San Fernando in Los Angeles County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Father Junipero Serra
Donated by The Wm Hannon Foundation commemorating San Fernando Mission Sept 1797 to Sept 1997.
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Fray Junipero Serra, 1713-1784, founder of the California Missions.
In memory of Eugenie B. Hannon.
Erected 1997 by William H. Hannon Foundation, and Knights of Columbus Mission Council 3016.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures.
Location. 34° 16.921′ N, 118° 26.61′ W. Marker is in San Fernando, California, in Los Angeles County. It is at the intersection of Pico Street and Maclay Avenue on Pico Street. Marker and statue are behind the Lopez Adobe. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1100 Pico St, San Fernando CA 91340, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in California’s The Valley the San Fernando Valley, in Greater Los Angeles, 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 Mexicos Alta California.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Casa de Lopez (a few steps from this marker); Trinity Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Cesar Chαvez (approx. 0.4 miles away); Mission Dam (approx. 0.8 miles away); Rogerio Rocha (approx. 0.9 miles away); Mission Wells (approx. 0.9 miles away); Armenian-American Veterans Garden (approx. one mile away); Khatchkar (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Fernando.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 16, 2011, by Chris English of Phoenix, Arizona. This page has been viewed 1,219 times since then and 16 times this year. Last updated on December 22, 2018, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 16, 2011, by Chris English of Phoenix, Arizona. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.



