El Campo Santo!

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El Campo Santo
Landmark #68 San Diego County Visited: July 9, 2011 Plaque?  YES! 🙂
What is it? A preserved cemetery where many early San Diegans are stil interred!
What makes it historical? THE GUIDE SAYS: El Campo Santo once included the adobe chapel on Conde Street, in which were buried José Antonio Aguirre, María Victoria Domínguez Estudillo and Cave Johnson Couts, distinguished early San Diegans. Between 1849 and 1897, 477 persons were buried in these grounds. Antonio Garra was the most eminent of many Native Americans interred here. A number of graves were relocated after 1874. A street railway bisected the cemetery in 1894. The wall around this portion was built in 1933. Restoration has continued to the present (1994).

OTHER TIDBITS: That pretty well sums it up!
How can I Help the Helpers? HERE’S HOW:

  • Volunteer with Old Town San Diego State Historic Park!
  • Donate to the Boosters of Old Town!
  • Be a responsible visitor! Please respect the signs and pathways, and treat all structures and artifacts with respect. They’ve endured a lot to survive into the present. They’ll need our help to make it into the future!
Where is this place? LISTED DIRECTIONS:
On San Diego Ave between Arista and Conde Sts
San Diego, CA 92110

ANNOTATIONS:
Closer to Arista Street than Conde Street!

From Los Angeles: ~117mi (189km) — 2hrs
From Sacramento: ~501mi (807km) — 8.4hrs
From San Diego: ~5mi (9km) — 0.1hrs
From San Francisco: ~498mi (802km) — 8.3hrs
When should I go? Whenever the mood strikes you!

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