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| Landmark #727 | Ventura County | Visited: Sept. 4, 2011 | Plaque? YES! 🙂 |
| What is it? | A plaque commemorating one of Don Gaspar de Portolá’s camp sites. |
| What makes it historical? | THE GUIDE SAYS: On August 11, 1769, the Portolá Expedition arrived at the junction of the Arroyo Mupu and Santa Paula Creek, at a place they named the Holy Martyrs Ipolito and Cassiano. The priests of the Mission San Buenaventura here established the Asistencia Santa Paula, where they held services for the Mupu Indians.
OTHER TIDBITS: That pretty well sums it up! |
| How can I Help the Helpers? | HERE’S HOW:
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| Where is this place? | LISTED DIRECTIONS: Santa Paula Boys Club Recreation Center 1400 block of Harvard Blvd Santa Paula, CA 93060 ANNOTATIONS: The plaque is about 200 feet north of the Rec Center on the grass! You can see it from the sidewalk on Hardard Blvd! From Los Angeles: ~64mi (103km) — 1.1hrs |
| When should I go? | Whenever the mood strikes you! |