Mission Plaza - Santa Cruz, California
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member hotshoe
N 36° 58.670 W 122° 01.800
10S E 586332 N 4092852
Peaceful open space which was the site of the original Mission Santa Cruz
Waymark Code: WM58YD
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 11/29/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill
Views: 12

This landscaped plaza is the historic center of Santa Cruz as the site of the Spanish mission. There is only one surviving building and a few other traces from the mission era. This plaza has been open space ever since that time.
Name: Mission Plaza

Street Location: Mission Street at Emmet Street

Local Municipality: Santa Cruz

State/Province, etc.: CA

Country: USA

Web Site: [Web Link]

Date Established: 1792

Picnic Facilities: benches, no tables

Recreational Facilities:
none


Monuments/Statues: Mission Santa Cruz site CA historical marker

Art (murals/sculpture, etc.): peace pole

Fountains: Spanish fountain

Ponds/Lakes/Streams/Rivers/Beach: none

Traditional Geocaches:
Santa Cruz Mission Plaza


Memorial/Commemoration: Not listed

Special Events: Not listed

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