First Official Meeting of Santa Barbara City Council
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brwhiz
N 34° 25.207 W 119° 41.938
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The first official meeting of the Santa Barbara City Council was held on August 26, 1850.
Waymark Code: WMJ7MX
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 10/07/2013
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de la Guerra Plaza
1850 - 1950
Near this site, August 26, 1850, two weeks before California statehood, duly elected common council, City of Santa Barbara, held
first official meeting. Here in 1875, first City Hall erected and area still center of city's governmental activities. Plaza scene early Santa Barbara fiestas, and de la Guerra house set standards for Santa Barbara hospitality.
Marker erected by California Centennials Commission
in cooperation with Old Spanish Days in Early Santa Barbara
and Santa Barbara Historical Society.
Dedicated August 26, 1950.
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