Ventura in Ventura County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Rancho Cañada Larga

Mission Aqueduct

Photographed by Craig Baker, May 17, 2018

1. Rancho Cañada Larga Marker

Inscription. Rancho Cañada Larga o Verde, as it was originally known, came out of lands of the San Buenaventura Mission. Following Mexican independence from Spain, Joaquina Alvarado de Moraga, whose late husband, Gabriel Moraga, was a distinguished soldier of Spanish California, petitioned and on January 30, 1841 was granted this 6,659 acre Mexican land grant by then governor Juan Bautista Alvarado. Ms. Alvarado received possession in November 1847, one year after California became part of the United States. Her claim for a land patent was denied by the U.S. Board of Land Commissioners, but later reversed by the District Court. Remnants of the Mission Aqueduct at Cañada Larga, a registered National Historic Site, which carried water from San Antonio Creek to the San Buenaventura Mission can be seen across the road and at this monument.

Erected 2009 by E. Clampus Vitus. (Marker Number 114-1.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Hispanic Americans • Man-Made Features • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the California Historical Landmarks, and the E Clampus Vitus

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Location. 34° 20.524′ N, 119° 17.492′ W. Marker is in Ventura, California, in Ventura County. It is on Cañada Larga Road east of California Route 33, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ventura CA 93001, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Los Angeles,

on Central Coast,

and in the Transverse Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: San Buenaventura Mission Aqueduct (within shouting distance of this marker); San Buenaventura Water Works Project (approx. 0.2 miles away); Santa Gertrudis Asistencia (approx. half a mile away); Foster Park (approx. 1.2 miles away); Casa de Anza (approx. 3.7 miles away); Serra Cross

Photographed by Craig Baker, May 17, 2018

2. Rancho Cañada Larga Marker

Aqueduct section lies next to the marker. Tree burned in 2017 Thomas Fire, largest fire in California history.

(approx. 4 miles away); San Buenaventura Mission Cross (approx. 4 miles away); Old County Court House (approx. 4.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ventura.

More about this marker. This location is California State Historical Landmark No. 114-1 “San Buenaventura Mission Aqueduct” and nearby marker El Caballo is California State Historical Landmark No. 114 “Old Mission Reservoir”. Both are also listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. - Mission Aqueduct Sites

Mission Aqueduct image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker, May 17, 2018

3. Mission Aqueduct

Located across the road from the marker. Sections of aqueduct have been cut away for construction of modern roads and driveways.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 30, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 21, 2018, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 1,106 times since then and 117 times this year. Last updated on October 15, 2018, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 21, 2018, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.