesLos Pobladores — The Founders of the City of Los Angeles —
The Founders of the City of Los Angeles Lara · Mesa · Moreno · Rosas · Camero · Rosas · Navarro · Villavicencio · Rodriguez · Quintero · Vanegas The names of the eleven founders of Los Angeles, originally known as El Pueblo de la . . . Map (db m162787) HM
129 California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Downtown Los Angeles — The Old Spanish TrailEl Antiguo Camino Español — 1829 - 1848 —
This plaque marks the end of the Old Spanish Trail, an historic pack trail from Santa Fe to the Pueblo of Los Angeles. This trail was used by Mexican traders who brought woolen goods from New Mexico to trade for highly prized California . . . Map (db m113806) HM
130 California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Downtown Los Angeles — The Original Pueblo of Los AngelesLos Pobladores — The Founders of the City of Los Angeles —
The Founders of the City of Los Angeles Lara · Mesa · Moreno · Rosas · Camero · Rosas · Navarro · Villavicencio · Rodriguez · Quintero · Vanegas The Los Angeles pueblo encompassed a square of about five and a half miles on each . . . Map (db m162882) HM
131 California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Downtown Los Angeles — VanegasLos Pobladores — The Founders of the City of Los Angeles —
The Founders of the City of Los Angeles Lara · Mesa · Moreno · Rosas · Camero · Rosas · Navarro · Villavicencio · Rodriguez · Quintero · Vanegas José Vanegas came from Real de Bolaños, Jalisco, and his wife María Bonifanta . . . Map (db m162864) HM
132 California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Downtown Los Angeles — VillavicencioLos Pobladores — The Founders of the City of Los Angeles —
The Founders of the City of Los Angeles Lara · Mesa · Moreno · Rosas · Camero · Rosas · Navarro · Villavicencio · Rodriguez · Quintero · Vanegas Antonio Feliz Clemente Villavicencio was from the city of Chihuahua and his wife . . . Map (db m162867) HM
133 California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Downtown Los Angeles — YangnaLos Pobladores — The Founders of the City of Los Angeles —
The Founders of the City of Los Angeles Lara · Mesa · Moreno · Rosas · Camero · Rosas · Navarro · Villavicencio · Rodriguez · Quintero · Vanegas The village of Yangna is most closely associated with the founding of Los . . . Map (db m162868) HM
134 California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Downtown Los Angeles — Zanja Madre
Through this spot flowed the Zanja Madre (Mother Ditch) which channeled the waters of the Los Angeles River to the citizens of Los Angeles for 123 years, 1781-1904.Map (db m133400) HM
135 California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Echo Park — José Martí Monument
José Martí was a citizen of the Americas who fought for the concept of liberty and brotherhood for all men, without distinction of race, social status, or religion. He was a poet, writer, teacher, political revolutionary, and great patriot. . . . Map (db m229697) HM
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136 California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Echo Park — Los DesterradosChavez Ravine
Louis H. Santillan, "Lou", founder & president of Los Desterrados (The Uprooted), former residents of Chavez Ravine, July 19, 1979. (PVLBCHA) Palo Verde, Loma, Bishop Cultural Historical Association.Map (db m188915) HM
137 California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, El Sereno — The 1968 Chicano Student Walkouts
On Friday, March 1, 1968, the students of Woodrow Wilson High School, in a spontaneous and unprecedented act of civil disobedience, walked out of their classrooms to protest the school's systemic discrimination against its Mexican American . . . Map (db m215310) HM
138 California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Griffith Park — 401 — Adobe of the Rancho Los Feliz
Granted on March 22, 1843 to Maria Ygnacia Verdugo in confirmation of an earlier Spanish concession made to Vicente Feliz in 1795. Later owned by famous California pioneers Antonio Coronel and James Lick. Colonel Griffith Jenkins Griffith, in . . . Map (db m167872) HM
139 California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Griffith Park — Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic TrailIn Commemoration of the Anza Expedition 1775-1776
After successfully locating an overland passage to Alta California in 1774, Juan Bautista de Anza led 300 people and 1000 head of livestock on the first overland colonizing expedition into California. This expedition resulted in the . . . Map (db m200331) HM
140 California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Griffith Park — The Feliz FamilyJuan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail
Enlisted soldier Jose Vicente Feliz, his wife Maria, and their children were among the thirty Anza Expedition families. Maria was one of eight women who were pregnant. On October 23, 1775, the first night after leaving Tubac, tragedy . . . Map (db m142836) HM
141 California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Hollywood — Cahuenga Pass TreasureAt The Hollywood Bowl
Treasure hunters believe there is 20th-century loot hidden at the Bowl. Many have searched, but the treasure is still a mystery. The legend of the Cahuenga Pass treasure begins in 1864 when, under Napoleon's rule, France invaded Mexico and . . . Map (db m129805) HM
142 California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Miracle Mile — Berlin Wall Segments — The Wall Project —
The Wall Along Wilshire is an installation featuring ten sections of the original Berlin Wall. Measuring nearly forty feet wide, it is the world’s longest stretch of the Wall outside of Berlin. The Wende Museum assembled the Wall Along Wilshire . . . Map (db m125316) HM
143 California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Mission Hills — 7 — Andres Pico Adobe
Spanish-Mexican period. Declared Historic Cultural Monument No. 7 by the Cultural Heritage Board, Municipal Art Department, City Of Los Angeles.Map (db m165325) HM
144 California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Mission Hills — Mission Dam
Rubble masonry water storage dam built by San Fernando Mission Indians in 1808. Water flowed to the mission via a tiled pipe.Map (db m156523) HM
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145 California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Mission Hills — 362 — Ranchito RomuloAndres Pico Adobe
Oldest portion built about 1834 by ex-Mission Indians. Enlarged by Eulogio de Celis in 1846. Upper story added by Romulo Pico in 1874. Restored by Mr. & Mrs. M.R. Harrington in 1930.Map (db m126815) HM
146 California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Northeast Los Angeles — Charles Lummis
The Adventures Begin Charles Fletcher Lummis was a journalist, adventurer, preservationist, librarian, poet, and life-long activist on behalf of Native Americans. He was born in Lynn, Massachusetts, in 1859. His mother died of . . . Map (db m135777) HM
147 California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Northeast Los Angeles — Rancho Rosa CastillaSite of California State University Los Angeles — Historical Marker —
On this site in 1776 Franciscan missionaries built one of 36 original California adobes.Map (db m146916) HM
148 California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Northeast Los Angeles — Rio de Los Angeles State ParkTaylor Yard
Tongva, 10,000 BC. The first people of Los Angeles used this river as a source for food, materials for daily life, and spiritual renewal. Spanish, 1769. The Portola Expedition. Rancho San Rafael, 1784. The . . . Map (db m145349) HM
149 California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Pacific Palisades — Pacific PalisadesRancho Boca de Santa Monica
This land was part of the Mexican land grant Rancho Boca de Santa Monica, given to Francisco Marquez and Ysidro Reyes in 1839. Since that year it has been owned and lived on continuously by members of the Marquez family. After the partition . . . Map (db m220432) HM
150 California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Pacoima — Pacoima Neighborhood Mural
Pacoima means “Rushing Waters”, named by the first occupants of the land: the Gabrielino Native Americans. Pacoima’s First Elementary School, 1888. Pacoima’s First Railroad Station, 1888. Pacoima Flood, 1891. . . . Map (db m175733) HM
151 California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Pacoima — PFC David M. Gonzales
Pacoima Recreation Center, dedicated in honor of Private First Class David M. Gonzales of Pacoima, who made the supreme sacrifice in World War II, and was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor.Map (db m176142) WM
152 California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, San Pedro — Catalina Channel
The Catalina Channel, about 25 miles wide and close to 500 fathoms deep (about 3,000 feet), separates Santa Catalina Island from the mainland. This part of the Pacific Ocean was first visited by Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo in 1542, sailing under the . . . Map (db m147299) HM
153 California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, San Pedro — White Point Nature Preserve
The land before you has witnessed 5,000 years of human history, some still etched on the landscape. Once the food gathering land of the Tongva, the grazing land of Spanish and Mexican ranchers, the center of an abalone industry, the farmlands . . . Map (db m173907) HM
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154 California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, South Los Angeles — Cesar Estrada ChavezMarch 31, 1927 – April 23, 1993 — University of Southern California —
Visited the USC campus in 1982, 1985 and 1989. “The end of all education should surely be service to others” • “El próposito de toda educacíon verdaderamente deberia servir a otros”Map (db m193883) HM
155 California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Tujunga — Sister Elsie’s Well
Dug by neophytes on the "Rancho Las Hermanas" (now owned by Philip Begue). Was used by the padres traveling over “Old Mission Trail” during the Spanish regime.Map (db m121428) HM
156 California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Tujunga — 1039 — Tuna Canyon Detention Station
World War II confinement site. Cultural Heritage Commission Cultural Monument No. 1039. City of Los Angeles. Map (db m116189) HM
157 California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Woodland Hills — 1 — Leonis AdobeCalabasas Adobe
Leonis Adobe, 1844 - 1846. Declared Historic Cultural Monument No. 1 by the Cultural Heritage Board, Municipal Art Department, City of Los Angeles. This adobe was built by Miguel Leonis in the early 1870's. The chain of . . . Map (db m145585) HM
158 California, Los Angeles County, San Dimas — The Mexican Colony
To assure an adequate supply of workers, the Orange Growers Association and Lemon Growers Association partnered to build housing for Mexican workers. They constructed 34 small homes for families and two barracks for single men on this site. At . . . Map (db m168909) HM
159 California, Los Angeles County, San Fernando — Casa de Lopez
Erected by Valentine Lopez - 1882. Occupied by Geronimo Lopez - 1884. Purchased by City of San Fernando - 1971. Survived Major Earthquake - 1971. Restored by San Fernando - 1974-75.Map (db m127687) HM
160 California, Los Angeles County, San Fernando — Cesar ChávezMarch 31, 1927 - April 23, 1993 — "The end of all education should be service to others." —
Cesar Chavez was a courageous labor leader, community organizer, and a civil rights activist. He organized an international movement to improve the lives of thousands of workers. As co-founder of the United Farm Workers Union, he recognized the . . . Map (db m149987) HM
161 California, Los Angeles County, San Gabriel — 451 — Ortega-Vigare Adobe
Erected during mission days, 1792-1805. Second oldest adobe in this region. Originally 'L'-shaped, it is now only half its original size. In 1859, it became the property of Don Jean Vigare. In early 1860’s became San Gabriel's first bakery, and was . . . Map (db m127641) HM
162 California, Los Angeles County, San Marino — Michael White Adobe“Casa Miguel Blanco”
Built about 1845 by Michael White or Miguel Blanco as he was called by the native Californians. One of the early foreigners to settle in California; sailor and soldier of fortune; a friendly, carefree man of roving disposition; a colorful and . . . Map (db m144994) HM
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163 California, Los Angeles County, Santa Monica, Wilshire Montana — The Discovery of Santa Monicaby Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo — on October 8, 1542 —
In commemoration of the 400th anniversary of the discovery of Santa Monica by Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo on October 8, 1542, this tablet is erected and dedicated by the Historic Landmarks Committee, Native Sons of the Golden West, with the cooperation . . . Map (db m130424) HM
164 California, Los Angeles County, South El Monte — Bosque Del Rio Hondo
The Rio Hondo did not always look as it does today. Until the river was put into concrete channels in the 1950's, the Rio Hondo River offered extensive areas to farm, walk, ride horses, play and swim. Channeling the river did prevent the area . . . Map (db m228772) HM
165 California, Los Angeles County, South Montebello — 385 — Battle of the Rio San Gabriel
Near this site, on January 3, 1847, was fought the Battle of the Rio San Gabriel between American forces commanded by Capt. Robert F. Stockton, U.S. Navy Commander-in-Chief, Brig. Gen. Stephen W. Kearney, U.S. Army, and Californians commanded by . . . Map (db m218759) HM
166 California, Los Angeles County, South Pasadena — 19 — Cathedral Oak Monument
panel 1: Under this oak — the legend runs — the first Easter Services in California were held by Father Crespi in 1770. panel 2: Near this spot the Cathedral Oak stood. Time destroyed its roots. This monument is . . . Map (db m134912) HM
167 California, Los Angeles County, West Hollywood — Plummer Park
Part of lands occupied by Señora Francisca Perez under preemption law as early as 1869. Surveyed in 1871 as public lands. Deeded by Señora Perez to Eugene R. Plummer in 1877. U.S. patent issued 1880. Purchased by County of Los . . . Map (db m135251) HM
168 California, Los Angeles County, Whittier — 127 — Casa de Governor Pío Pico
Following the Mexican War, Pío Pico, last Mexican governor, acquired 9,000-acre Rancho Paso de Bartolo and built here an adobe home that was destroyed by the floods of 1883-1884. His second adobe casa, now known as Pío Pico Mansion, represents a . . . Map (db m50933) HM
169 California, Mariposa County, Hornitos — Hornitos
Started in 1850 by outcast Mexicans from nearby Quartzburg and given the name Hornitos, meaning “little ovens”, from the dome like rock and mud bake-ovens being used here by some Germans. The whites soon gained predominance, the population grew . . . Map (db m46904) HM
170 California, Mariposa County, Hornitos — Hornitos“Little Ovens of the Mother Lode”
Historic Jail Museum • History of 1849 • Relics Gold Rush Day Displays One of the Nations Most Famous Ghost Towns early population 15,000. Here was the first Wells Fargo Express Office in county. $40000 in gold sent to Mint daily by armed . . . Map (db m46936) HM
171 California, Merced County, Los Banos — San Luis Camp Adobe
Oldest building in Merced County built in 1848 by Francisco Perez Pacheco and his son on Rancho San Luis Gonzaga. Later a stopping place for vaqueros while driving cattle to the gold fields. Eventually became part of Rancho Santa Rita. Long owned by . . . Map (db m68940) HM
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172 California, Merced County, Los Banos — The Old Adobe of Rancho San Luis Gonzaga
At a watering hole on the east side of Pacheco Pass, Juan Pacheco built this adobe for his rancho in the early 1840’s. The gun ports in the walls are visible reminders of the dangers from Yokuts Indians, marauding bands of ex-Mission Indians, and . . . Map (db m229347) HM
173 California, Merced County, Santa Nella — 829 — Pacheco Pass
On June 18, 1805, Lieutenant Gabriel Moraga, on his first exploratory journey into the San Joaquin Valley traversed this pass and recorded it. Since then it has been trail, toll road, stagecoach road, and freeway -- the principal route between . . . Map (db m229397) HM
174 California, Monterey County, Castroville — Juan B. Castro
In Memory of Juan B. Castro 1835-1915 Founder of Castroville 1863Map (db m63256) HM
175 California, Monterey County, Jolon — First Marriage in California
First Marriage in California took place at this Mission between Juan Maria Ruiz of El Fuerte, Sonora, Mexico, 25 years of age, and Margarita de Cortona, 22, a Salinan woman of Mission San Antonio, on the sixteenth of May in the year of Our Lord 1773Map (db m51561) HM
176 California, Monterey County, King City — 232 — Mission San Antonio de Padua← 23 Miles
Founded by Father Junipero Serra July 14, 1774. Most picturesque setting. First mass was celebrated in presence of one Indian. Later congregation grew to a thousand neophytes. Famous for its fine horses and expert vaqueros.Map (db m154381) HM
177 California, Monterey County, Monterey — 105 — Royal Presidio Chapel
The Royal Chapel of San Carlos de Borromeo, founded June 3, 1770, is the only remaining Presidio chapel in California. Madariaga Adobe * Follow Church St. to Abrego Cell Phone Tour (831) 718-9123 enter 710Map (db m143524) HM
178 California, Monterey County, Soledad — Cesar Chavez ParkIn Commemoration and Appreciation — Dedicated on March 31, 2008 —
"Preservation of one's own culture does not require contempt or disrespect of other cultures." Cesar E. Chavez (1927-1993) Cesar Chavez was a Mexican American Labor leader & cofounder of the United Farm Worker (UFW). Cesar Chavez was . . . Map (db m26874) HM
179 California, Monterey County, Soledad — One Voice Murals ProjectArts & Leadership Program
[1998] With the Santa Lucia, Gabilan mountain ranges and Pinnacles National Monument as the backdrop, Soledad has a rich history rooted in the original Spanish Mission land grants of early California. Soledad's original agricultural base was . . . Map (db m41124) HM
180 California, Monterey County, Soledad — Site of Original Church
Dedicated October 9, 1791 and destroyed by floods in 1828Map (db m41127) HM
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181 California, Napa County, Napa — Casa Las Trancas
About 200 feet north of this site, a short distance from the Napa River ford, stood Don Salvador Vallejo’s Casa Las Trancas, headquarters for his Rancho Napa— a land grant of over 3000 acres. Established in the 1840’s and known as “The . . . Map (db m84129) HM
182 California, Napa County, Napa — Cayetano Juarez Adobe –Circa 1845 Reported missing
Don Cayetano Juarez, (1809-1883) was given Rancho Tulocay in 1840 by General Mariano Vallejo for his decade of service to the government of Mexico, as a soldier and as mayordomo at Sonoma. He married Maria de Jesus Higuera in 1835 and they raised 11 . . . Map (db m123859) HM
183 California, Orange County, Brea — Don Gaspar de Portolá"Don Gaspor Portola"
Don Gaspor Portola with 60 men camped here July 31, 1769 on his first exploring route from San Diego to Monterey.Map (db m130638) HM
184 California, Orange County, Costa Mesa — 227 — Diego Sepúlveda Adobe
This home of early Spanish Californians, erected in the 1820's, once served as an "estancia" or station for mission herdsmen. It was dedicated in 1963 for public use by the Segerstrom Family and restored by the City of Costa Mesa. It is jointly . . . Map (db m50306) HM
185 California, Orange County, Coto de Caza — Ranchos of Orange County
During the Spanish and Mexican rule of California, the governors encouraged the settlement of the territory by establishing large land grants. Many of these were later turned into Ranchos that were devoted to raising cattle and sheep. Orange . . . Map (db m188705) HM
186 California, Orange County, Fountain Valley — 6 — Colonia Jaurez
Established in 1923 with six streets on lots sized 50 by 300. A complete community with stores, recreation facilities, and churches. (Holy Family Mission still exists).Map (db m59056) HM
187 California, Orange County, Fountain Valley — 28 — Rancho Lucero
In 1944, Frank and Dolores Lucero purchased 40 acres at this intersection. They previously farmed in Seal Beach. Dolores didn't want to leave the house so it was moved to this location while Dolores and a few kids were inside.Map (db m59554) HM
188 California, Orange County, Fullerton — El Camino Real
When the Spanish army and missionaries came to California in 1769, they made a route, El Camino Real, for travel between missions they established, stretching from San Diego to Sonoma. In the early 1900s, a group of women's clubs, among others . . . Map (db m189668) HM
189 California, Orange County, Huntington Beach — Northam Ranch House
Uphill from this marker once stood the Northam Ranch House, a pivotal landmark in the history of Huntington Beach. Originally part of a vast Spanish land grant known as the Rancho Las Bolsas, the 1400 acres surrounding this hillcrest were . . . Map (db m213963) HM
190 California, Orange County, Irvine — Late 1700s and 1800s The Endurance of a Culture
Prior to European contact, California's inhabitants established one of the most densely populated regions in North America. When Spanish explorers arrive, bringing with them a variety of diseases, a catastrophic wave of illness and death spreads . . . Map (db m195050) HM
191 California, Orange County, Irvine — Living and Working on the Irvine RanchIrvine Ranch Historic Park
Planting, cultivating, harvesting crops and maintaining livestock on the spewing Irvine Ranch was no easy task. The success of the ranch was due in large part to the workforce of superintendent foremen, vaqueros and farm hands who performed the . . . Map (db m203548) HM
192 California, Orange County, Irvine — The Bath House
The Bath House is typical of the 1930s construction used in outbuildings throughout Irvine Ranch. Constructed in 1931, it replaced the restroom facilities within the Bunkhouse when it was converted from an open dormitory to individual rooms. Though . . . Map (db m203552) HM
193 California, Orange County, Laguna Hills — Juan Avila Adobe
The land that today includes the cities of Laguna Hills, Laguna Woods, and a portion of Laguna Niguel, was once called Rancho Niguel. This 13,000 acre rancho, named after a Native American village located along Aliso Creek, was once owned by Don . . . Map (db m149732) HM
194 California, Orange County, Lake Forest — Coast Live Oak - Historical Legend
1769 - Portola Expedition enters what is now Orange County. 1821 - California under Mexican Rule. 1842 - Rancho Canada de los Alisos granted to Don Jose Serrano; future site of Heritage Hill Historical Park. 1850 - California . . . Map (db m195046) HM
195 California, Orange County, Lake Forest — 199 — The Serrano Adobe
State of California Historic Landmark No. 199, La Casa de Adobe de Jose Serrano. Home of Jose Serrano, original grantee of Rancho Canada de los Alisos. Restored A.D. 1932.Map (db m50117) HM
196 California, Orange County, Mission Viejo — 44 — Aliso Creek Adobes
This spring and the sycamore trees mark the area of an adobe house and outbuilding built in the 1840s by José Serrano, whose Rancho Cañada de los Alisos stretched to the north. Within a short distance were the two adobes of Juan Avila's Rancho . . . Map (db m154351) HM
197 California, Orange County, Mission Viejo — California's Mustard Seed Trail
In 1769 Gasper de Portolá led a group of Spanish soldiers on a thousand-mile march from Baja California to San Francisco. His purpose was to locate the ports of San Diego and Monterey and to establish a series of churches and military posts. The . . . Map (db m188706) HM
198 California, Orange County, Mission Viejo — Sycamore ParkHistorical Site
This site was part of Rancho Canada de Los Alisos, a land grant given to Don Jose Serrano by Mexican Governor Pio Pico on May 27, 1846. Two historical plaques are located at the park's western edge.Map (db m188711) HM
199 California, Orange County, Modjeska Canyon — 225 — The Legend of Flores PeakA Notorious Outlaw's Bold Escape
The peak before you is named for the outlaw Juan Flores. Flores led a gang of bandits that terrorized this area in the late 1850's. In January 1857, the gang murdered a shopkeeper in San Juan Capistrano. While in pursuit of the gang, LA County . . . Map (db m148311) HM
200 California, Orange County, Newport Beach — Upper Newport BayHuman Impact on the Estuary
Lured to California by gold, Irish immigrant James Irvine instead made a fortune in real estate. Near the end of the Civil War, he and his partners bought two failing ranchos — one included the Upper Newport Bay estuary totaling 96,000 acres. . . . Map (db m148657) HM

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