La Punta de los Muertos!

La Punta de los Muertos
Landmark #57 San Diego County Visited: April 21, 2013 Plaque?  YES! 🙂
What is it? A small plaque at Seaport Village!
What makes it historical? THE GUIDE SAYS: Sailors and marines were buried here in 1782, when San Diego Bay was surveyed and charted by Don Juan Pantoja y Arriaga, pilot, and Don JosĂ© Továr, mate, of the royal frigates La Princesa and La Favorita under command of Don AugustĂ­n de Echeverria.

OTHER TIDBITS: What is known today as Seaport Village was formerly the spot where the crews of the aforementioned ships came ashore and began dropping dead from scurvy! One, two, three sailors at a time, and they were all buried under where shoppers now wander trinket shops and snack on goodies!

How can I Help the Helpers? HERE’S HOW:

Where is this place? LISTED DIRECTIONS:
SE corner of Market St and Pacific Hwy (State Hwy 163)
San Diego, CA 92101

ANNOTATIONS:
These directions are nonsense! There are two plaques: The state plaque is southeast of the intersection of Pacific Highway and Harbor Drive, and the private one is in a planter across the street at Ruocco Park!

From Los Angeles: ~121mi (195km) — 2.1hrs
From Sacramento: ~505mi (813km) — 8.5hrs
From San Diego: ~1mi (2km) — 0.1hrs
From San Francisco: ~502mi (808km) — 8.4hrs

When should I go? Whenever the mood strikes you!

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