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First Publicly Owned School Building

San Diego County · Old Town San Diego State Historic Park · location approximate

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First public schoolhouse in this county. Erected at this site in 1865 and known as "Mason Street School—District No. 1" when San Diego County covered an area larger than three New England states. Restored by popular subscription in 1955.

1971 register text, presented as a historical document.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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