Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa

San Luis Obispo County · San Luis Obispo · location approximate

The mission was founded by Fray Junípero Serra, O.F.M., first president of the California missions. It was the fifth in a chain of 21 missions stretching 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. Frémont and his California Battalion quartered here while engaged in the war with Mexico.

1971 register text, presented as a historical document.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 ↗

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

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