San Miguel in San Luis Obispo County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Mission San Miguel Arcangel
Photographed by Irving Gerswin Villasenor Atajar, November 28, 2009
1. Mission San Miguel Arcangel Marker
Erected 1966 by California State Park Comm, San Luis Obispo Co. Historical Society, Native Sons & Daughters of the Golden West. (Marker Number 326.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Buildings • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the California Historical Landmarks, the National Historic Landmarks, and the Native Sons/Daughters of the Golden West series lists. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1838.
Location. 35° 44.599′ N, 120° 41.875′ W. Marker is in San Miguel, California, in San Luis Obispo County. It can be reached from Mission Street near El Camino Real (California Highway 101). Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1425 Mission Street, San Miguel CA 93451, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on Central Coast and specifically on the Coast 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 walking distance of
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Regarding Mission San Miguel Arcangel. This site was designated California Historical Landmark No. 326 on August 8, 1939.
Photographed by Denise Boose, March 6, 2015
2. Mission San Miguel Arcangel Marker
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, March 21, 2013
3. Mission San Miguel Arcangel Marker and Plaques
Photographed by Denise Boose, March 6, 2015
4. Mission San Miguel Arcangel and Marker
Photographed by I.G.V.Atajar, November 28, 2009
5. Mission San Miguel Arcangel Campanario
Photographed by I.G.V.Atajar, November 28, 2009
6. Mission San Miguel
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, March 21, 2013
7. El Camino Real Bell
A small plaque reads: Mission San Miguel, El Camino Real Bell, Restored November 8, 1997. Kern District #13 California Federation of Women's Clubs Bicentennial 1797-1997
Photographed by I.G.V.Atajar, November 28, 2009
8. Interior of Mission San Miguel
Photographed by Roger Sturtevant, Photographer, January 28, 1934
9. Interior of the Church - 1934
Historic American Buildings Survey
Library of Congress, Prints and Photograph Division HABS CAL,40-SANMI.V,1-
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Library of Congress, Prints and Photograph Division HABS CAL,40-SANMI.V,1-
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Photographed by Denise Boose, March 6, 2015
10. Church Altar
Photographed by Denise Boose, March 6, 2015
11. Mission San Miguel Arcangel Church
As seen from the Altar.
Photographed by Denise Boose, March 6, 2015
12. Mission San Miguel Arcangel Church
13. Mission San Miguel Arcangel Church
Photo of San Miguel Mission inside of the museum
Photographed by Roger Sturtevant, Photographer, January 17, 1934
14. Mission San Miguel Arcangel
Library of Congress, Prints and Photograph Division
HABS CAL,40-SANMI.V,1-
Photographed by I.G.V.Atajar, November 28, 2009
15. Mission San Miguel Arcangel Markers
upper plaque:
In Loving Memory of Catherine Campbell Hearst, Wife, Mother, Daughter of God, 1917 - 1999
From her daughters. Dedicated September 21, 2003
lower plaque: Mission San Miguel Arcangel has been designated a National Historic Landmark. This site possesses National significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America. The Mission San Miguel complex is one of the most intact of the original California Missions. The property conveys the comprehensive nature of a Mission community and the Church interiors exhibit the only surviving example of unrestored Colonial art in any of the California Missions.
2006 - National Park Service - United States Department of the Interior
From her daughters. Dedicated September 21, 2003
lower plaque: Mission San Miguel Arcangel has been designated a National Historic Landmark. This site possesses National significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America. The Mission San Miguel complex is one of the most intact of the original California Missions. The property conveys the comprehensive nature of a Mission community and the Church interiors exhibit the only surviving example of unrestored Colonial art in any of the California Missions.
2006 - National Park Service - United States Department of the Interior
Credits. This page was last revised on July 17, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 30, 2009, by I.G.V.Atajar of San Jose, California. This page has been viewed 5,005 times since then and 68 times this year. Last updated on May 1, 2013, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. Photos: 1. submitted on November 30, 2009, by I.G.V.Atajar of San Jose, California. 2. submitted on May 16, 2015, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California. 3. submitted on April 22, 2013, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. 4. submitted on May 16, 2015, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California. 5. submitted on November 30, 2009, by I.G.V.Atajar of San Jose, California. 6. submitted on December 1, 2009, by I.G.V.Atajar of San Jose, California. 7. submitted on April 22, 2013, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. 8. submitted on December 1, 2009, by I.G.V.Atajar of San Jose, California. 9. submitted on December 7, 2009. 10, 11, 12, 13. submitted on May 16, 2015, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California. 14. submitted on December 7, 2009. 15. submitted on November 30, 2009, by I.G.V.Atajar of San Jose, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
