Barton Mound

Orange County · 2 miles southwest of Irvine · location approximate

This is the site of the battle between Juan Flores and James Barton. Flores had escaped from San Quentin and was being sought by Barton with a posse of five men. By this mound Barton and three of his men were surprised by Flores, and the four of them were killed including Barton. Los Angeles learned of the slaughter, posses were formed, and Flores and his men were brought to justice.

1971 register text, presented as a historical document.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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