#243 - La Asistencia de San Antonio de Pala - Pala Indian Reservation, San Diego County, CA - California Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

This Historical Marker indicates the following:

LA ASISTENCIA DE
SAN ANTONIO DE PALA

NOTABLE FOR ITS BELL TOWER OR
CAMPANILE. THE CHAPEL WAS BUILT BY
FATHER PEYRI , 1816. ALMOST DESTROYED
BY EARTHQUAKE AND STORM BUT LATER
RESTORED. INDIANS ARE STILL AT PALA.

HISTORICAL LANDMARK NO. 243
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS - DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS"

The Mission is about a block and a half away...and is still in use as a chapel and school. This Mission originally served to "assist" the larger nearby Mission de San Luis Rey.
And indeed, Indians ARE still at Pala.... with a beautiful "Pala" Casino just down the road from this site.

For more information about the Mission, see the Wikipedia article at (visit link)

Marker Number: 243.00 Marker Name: La Asistencia de San Antonio de Pala County: San Diego Has Official CA Plaque: yes Location: Highway 76....a block and a half away from the Mission. Website: [Web Link] Marker Dedication Date: Not listed

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Date Logged Log User Rating   01/01/2011 brwhiz visited it 05/07/2010 Metro2 visited it

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