Tapia Adobe Site - Rancho Cucamonga, CA
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BruceS
N 34° 06.432 W 117° 36.650
11S E 443661 N 3774210
Historical marker for early home and ranch in the Rancho Cucamonga area.
Waymark Code: WM4W0C
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 10/03/2008
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Tapia Adobe Site
In 1839 Governor Juan Alvarado granted the 13,000 acre tract called
Cucamonga to the Tiburcio Tapia, ex-soldier who was a prominent merchant and
alcalde in Los Angeles. A half mile west of this marker, Tapia employing
Indian laborers, immediately built an adobe house on a vantage point on Red
Hill. The large adobe was abandoned in 1858 when Tapia's heirs sold the
rancho. The adobe soon disintegrated into its native earth. This
marker is located on land which once was a part of Tapia's rancho.
California registered historical landmark no. 360.
Plaque placed by the State Department of Parks and Recreation in
cooperation with E. Clampus Vitus Billy Holcomb chapter, Rancho Cucamonga
Historical Society, San Bernardino Co. Museum Association and Thomas Vineyards,
June 2, 1985 ~ text of marker