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California Historical Landmarks (PH 9-13)(Before 1969) (134 pages)
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PORTOLA EXPEDITION CAMP
The Portola Expedition of 1769 camped close to the mouth of
21 Pilarcitos Creek on October 28 and 29. Portol4 himself was very
ill and they spent the weekend here.
0.7 mile east of Half Moon Bay on Ocean Shore Road (San Mateo)
PORTOLA EXPEDITION CAMP
The Portola Expedition of 1769 on October 27 camped on the
22 south bank of Purisima Creek. The Indian village on the north
bank of the creek was named “Las Pulgas” by the Army engineer
with the party because the soldiers who occupied some abandoned Indian huts were covered with fleas.
3.8 miles south of Half Moon Bay on Ocean Shore Road (San Mateo)
PORTOLA EXPEDITION CAMP
The Portola Expedition of 1769 camped October 23 near the
23 mouth of Gazos Creek.
8.8 miles south of Pescadero on Ocean Shore Road (San Mateo)
PORTOLA EXPEDITION CAMP
The Portola Expedition of 1769 camped near the San Pedro
24 Creek, where there was an Indian village, from October 31 to
November 3. To that camp scouting parties brought news of a
body of water to the east.
Pacifica, San Pedro Valley (San Mateo)
PORTOLA EXPEDITION CAMP
The Portola Expedition of 1769 camped October 30 on a stream
25 at the foot of Montara Mountain, which now blocked their way.
Here was found a plentiful supply of mussels, as food was badly
needed. They named the camp “El Rincon de las Almejas”.
1.9 miles north of Montara on Ocean Shore Road (San Mateo)
PORTOLA EXPEDITION CAMP
The Portola Expedition of 1769 on October 24 camped at an
26 Indian Rancheria on San Gregorio Creek about one-half league
18
from its mouth. Tired and sick, they rested here over the 25th
and 26th.
Opposite San Gregorio Road Intersection (San Mateo)
PORTOLA EXPEDITION CAMP
The Portola Expedition of 1769 camped near a lagoon now cov27 ered by San Andreas Lake on November 4. They camped here a
second time on their return trip on November 12.
San Andreas Lake on Skyline Boulevard (San Mateo)
MAIDEN’S GRAVE
One version is that in 1850 a young girl, Rachel Melton, native
28 of Iowa, traveling with the covered wagon train, accompanied by
her parents, became violently ill. Camp was made and every effort was made to restore her, as she was the joy of the party;
but she passed away and was buried on this spot.
Highway 88, 45 miles east of Jackson (Amador)
VOLCANO
Discovered in 1848 by Colonel Stevenson’s men who mined Sol29 diers Gulch in 1849. By 1853 men swarmed flats and gulches
naming them picturesquely. Hydraulic operation begun in 1855
brought thousands of fortune seekers to form a town of 17
hotels, library, theater and courts of quick justice. During Civil
War, Volcano gold served the Union; Volcano Blues smuggled
the cannon “Old Abe” in by hearse to quell rebels.
Town of Volcano (Amador)
LANCHA PLANA
Lancha Plana (Flat Boat) was well settled by 1850 due to the
30 hydraulic mining in the extensive gravel beds along the Mokelumne River. The Aznador Dispatch newspape i
Lancha Plana in 1856. Poverty Bar, ea ee
Camp Opra, Co
and Put’s Bar were “suburbs” of the nae ‘one eer
6.8 miles south of Buena Vista (Amador).