Lewis Building - Historic Route 66 - Rancho Cucamonga, CA
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N 34° 06.716 W 117° 32.055
11S E 450727 N 3774696
A fish house located at Victoria Gardens in Rancho Cucamonga, California.
Waymark Code: WM1438W
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 04/05/2021
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It is located in the Lewis Building, an art deco style building just north of Route 66 (Foothill Blvd.).
The plaque says, "Dedicated to the Landlubbing Pirate Tiburcio Tapia who came to Cucamonga in 1839 with a fortune earned in the Wild West Days of Los Angeles where he sold a variety of smuggled goods from around the world. He set up a temporary home to watch his cattle, but never permanently settle in this dry and dangerous fringe of the frontier. Without a bank int he area, Tapia is rumored to have buried his gold under a local tree where it remains to this day."
Program: America's Byways
Website: [Web Link]
Official Name: Historic Route 66
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