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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Lompoc, California

 
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1 ► California, Santa Barbara County, Lompoc — The 50th Anniversary of Landsat — Cornerstone of Global Land Imaging Since 1972 —
The Landsat program, a partnership between NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), has helped us understand our changing planet for five decades. The Landsat archive is the longest continuous space-based data record of Earth's land surface, and . . . — — Map (db m311515) HM
2 ► California, Santa Barbara County, Lompoc — 582 — First Successful Cement Job — This Well, Hill No. 4 —
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
3 ► California, Santa Barbara County, Lompoc — Italian Stone Pines — Pinus Pinea —
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
4 ► California, Santa Barbara County, Lompoc — 340 — La Purisima Mission — ← 1 Mile —
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
5 ► California, Santa Barbara County, Lompoc — 340 — La Purisima Mission — ← 3 Miles —
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
6 ► California, Santa Barbara County, Lompoc — La Purisima Mission State Historic Park —
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
7 ► California, Santa Barbara County, Lompoc — The Lilley Building —
Dedicated to Robert C. Lilley The Lilley Building was first built in 1890 and has been occupied continuously by the Lilley Family businesses from 1918 to the present. — — Map (db m311457) HM
8 ► California, Santa Barbara County, Lompoc — Lompoc Carnegie Library — 1910 - 1968 —
Lompoc Carnegie Library 1910 - 1968 Historical Landmark No. 1 Dedicated August 31, 1968 Lompoc City Council and Lompoc Valley Historical Society, Inc. — — Map (db m67212) HM
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9 ► California, Santa Barbara County, Lompoc — Lompoc World War I Monument —
In honor of our World War heroes — — Map (db m67213) WM
10 ► California, Santa Barbara County, Lompoc — 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 . . . — — Map (db m70318) HM
11 ► California, Santa Barbara County, Lompoc — Mission Vieja de la Purisima (1787-1812) —
The fertile Santa Ynez River valley and a large population of Chumash Indians attracted the Franciscan missionaries of Spanish Alta California. Misión La Purísima Concepción de María Santísimą was founded here on December 8, 1787, 11th of . . . — — Map (db m311527) HM
12 ► California, Santa Barbara County, Lompoc — Mission Vieja: The Community —
The Mission residents lived in and around an enclosed, four-sided building built of adobe bricks and roofed with tiles. The central quadrangle measured between 300 and 375 feet on each side and was lined around the interior, with a covered walkway: . . . — — Map (db m311524) HM
13 ► California, Santa Barbara County, Lompoc — 5 — Odd Fellows Building —
Built in 1905 of locally produced red brick and chalkrock, owned and operated continuously by Lompoc Lodge #248, I.O.O.F. Hall Association — — Map (db m311450) HM
14 ► California, Santa Barbara County, Lompoc — 928 — Original Site of Mission de La Purisima Concepcion de Maria Santisima —
The ruins at this site are part of the original Mission La Purisima, founded by Padre Fermin de 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
15 ► California, Santa Barbara County, Lompoc — Tragedy of Point Pedernales/Honda Point —
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
 
 
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Oct. 17, 2026