Trabuco Canyon in Orange County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

O'Neill Park

Photographed by James Hulse, November 6, 2021

1. O'Neill Park Marker

Inscription. Dedicated - June 18, 1950
A Memorial to
Richard O'Neill
California pioneer (1850)
Alice O'Neill, his wife
Jerome O'Neill
Richard O'Neill Jr.

El Trabuco - Mission Viejo
1769 - Captain Gaspar de Portola,
Padre Crespi and soldiers
traveling north to Monterey Bay
camped on the banks of
a stream which was named
"For the lost blunderbuss - El Trabuco"
1776 - Padre Junipero Serra was
halted here by hostile Indians
as he journeyed to
Mission San Juan Capistrano

Erected 1951 by Historical Society of Southern California.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Exploration • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical year for this entry is 1769.

Location. 33° 39.171′ N, 117° 36.012′ W. Marker is in Trabuco Canyon, California, in Orange County. It is on Trabuco Canyon Road (County Route S19) 0.7 miles west of Trabaco Oaks Drive, on the left when traveling west. The marker is located at the entrance to the O'Neill Regional Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 30892 Trabaco Canyon Road, Trabuco Canyon CA 92679, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Los Angeles

and in the Peninsular 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 4 miles of this marker

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, measured as the crow flies: Andrew and Anna Hoffman (approx. 0.8 miles away); Lisa Anne Frost (approx. 0.9 miles away); Land of the Acjachemen (approx. 1.8 miles away); Florence Joyner Olympiad Park (approx. 2½ miles away); Florence "Flo-Jo" Joyner Memorial (approx. 2½ miles away); Women's Individual Road Race (approx. 2.6 miles away); Men's Individual Road Race (approx. 2.6 miles away); Oso Creek Trail (approx. 3.2 miles away).

Regarding O'Neill Park. Richard O’Neill was born in 1824 in Mitchelstown, County Cork, Ireland. It was a fortuitous meeting when Richard O’Neill met James Flood on a ship leaving Ireland for the USA. It led to a great friendship that resulted in great rewards for both. They stayed on the east coast for a while until they decided to try their luck in the great California Gold Rush. After sailing for California and they found that the “diggin’s” weren’t always that productive. O’Neill, an experienced butcher, set up shop in San Francisco while Flood set up a saloon. However O’Neill’s fortunes fluctuated while Flood went on to become the “King of the Comstock Lode,” a founder of Wells Fargo Bank, and had many other highly successful endeavors. But their friendship always remained constant.

Also see . . . Historic Spots in O’Neill Park.

Photographed by Adam Margolis, November 5, 2014

2. O'Neill Park Marker

OC Historyland website entry (Submitted on November 7, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

The O'Neill Park Marker at the front entrance to the park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, November 6, 2021

3. The O'Neill Park Marker at the front entrance to the park

The view of the O'Neill Park Marker from the street image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, November 6, 2021

4. The view of the O'Neill Park Marker from the street

Photographed by Adam Margolis, November 5, 2014

5. O'Neill Park Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 13, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 7, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 376 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on November 7, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. 2. submitted on April 7, 2022, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. 3, 4. submitted on November 7, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. 5. submitted on April 7, 2022, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California.