Santa Margarita in San Luis Obispo County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Pozo
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1. Pozo Marker
Inscription.
Pozo. . In the 1850's Ynocente Garcia and sons recorded claims for the Rancho San Jose which included today's Pozo. In 1878, the area's first postmaster, George Lingo, was refused the name San Jose for the post office and accepted Pozo (Well - in Spanish) instead. Early roads from the coast to the San Joaquin Valley became busier with the 1878 discovery of gold in La Panza and Pozo grew into a bustling, wild west town of general stores, blacksmith shops, two hotels, and three saloons, to quench the traveler's thirst. In 1882, 97 school children were among the area's population of 850., By 1900 Gold fever had subsided which, combined with more direct routes to the valley, reduced the importance of Pozo as the rest stop. Prohibition and the depression marked the end to Pozo's heyday years and the town was picked apart and carried off., The Pozo Saloon, reopened in 1967, is all that remains to offer the locals and curious traveler the hospitality and frontier friendliness of a bygone day.
In the 1850's Ynocente Garcia and sons recorded claims for the Rancho San Jose which included today's Pozo. In 1878, the area's first postmaster, George Lingo, was refused the name San Jose for the post office and accepted Pozo (Well - in Spanish) instead. Early roads from the coast to the San Joaquin Valley became busier with the 1878 discovery of gold in La Panza and Pozo grew into a bustling, wild west town of general stores, blacksmith shops, two hotels, and three saloons, to quench the traveler's thirst. In 1882, 97 school children were among the area's population of 850.
By 1900 Gold fever had subsided which, combined with more direct routes to the valley, reduced the importance of Pozo as the rest stop. Prohibition and the depression marked the end to Pozo's heyday years and the town was picked apart and carried off.
The Pozo Saloon, reopened in 1967, is all that remains to offer the locals and curious traveler the hospitality and frontier friendliness of a bygone day.
Erected by E Clampus Vitus De La Guerra y Pacheco Chapter 1.5 Credo Quia Absurdum.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Places. In addition, it is included in the E Clampus Vitus series list.
Location. 35° 18.227′ N, 120° 22.536′ W. Marker is in Santa Margarita
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, California, in San Luis Obispo County. Marker is on Pozo Road east of Forest Route 30S05, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 90 Pozo Road, Santa Margarita CA 93453, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2017. It was originally submitted on January 30, 2017, by Frank Gunshow Sanchez of Hollister, California. This page has been viewed 497 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on January 30, 2017. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
