Search For Water - Hayward, CA
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saopaulo1
N 37° 40.691 W 122° 04.871
10S E 581021 N 4170506
A sign at De Anza in downtown Hayward, California.
Waymark Code: WMY311
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 04/10/2018
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"Padre Font was not happy. Setting up camp that March 31. 1776, he had come over a thousand miles from his home in Mexico while ministering to colonies, soldiers and workers. Conflicts with commander Anza contact with the new tribes and search for the Sacramento River had left him fatigued. Mosquitoes were simply another irritant.
At San Lorenzo Creek, Font got some needed rest, As Anza, Font and a dozen soldiers watched the night sky and reflected. They has safely brought 200 settlers to San Francisco to protect the distant corner of the Spanish Empire. There, those families would built a presidio and a new way of life.
The next morning, Font broke camp with a quick prayer and drawing this creek on his map. But it would be another generation before descendants of those first San Francisco colonists settled along the creeks of the East Bay."
Group that erected the marker: City of Hayward
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
22338 City Center Dr
Hayward, CA USA
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed
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