San Francisco Solano Marker - Rancho Santa Margarita, CA, USA
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N 33° 36.615 W 117° 37.500
11S E 442019 N 3719117
A marker for the site of San Francisco Solano along the Arroyo Trabuco trail in O'Neill Wilderness Park.
Waymark Code: WM6TBF
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 07/17/2009
Views: 11
The San Francisco Solano marker is on a stone and mortar platform and surrounded by a fence.
The marker states
"San Francisco Solano
Named by the Portola Expedition That
Camped Here on July 24th and 25th 1769
While Opening the First Overland Trail
Through California
Dedicated
El Viaje de Portola Ride
April 1966"
Behind the morker is a wood building that seems to be concealing and protecting an adobe structure or remains. I peeked through a crack and just got a glimpse in the darkness. The structure is marked with No Trespassing signs. Whatever is in there would probably not be from Portola as they just camped here.
The marker is in O'Neill Wilderness Park; an Orange County park. The marker is right on the Arroyo Trabuco trail and can be accessd from the Arroyo Vista Trailhead nearby or other points.
Group that erected the marker: El Viaje de Portola
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
Arroyo Vista Drive
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA USA
92688
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