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MISSION SAN LUIS OBISPO DE TOLOSA

MISSION SAN LUIS OBISPO DE TOLOSA
 
A Spanish mission founded by Fray Juníper Serra,
O.F.M., first President of the California missions,
this was the fifth in a chain of 21 missions stretch-
ing from San Diego to Sonoma. Built by the Chumash
Indians living in the area, its combination of belfry
and vestibule is unique among California missions.
In 1846 John C. Fremont and his California battalion
quartered here while engaged in the war with Mexico. 
 
CALIFORNIA REGISTERED HISTORICAL
LANDMARK NO. 325
 
Plaque placed by the State Department of Parks and
Recreation in cooperation with the California Historical
Landmarks Advisory Committee, the San Luis Obispo County 
Historical Society, and the Native Sons and Daughters of the Golden
West, parlors No. 290 and 108, May 15, 1966. 

Submitted by John Bradley JEB

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