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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Santa Barbara County, California
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| Near San Julian Road 0.5 miles south of California Route 1. |
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History of ...
Chumash Indian Village—For many centuries prior to the arrival of the Spanish in the late 1700s, Santa Barbara County was home to a large Chumash Indian population. Valleys such as this one were often the . . . — — Map (db m67196) HM |
| Near San Julian Road 0.5 miles south of California Route 1. |
| | The California Department of Parks and Recreation has been awarded a federal TEA (Transportation Enhancement Activities) grant to fund the restoration of the Las Cruces Adobe. You may see historians, archaeologists and architects on site researching . . . — — Map (db m67195) HM |
| On Wullbrandt Way at Linden Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Wullbrandt Way. |
| | The moniker "World's Safest Beach” was initially used in the
1920's to attract visitors to Carpinteria's pristine beaches,
made "safe” by the sheltering Channel Islands. It later came
to be embraced by the local community as an . . . — — Map (db m147472) HM |
| On Palm Avenue 0.1 miles south of 6th Street, on the left when traveling south. |
| | The Henry Fish Seed Company Packinghouse
For nearly a century, the Henry Fish Seed Company packinghouse stood on this site. Built in 1910 to replace a smaller facility, the packinghouse handled the yearly shipment of thousands of . . . — — Map (db m152496) HM |
| On Eucalyptus Street 0.1 miles north of El Carro Lane, on the left when traveling north. |
| | One of Carpinteria Valley's earliest American settlers, Russel Heath, built a two-story adobe home here in 1858. Heath served as Santa Barbara's district attorney, first
elected sheriff, and California state legislator. Heath planted his original . . . — — Map (db m147603) HM |
| On Maple Street at Carpinteria Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Maple Street. |
| | The Chumash Indian Village of "Mishopshnow," discovered by Juan Rodriquez Cabrillo, August 14, 1542, was located one-fourth mile southwest of here. Fray Juan Crespi of the Gaspar de Portola expedition named it "San Roque," August 17, 1769. Portola's . . . — — Map (db m138529) HM |
| On Carpinteria Avenue at Concha Loma Drive, on the right when traveling east on Carpinteria Avenue. |
| | The Chumash Indian Village of "Mishopshnow," discovered by Juan Rodriquez Cabrillo, August 14, 1542, was located one-fourth mile southwest of here. Fray Juan Crespi of the Gaspar de Portola expedition named it "San Roque," August 17, 1769. Portola's . . . — — Map (db m147308) HM |
| On Sixth Street 0.1 miles east of Palm Avenue, on the left when traveling east. |
| | Oral tradition holds that this tree survives from the naming of "La Carpinteria” - the Carpenter Shop - on August 17, 1769 when the Portolá Expedition observed the Chumash building plank canoes at this site. — — Map (db m137942) HM |
| On Carpinteria Avenue west of Walnut Avenue, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Wardholme Torrey Pine, 1888. Largest known in existence. Historical Landmark No. 1, City of Carpinteria. — — Map (db m138543) |
| Near U.S. 101 3.5 miles east of Mariposa Reina. |
| | Arroyo Hondo creek has the best habitat on the south coast of Santa Barbara County for the endangered Southern California Steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss). This native fish spends part of its life in freshwater streams like this one, and part . . . — — Map (db m71951) |
| Near Fowler Avenue 0.3 miles west of S. Fairview Avenue. |
| | Santa Barbara Airport Terminal is hereby named Earle Ovington Terminal in recognition of his outstanding contributions to aviation and his part in the development of aviation in Santa Barbara.
Earle Ovington was the first pilot to carry air . . . — — Map (db m67194) HM |
| On State Highway 101, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Here on Christmas Day, 1846 natives and soldiers from the Presidio of Santa Barbara lay in ambush for Lt. Col. John C. Fremont, U.S.A. and his battalion. Advised of the plot, Fremont was guided over the San Marcos Pass by Benjamin Foxen and his son . . . — — Map (db m159869) HM |
| Near North Los Carneros Road. |
| | On this site stands Goleta Depot, an enduring tribute to many who, with generous gifts of love, time, and resources made possible its acquisition, restoration, and maintenance as Santa Barbara County Landmark No. 22.
Built in 1901 near South . . . — — Map (db m106461) HM |
| | Built in 1875 by Thomas Hope of Ireland, the house was headquarters for the 4500-acre sheep ranch. The house, which was designed by Peter Barber, was purchased by Mr. and Mrs. George Obern in 1967 and restored to near original condition. — — Map (db m106424) HM |
| Near Hollister Avenue west of Cathedral Oaks Road, on the left when traveling west. |
| | Near this site, at 7:07 P.M., February 23, 1942, the California coast at Ellwood received the first naval bombardment of the United States mainland since the War of 1812. — — Map (db m138649) HM WM |
| Near Hollister Avenue 0.6 miles west of Cathedral Oaks Road, on the left when traveling west. |
| | On February 23, 1942, at 7:00 PM, during one of President Roosevelt's Fireside Chats,
the Japanese submarine I-17 shelled this Richfield Oil Field site with 25 5-inch rounds.
Not since the War of 1812 had the U.S. mainland been attacked by a . . . — — Map (db m143317) HM |
| On South H Street at E. Cypress Avenue, on the left when traveling south on South H Street. |
| | Planted in the 1930's, this magnificent stand of pines is a treasure in Lompoc's landscape. Rare and historic, these trees receive global recognition for their beauty. — — Map (db m67214) HM |
| On State Highway 246 east of Cebada Canyon Road, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Established, December 8, 1787, by Father Lasuen. Damaged by earthquake, 1812; removed from control of Franciscans, abandoned 1834. State and National Park Service restoring major and many small structures, and water system. Only example in . . . — — Map (db m150261) HM |
| On Harris Grade Road at Rucker Road, on the right when traveling south on Harris Grade Road. |
| | Established December 8, 1787, by Father Lasuen. Damaged by earthquake, 1812; removed from control of Franciscans, abandoned 1834. State and National Park Service restoring major and many small structures, and water system. Only example in California . . . — — Map (db m150262) HM |
| Near Purisima at Mission Gate Road. |
| | Across this bridge lies California's eleventh mission and a glimpse of life during the 1820's. The Civilian Conservation Corps restored the buildings and grounds between 1934 - 1941. We hope you enjoy your visit to the past. — — Map (db m11116) HM |
| On South H Street at E. Cypress Avenue, on the left when traveling south on South H Street. |
| | Historical Landmark No. 1 — — Map (db m67212) HM |
| On South H Street at E. Cypress Avenue, on the left when traveling south on South H Street. |
| | In honor of our World War heroes — — Map (db m67213) WM |
| Near South H Street at East Cypress Avenue, on the left when traveling south. |
| | 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 . . . — — Map (db m70318) HM |
| On South F Street south of East Locust Avenue. |
| | The ruins at this site are part of the original Mission La Purisima, founded by Padre Fermin d Lasuen on December 8, 1787, as the 11th in the chain of Spanish missions in California. The mission was destroyed by earthquake on December 21, 1812; the . . . — — Map (db m50517) HM |
| On East Locust Avenue at South H Street, on the right when traveling east on East Locust Avenue. |
| |
In memory of the tragedy of
Point Pedernales / Honda Point
8 September 1923
USS Delphy
USS S.P. Lee
USS Young
USS Woodbury
USS Nichols
USS Fuller
USS Chauncey
Dedicated 8 September 1983
by the American Legion . . . — — Map (db m70358) HM |
| On Bell Street (California Route 135) east of Saint Joseph Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | On this site the original 1880 Union Hotel served as telegraph
office and Wells, Fargo & Company's stagecoach stop. Destroyed
by fire in 1893, reconstructed and restored in 1915, the old hotel
serviced stagecoach and early railroad passengers . . . — — Map (db m150260) HM |
| Near Bell Street (California Route 135) west of Centennial Street, on the left when traveling west. |
| | Established in 1880, the original Union Hotel burned in 1893 but was rebuilt in 1915. The previous and present structures have been a part of Santa Barbara County history for over a century. The Union Hotel has hosted, and withstood, generations of . . . — — Map (db m143887) HM |
| On An Unnamed Road 1.5 miles east of Rucker Road. |
| | Spudded September 26, 1905, and completed April 30, 1906, is the first oil well in which a water shut-off was attained by pumping cement through the tubing and behind the casing--forerunner of the modern cementing technique.
It was drilled by . . . — — Map (db m50516) HM |
| On Primero Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | By being the sole woman to join the Bidwell - Barttleston Party. The earliest organized overland immigrant party into California. Nancy Kelsey became the first American woman to come across the plains and transverse the rugged Sierra Nevada. She . . . — — Map (db m101142) HM |
| On West Mason Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Thought to have once been the Indian Village of Syujtun, this site has yielded some of the most important archeological evidence found in California. In 1542 the village was recorded by Cabrillo while on his Voyage of Discovery, and again, in 1769, . . . — — Map (db m137508) HM |
| On Santa Barbara Street at East De La Guerra Street, on the right when traveling south on Santa Barbara Street. |
| | Built by Indian labor in 1817 for Don Domingo Carrillo, whose daughter married Don Jose Maria Covarrubias in 1838. Descendants of these families, many of them leaders in public affairs, occupied this house for over a century. Don Jose Maria was the . . . — — Map (db m50550) HM |
| On Stagecoach Road west of California Route 154, on the left when traveling west. |
| | In 1868 this tavern was known as "Cold Springs Relay Station". It was the half-way stop between "Mattei's Tavern" to the north, and Patrick Kinevan's "Summit House" to the south.
In those days sturdy stagecoaches known as "mudwagons" traveled . . . — — Map (db m125376) HM |
| On East De La Guerra Street at State Street, on the right when traveling north on East De La Guerra Street. |
| | Near this site August 26, 1850, two weeks before California Statehood, duly elected common council, City of Santa Barbara, held first official meeting. Here in 1875, first City Hall erected and area still center of city's governmental activities. . . . — — Map (db m50548) HM |
| Near Laguna Street at East Olivos Street. |
| | Chief Scout for Gaspar de Portolá. Ortega assisted with the founding of Mission San Buenaventura and established the presidio at Santa Barbara where he served as commandant from 1781-1784. Husband of Doña María Carrillo. — — Map (db m131602) HM |
| On Anacapa Street at East Anapamu Street, on the right when traveling west on Anacapa Street. |
| | In appreciation
of the choice of
Santa Barbara by
the first ruling
sovereign of Europe
to visit America,
Albert the First,
heroic King of the
Belgians - Queen
Elizabeth and the
Duke of Brabant
October 11-13-1919. — — Map (db m143975) HM |
| On East Carrillo Street at State Street, on the right when traveling east on East Carrillo Street. |
| | Built in 1826 by Daniel Hill of Massachusetts for his bride Rafaela Luisa Ortega y Olivera, granddaughter of José Francisco Ortega, founder and first Comandante of the Royal Presidio of Santa Barbara. Later occupied by the family of Guillermo . . . — — Map (db m50559) HM |
| On West Haley Street at Fig Avenue, on the right when traveling east on West Haley Street. |
| | The Hotel Virginia at 17 West Haley Street was originally built in 1916 as a two-story brick hotel by Charles Maas, with a third story addition in 1925. Haley at this time was a residential street with small redwood homes set on large lots. The . . . — — Map (db m106957) HM |
| Near Anacapa Street at Figueroa Street. |
| | His officers and soldiers and Fray Juan Crespi (diarist) the first white men to march through the wilderness of California. Arrived at Santa Barbara Aug. 18-20, 1769, and camped in this vicinity. — — Map (db m131711) HM |
| On State Street east of East Figueroa Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | An adobe house was built here in 1857 where Don Agustin Janssens, a Belgian, and his wife, Maria Antonia Pico, lived into the 1870s. Janssens, a frequent office holder in the region, had arrived in California in 1834. Don Bruno F. Orella, a native . . . — — Map (db m106411) HM |
| On East Canon Perdido Street at Anacapa Street, on the right when traveling west on East Canon Perdido Street. |
| | On this site, February 22, 1873, Jose Lobero, impressario and musician, opened the first legitimate theatre in southern California. The Lobero continues to serve the cultural interests of Santa Barbara one hundred years later. — — Map (db m50920) HM |
| Near Laguna Street at Los Olivos Street. |
| | Indian woman abandoned on San Nicolas Island eighteen years. Found and brought to Santa Barbara by Capt. George Nidever in 1853. — — Map (db m157886) HM |
| Near East Los Olivos Street north of Alameda Padre Serra, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Santa Barbara Mission was founded December 4, 1786. Portions of five units of its extensive water works, built by Indian labor, are preserved in this park - a filter house, Spanish grist mill, sections of aqueducts, and two reservoirs. The larger . . . — — Map (db m147959) HM |
| On Laguna Street at E. Los Olivos Street, on the right when traveling north on Laguna Street. |
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Built in 1808
En beneficio de la humanidad
by the Franciscan Padres — — Map (db m135280) HM |
| | In 1876, a visiting sailor presented the seedling of this Moreton Bay Fig Tree to a little girl who planted it at 201 State Street. When the girl moved away a year later, her friend Adeline Crabb relocated the sapling to the location before you. . . . — — Map (db m115203) HM |
| On East Figueroa Street east of State Street, on the left when traveling east. |
| | Myron Hunt was one of the leading architects
involved in the development of
regional architecture for Southern California.
The classical Mediterranean look
of most of the important public buildings and
large residential estates has . . . — — Map (db m147419) HM |
| On East Canon Perdido Street at Anacapa Street, on the right when traveling west on East Canon Perdido Street. Reported missing. |
| | Jose Lobero opened the region's first legitimate theatre on this site February 22, 1873. For many years the old theatre was the center of social life in Santa Barbara. A new Lobero Theatre, opened in 1924 on the same site, continues to serve the . . . — — Map (db m126018) HM |
| On Stagecoach Road west of San Marcos Pass Road (California Route 154). |
| |
This old stagecoach road was used by all traffic
until the Cold Springs Arches Bridge
was built in 1963. — — Map (db m51857) HM |
| Near East Figueroa Street at Anacapa Street. |
| | In commemoration of the historic meeting in Santa Barbara of the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, and His Royal Highness the Prince, Philip, Duke of Edinburgh with the President of the United States, Ronald W. . . . — — Map (db m135686) HM |
| Near Chapala Street south of Montecito Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Constructed with the Southern Pacific Depot in 1905, these two railroad spurs are the sole reminder of the turn-of-the century days when wealthy travelers arrived in Santa Barbara in their private Pullman railcars to spend the winter. These private . . . — — Map (db m138508) HM |
| On Santa Barbara Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m52073) HM |
| On West Cabrillo Boulevard south of Castillo Boulevard, on the right when traveling west. |
| | On this location - June 17, 1957
the first of Sambo's nationwide
chain of family restaurants
opened its doors. — — Map (db m51119) HM |
| Near Anacapa Street at E. Anapamu Street. |
| | Has been designated a
National Historic Landmark
This courthouse complex possesses national
significance in commemorating the history of the
United States Of America
The Santa Barbara County Courthouse is a superlative
example of . . . — — Map (db m135167) HM |
| Near Anacapa Street at E. Anapamu Street. |
| | The Santa Barbara County Courthouse is one of America's finest representations of
Spanish-Andalusian architecture in a public structure. It stands as the prized jewel
of the county whose people it serves and whose visitors it delights. After . . . — — Map (db m135171) HM |
| Near East Los Olivos Street north of Alameda Padre Serra, on the right when traveling north. |
| | The original water supply for the Santa Barbara Mission is an outstanding
example of an early water system in Southern California. It was constructed
by the Native Americans under the direction of the Franciscan Padres.
Constructed in . . . — — Map (db m147954) HM |
| On Laguna Street at E. Los Olivos Street, on the right when traveling north on Laguna Street. |
| |
This clothes washing basin or lavanderia was built by the Chumash Indians of
Santa Barbara Mission village in 1808. Not all missions built such a structure.
The Chumash particularly valued cleanliness and worked to construct this
lavanderia . . . — — Map (db m135254) HM |
| On Santa Barbara Street north of East De La Guerra Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | This tablet marks the southeasterly boundary of the Santa Barbara Presidio founded in 1782 by Gov. Felipe de Neve and Capt. Jose Francisco Ortega in command of fifty soldiers accompanied by Fray Junipero Serra who dedicated the site. — — Map (db m128224) HM |
| On West Cabrillo Boulevard. |
| | This memorial honors the residents of Santa Barbara County, who as members of the United States Armed Forces, died in the service of their country in peace and in war.
473 Santa Barbara County residents are known to have made the ultimate . . . — — Map (db m72034) WM |
| On East Canon Perdido Street at Santa Barbara Street, on the right when traveling west on East Canon Perdido Street. |
| | This presidio was established under orders of King Carlos III, April 19-21, 1782, by Governor Felipe De Neve, Padre Junipero Serra and Lieutenant Jose Francisco Ortega, to provide the benefits of government for the inhabitants of the Santa Barbara . . . — — Map (db m50557) HM |
| On East de la Guerra Street at Anacapa Street on East de la Guerra Street. |
| | Constructed in 1849 by Don José de la Guerra, this adobe was originally used to house supplies brought in from ships anchored in the harbor.
Don Gaspar Oreña bought the adobe and added the story-and-a-half portion in 1858, shortly after his . . . — — Map (db m106881) HM |
| On Santa Barbara Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | In 1856 Senor Jose Maria Rochin purchased for $30 the first parcel of land sold within the presidio boundaries.
"1st day of October 1856, between the mayor and common council of the city of Santa Barbara of the first part and Jose Maria Rochin . . . — — Map (db m51996) HM |
| Near East Cabrillo Boulevard west of South Milpa Street. |
| | This property was the site for two locomotive roundhouses constructed by the Southern Pacific Railroad. The first stood between 1911 and 1925, when the June 25, 1929, earthquake severely damaged it. Miss Pearl Chase, of the Plans and Planting . . . — — Map (db m147913) HM |
| On West Montecito Street at Castillo Street, on the right when traveling west on West Montecito Street. |
| | Built in 1854 by Captain Horatio Gates Trussell of Orland, Maine. Partly constructed of material from wreck of the S.S. Winfield Scott on Anacapa Island. Acquired by the Winchesters in 1882. Bequeathed in 1955 to the Santa Barbara Historical Society . . . — — Map (db m50556) HM |
| On East Anapamu Street south of Anacapa Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | The wood carving above was designed by Carleton M.
Winslow and executed by Marshall Laird. At the
center is the coat-of-arms of the city, on either
side are figures of Plato and Aristotle. Surrounding
the center are the shields of four . . . — — Map (db m130660) HM |
| On Foxen Canyon Road, on the right when traveling north. |
| | This redwood frame chapel, erected in 1875 by Frederick and Ramona Foxen Wickenden for area residents, illustrates the transition between the architecture of the old missions and the frame churches of the later American settlers. It is a unique . . . — — Map (db m50560) HM |
| On Alisal Road at Park Way, on the left when traveling north on Alisal Road. |
| | In 1911 this was one of the first buildings built in Solvang. It served as a college for 3 years. Here church services were held until the present Danish Lutheran Church was completed in 1929. For 1929 to the present it has been a restaurant. . . . — — Map (db m117067) HM |
| | Has been designated a
NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK
This religious complex possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America.
Mission Santa Ines, founded in 1804, is one of the finest examples . . . — — Map (db m143491) HM |
| On Lillie Avenue just east of Colville Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | To the loyalty. Those who joined the colors from here served their country for the cause of Humanity and Liberty.
Horace H. Abbott • Roland Wilder • Leon W. Darling • Charles V. Olds • Ernest Olds • Carl W. Carpenter • Thos D. Dickerson • . . . — — Map (db m155764) WM |
| On California Boulevard at Nebraska Avenue, on the right when traveling north on California Boulevard. |
| | 40th Infantry Division
Korean War
Memorial — — Map (db m50485) WM |
| On California Boulevard at Nebraska Avenue, on the right when traveling north on California Boulevard. |
| | First Marker:
5th Armored Division
"Victory"
Activated Ft. Knox, KY - 1 October 1941 • VAFB (then Camp Cooke) February 1942 - March 1943 • Desert & Tennessee Maneuvers - 1942 & 1943 • Deployed to E.T.O. February 1944 • Landed . . . — — Map (db m51112) HM |
| On Nebraska Avenue, on the right when traveling east. |
| | This aircraft is dedicated to all Past, Present, and Future "Flying Tigers" those who blazed a path of glory in the China Skies in World War II, and those who blaze a path of glory into space.
The Curtis P-40 saw action on every front . . . — — Map (db m50512) HM |
| On California Avenue at Oregon Avenue, on the right when traveling south on California Avenue. |
| | In memory of
USAF Medal of Honor Recipients
World War I
2d Lt. Erwin R. Bleckley - Oct. 6, 1918, Binarville, France •
2d Lt. Harold E. Goettler - Oct. 6, 1918, Binarville, France •
2d Lt. Frank Luke, Jr. - Sept. 29, 1918, Murvaux, . . . — — Map (db m50514) HM |
| On Orion Road, on the left. |
| | Dedicated to Ronald W. Reagan
40th President of the United States of America
For his steadfast commitment to develop and deploy
missile defenses to protect our nation, our forces,
our allies and friends
"Wouldn't it be better to . . . — — Map (db m98728) WM |
| | Space Launch Complex 10
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Has been designated a
National
Historic Landmark
This site possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America
1986 . . . — — Map (db m81076) HM |
| On California Boulevard north of Utah Avenue, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Bearing witness to the birth of the Space Age, Vandenberg Air Force Base has been the launch site of many of America's missiles and rockets, from military missions to voyages of exploration. Here launched the first polar orbiting satellite . . . — — Map (db m140556) HM |
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