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

Peralta Adobe

Photographed by Michael Kindig, June 22, 2008

1. Peralta Adobe Marker

Inscription. Ramon Peralta built this adobe dwelling in 1871. His grandfather, Juan Pablo Peralta, was co-grantee with Jose Antonio Yorba of the only Spanish land grant in Orange County, the Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana, upon which the old Peralta settlement was located. The adobe was restored in 1985.

Erected 1986 by Orange County Board of Supervisors and Orange County Historical Commission. (Marker Number 33.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Buildings • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1871.

Location. 33° 51.425′ N, 117° 46.255′ W. Marker is in Anaheim, California, in Orange County. It is at the intersection of Santa Ana Canyon Road and Fairmont Boulevard, on the right when traveling east on Santa Ana Canyon Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6396 E Santa Ana Canyon Rd, Anaheim CA 92807, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Site of Don Bernardo Yorba Hacienda (approx. ¾ mile away); History Speaks Softly (approx. 0.9 miles away); Yorba Cemetery (approx. 0.9 miles away); This Boulder (approx. 1.3 miles away); Peralta (approx. 1.4 miles away); Roland E. Bigonger

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(approx. 1.7 miles away); Submerged Dam (approx. 2.6 miles away); Cañada De Los Bueyes (approx. 2.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Anaheim.

Peralta Adobe image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael Kindig, June 22, 2008

2. Peralta Adobe

Marker is to the right of the door.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 28, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 29, 2011, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California. This page has been viewed 1,689 times since then and 74 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 29, 2011, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.