Joel R. Congdon House - San Juan Capistrano, CA
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N 33° 29.273 W 117° 40.352
11S E 437522 N 3705577
The Joel R. Congdon House was owned by Joel R. Congdon, who was a former horseback rider working for the Pony Express. His home is now owned by the city and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Waymark Code: WM164RC
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 05/05/2022
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The plaque says, "The plaque says, "Our historic farmhouse was built in 1878 and it is the oldest wooden structure in San Juan Capistrano. It used to belong to Pony Express Rider, Joel Congdon, who grew Orange County's first walnut grove, Surviving more than 130 years of social, agricultural, and environmental change, the farmhouse reminds us that through preserving the past, we cultivate a more abundant future."
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