Punta de los Muertos - San Diego, CA
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bluesnote
N 32° 42.680 W 117° 10.287
11S E 483931 N 3619299
An abandoned cemetery in downtown San Diego that dates back to the 18th century.
Waymark Code: WMTW1P
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 01/12/2017
Views: 10
This cemetery is not maintained. The cemetery has been paved over by the sidealk and nearby road. The planter you see has nothing to do with the cemetery. It is there for landscaping of the city. The cemetery is actually the area around the historical marker, under the pavement and the planter.
The plaque says, "PUNTA DE LOS MUERTOS
SHIP SAN ANTONIO
LANDED HERE APRIL 11, 1769
SHIP SAN CARLOS
ARRIVED MAY 1, 1769
CREWS SICK WITH SCURVY
MANY DIED AND WERE BURIED
HERE. THE REST PROCEEDED
TO OLD TOWN. MAY 17, 1769
DEDICATED MARCH 6, 1932
BY SAN DIEGO PARLOR 208
NATIVE DAUGHTERS OF THE
GOLDEN WEST"
Earliest Burial: 05/01/1769
Latest Burial: Not listed
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