Abandoned Bell Tower - San Miguel, CA
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bluesnote
N 35° 44.511 W 120° 41.916
10S E 708111 N 3957758
An abandoned bell tower is all that is left of the original mission that was built here. The current mission is located about 200 feet north of this location.
Waymark Code: WMR0A1
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 04/22/2016
Views: 1
Taken from Wikipedia, "Mission San Miguel Arcángel is a Spanish mission in San Miguel, San Luis Obispo County, California. It was established on July 25, 1797 by the Franciscan order, on a site chosen specifically due to the large number of Salinan Indians that inhabited the area, whom the Spanish priests wanted to evangelize.
The mission remains in use as a parish church of the Diocese of Monterey. After being closed to the public for six years due to the 2003 San Simeon Earthquake, the church reopened on September 29, 2009. Inside the church are murals designed by Esteban Munras.
The mission was put on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971 and was named to a National Historic Landmark in 2006."
Still Operational: yes
Number of bells in tower?: 5
Rate tower: 
Tours or visits allowed in tower?: No
Address of Tower: Not listed
Relevant website?: Not listed
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