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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Piru

 
Clickable Map of Ventura County, California and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Ventura County, CA (108) Kern County, CA (306) Los Angeles County, CA (754) Santa Barbara County, CA (74)  VenturaCounty(108) Ventura County (108)  KernCounty(306) Kern County (306)  LosAngelesCounty(754) Los Angeles County (754)  SantaBarbaraCounty(74) Santa Barbara County (74)
Piru, California and Vicinity
    Ventura County (108)
    Kern County (306)
    Los Angeles County (754)
    Santa Barbara County (74)
 
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1California (Ventura County), Piru — Governor Juan Alvarado
On East Telegraph Road (State Highway 126), on the right when traveling west.
Granted the Rancho San Francisco on January 22, 1839, to Antonio del Valle, including 48,815 square acres. Jacoba Felz filed a claim against this grant, which was dismissed June 8, 1857. The Del Valle family chose Camulos as their home, which later . . . — Map (db m115807) HM
2California (Ventura County), Piru — 624 — Portolá Expedition
On Orchard Street south of North Main Street, on the right when traveling north.
On August 11, 1769, the explorers and priests accompanying Portolá found a populous village of Piru Indians near this point. Carrying their bowstrings loose, the Indians offered necklaces of stones, in exchange for which Portolá presented them with . . . — Map (db m117174) HM
3California (Ventura County), Piru — 553 — Rancho Camulos
On East Telegraph Road (State Highway 126), on the right when traveling east.
Rancho Camulos has been designated a National Historic Landmark This residential complex possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America Ygnacio del Valle established Rancho Camulos . . . — Map (db m154495) HM
4California (Ventura County), Piru — St. Francis Dam Disaster90th Anniversary
On Center Street 0.5 miles west of Main Street, on the left when traveling west.
This memorial is dedicated to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the St. Francis Dam Disaster. Just before midnight on March 12, 1928, the dam collapsed and sent billions of gallons of water down the San Francisquito Canyon, eventually meeting . . . — Map (db m146566) HM
 
 
  
 
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Nov. 18, 2020