San Antonio de Pala Asistencia Campanario - Pala, CA
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N 33° 21.932 W 117° 04.976
11S E 492284 N 3691814
This Campanario (bell tower) is the only freestanding one in the chain of California Missions.
Waymark Code: WMJYAE
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 01/15/2014
Views: 3
This Campanario is a two-tiered white tower (trimmed in brown) with two bells. The tower is set atop a stone base about 10 feet high. The tower itself is about 15 feet high and has a cross at its top.
A sign at the site asks people not to ring the bells and indicates that the bells are rung only on Sunday to summon people to mass, funerals, weddings, deaths and emergencies.
A plaque on the back side of the tower informs us that it was built by Padre Antonio Peyri in 1816, destroyed by flood water in January 1916 and restored with the original materials by Rev. George Doyle in April 1916.
Address of Tower:
3015 Pala Mission Rd,
Pala, CA USA
Still Operational: yes
Number of bells in tower?: 2
Relevant website?: [Web Link]
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Tours or visits allowed in tower?: Unknown
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