North Gate of City of Anaheim

Orange County · Los Angeles and North Streets, Anaheim · location approximate

Around the Anaheim Colony was a wall or fence built of willow poles, planted in the earth which took root and grew, for the purpose of keeping out the herds of wild cattle which roamed the surrounding country. There were gates erected at the north, east, south, and west ends of the two principal streets of the colony. The north gate was the main entrance to the city, it being on the highway to Los Angeles.

1971 register text, presented as a historical document. It uses the period's terms for Native people; the state's landmark listings still carry most of this wording, and the California Office of Historic Preservation maintains the program's current texts.

Many of these plaques have since been recast or their texts revised. The California Historical Landmarks program and its current texts are maintained by the California Office of Historic Preservation. California Office of Historic Preservation ↗

David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Marker data: State of California, Department of Parks and Recreation, California Historical Landmarks (1971)

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