LEGACY - Gov. Gaspar de Portola - Santa Barbara, CA
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N 34° 25.426 W 119° 42.128
11S E 251676 N 3812455
This plaque is located on the grounds of the Santa Barbara Courthouse. 2021 Update: This plaque was removed in 2021.
Waymark Code: WMJN54
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 12/07/2013
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Located on a rock on the lawn of the Santa Barbara Courthouse from 1927-2021, this plaque read:
"IN HONOR OF
GOV. GASPAR DE PORTOLA
HIS OFFICERS AND SOLDIERS AND
FRAY JUAN CRESPY (DIARIST) THE
FIRST WHITE MEN TO MARCH
THROUGH THE WILDERNESS OF
CALIFORNIA. ARRIVED AT SANTA
BARBARA AUG. 18-20, 1769, AND
CAMPED IN THIS VICINITY.
SANTA BARBARA CHAPTER
DAUGHTERS OF THE
AMERICAN REVOLUTION
1927"
The logo of the D.A.R. is at the top of the plaque.
Update: This plaque was removed in 2021.
Group that erected the marker: SANTA BARBARA CHAPTER DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
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:
Santa Barbara Courthouse
Santa Barbara, CA USA
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