El Capitan Portola slept here, Santa Barbara, CA
N 34° 24.809 W 119° 41.657
11S E 252367 N 3811295
This historic sign is located in a small park near the magnificent Moreton Fig Tree, and a preserved Pullman rail car.
Waymark Code: WMAQD2
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 02/12/2011
Views: 2
The text on the sign reads:
"El Capitan Portola of the Royal Spanish Army
camped here with his party
on August 18, 1769
on his trip to establish California
as a colony of Spain.
Erected by the Society of Colonial Wars in California
on the Bicentennial
1769-1969"
Group that erected the marker: Society of Colonial Wars in California
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
209 State Street
Santa Barbara, CA USA
93101
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed
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