Carson Park in Long Beach in Los Angeles County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Ranchos Los Alamitos - Los Cerritos - Los Coyotes

Ranchos Boundary Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael Kindig, April 1, 2001

1. Ranchos Boundary Marker

Marker base as seen in 2001

Inscription.
[Upper Marker - as seen in 2001]
This monument marks the intersection of three original California Ranchos:
Rancho Los Alamitos
Rancho Los Cerritos
Rancho Los Coyotes
[Lower Marker - as seen in 2002]
Ranchos
Los Alamitos - Los Cerritos - Los Coyotes This marks the common boundary point of these ranchos established at the death of Manuel Nieto by the partition of his 1784 Spanish land grant.

[Editors Note: It is assumed that the lower marker was originally placed in 1957. It was replaced by the upper marker in 1996 and then sometime in 2001 or 2002 the original marker was returned and mounted below. It has now been reported to have gone missing.

Erected 1957 by Upper Marker: Joe and Betty Welding. Lower Marker: Long Beach Parlor, Native Sons of the Golden West.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Hispanic Americans • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Native Sons/Daughters of the Golden West series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1784.

Location. 33° 49.816′ N, 118° 5.95′ W. Marker is in Long Beach, California, in Los Angeles County. It is in Carson

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Park. It is on East Parkcrest Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7025 East Parkcrest Street, Long Beach CA 90808, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is 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 Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: This Big Saw (approx. 2.3 miles away); Los Alamitos Sugar Company and Town's Founding (approx. 2.3 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 2½ miles away); Douglas Park (approx. 2½ miles away); St. Isidore Historical Plaza (approx. 2½ miles away); James R. Phillips Plaza (approx. 2½ miles away); William T. Gross Plaza (approx. 2.6 miles away); Kenneth G. Farrar (approx. 2.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Long Beach.

Other markers no longer nearby. The Boys of Del Valle Park (was approx. 1.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing); Carson Street Landscaping (was approx. 1½ miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Michael Kindig, February 24, 2002

2. Ranchos

Los Alamitos - Los Cerritos - Los Coyotes Lower marker

Photographed by Michael Kindig, February 24, 2002

3. Ranchos Boundary Marker

Marker base as seen in 2002. The lower marker placed by the Native Sons of the Golden West currently is reported to be missing.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 30, 2011, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California. This page has been viewed 1,828 times since then and 56 times this year. Last updated on December 6, 2011, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 30, 2011, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.