La Carpinteria - Carpinteria, California
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hotshoe
N 34° 23.550 W 119° 30.655
11S E 269166 N 3808535
One of two California historical landmarks describing Carpinteria.
Waymark Code: WM5WJ6
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 02/20/2009
Views: 13
Text on the monument:
"LA CARPENTERIA (1769)
The Chumash Indian village of Mishopshnow,
discovered by Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo,
August 14, 1542, was located one-fourth mile
southwest of here. Fray Juan Crespí of the
Gaspar de Portolá expedition named it San Roque,
August 17, 1769. Portolá's soldiers, observing the
Indians building wooden canoes, called the
village "La Carpinteria" - the Carpenter's Shop.
Registered Landmark No. 535
Plaque erected by the County of Santa Barbara in
cooperation with the California State Park Commision"
There are two monuments (with identical text) for California landmark 535. One is located in front of the Carpinteria Valley History Museum. This one is located near the southern entrance to the small town of Carpinteria. They were originally located on Highway 101 near Casitas Pass Road, with one on the northbound side and one on the southbound side. One-fourth mile southwest of there is the Portolá Sycamore, the location of The Carpenter Shop.
This monument is located near Concha Loma Drive... 0.3 miles down Concha Loma Drive in the residential neighborhood is a midden mound of sea shells created by the local Chumash Indians who used this site as their kitchen. The mound is covered with trees, and broken sea shells can be seen on the curb along Concha Loma, which is Spanish for Seashell Mound.
Marker Number: 535.00
Marker Name: CARPINTERIA AND INDIAN VILLAGE OF MISHOPSHNOW
County: Santa Barbara
Has Official CA Plaque: yes
Location:
5565 Carpinteria Avenue
Website: [Web Link]
Marker Dedication Date: Not listed
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