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 Carpinteria Avenue at Dump Road, on the right when traveling east on Carpinteria Avenue.
The Bauhaus Brothers: Frank, Jack, Louis, and Will, pioneered
aviation in the Valley in 1919. Perfecting a new fuselage design
fashioned after barrel staves, their B-3 "Flying Keg” biplane
was lighter and faster than its popular contemporary, . . . — — Map (db m173762) 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 Linden Avenue at 8th Street, on the right when traveling north on Linden Avenue.
In 1769 a Spanish expedition led by Gaspar de Portolá discovered Chumash Indians building tomols, or plank canoes on the beach below their village. The Indians were caulking their tomols with asphaltum that came from natural oil seeps in the sand. . . . — — Map (db m165568) 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 Linden Avenue just north of 8th Street, on the right when traveling north.
Planted from a slip of Mission variety grape, this single vine eventually grew to cover half an acre, its massive trunk reaching nearly 10 feet in diameter. Its shady arbor was used as the county’s first polling place and as a site for social . . . — — Map (db m165569) 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 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
