Lompoc in Santa Barbara County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Lompoc's Mission Vieja
Photographed by Duane Hall, July 1, 2013
1. Lompoc's Mission Vieja Marker
Inscription.
Lompoc's Mission Vieja. . Mission La Concepcion Purisima de Maria Santisima (Mission of the Immaculate Conception of most Holy Mary) was founded by Father Presidente Fermn de Lasuen on Dec. 8, 1787 at what is now Locust Avenue and F Street. It was the eleventh of 21 Franciscan Missions in California. During the mission's early years, several thousand Chumash Indians were baptized into the Catholic Church, over 100 large and small adobe buildings were built; a water system developed, crops planted and as many as 19,000 head of mission livestock roamed the valley. The year of 18 12, also known as El Ano de los Temblores, brought disaster to the mission. On Dec. 2 of that fateful year, a powerful earthquake followed by rains and flooding destroyed most of the mission buildings. Because of frequent flooding, the fathers decided to rebuilt the mission at its present site known as "canyon of the wilderness".
Mission La Concepcion Purisima de Maria Santisima (Mission of the Immaculate Conception of most Holy Mary) was founded by Father Presidente Fermn de Lasuen on Dec. 8, 1787 at what is now Locust Avenue and F Street. It was the eleventh of 21 Franciscan Missions in California. During the mission's early years, several thousand Chumash Indians were baptized into the Catholic Church, over 100 large and small adobe buildings were built; a water system developed, crops planted and as many as 19,000 head of mission livestock roamed the valley. The year of 1812, also known as El Ano de los Temblores, brought disaster to the mission. On Dec. 2 of that fateful year, a powerful earthquake followed by rains and flooding destroyed most of the mission buildings. Because of frequent flooding, the fathers decided to rebuilt the mission at its present site known as "canyon of the wilderness".
120° 27.445′ W. Marker is in Lompoc, California, in Santa Barbara County. It can be reached from the intersection of South H Street and East Cypress Avenue, on the left when traveling south. Marker is located behind the Lompoc Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 200 South H Street, Lompoc CA 93436, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on California’s Central Coast, specifically on the Coast Ranges, and specifically 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.
Also see . . . Lompoc Mural Society. Official website of the Lompoc Mural Society. (Submitted on November 20, 2013.)
Additional commentary. 1. Lompoc's Mission Vieja Marker As stated on the marker, the Lompoc Mural Society sponsored the mural; Vicki Andersen of Lompoc, California was the artist; Harry & Jean Crompe, Pierre Claeyssens, Union Bank, American Express, and Phillips Petroleum funded the mural; and the Class of 1995 - Leadership Lompoc Valley sponsored the reader board.
— Submitted November 20, 2013.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 20, 2013, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 919 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on November 20, 2013, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.
