Grave of George Caralambo, "Greek George"

Los Angeles County · Mount Olive Cemetery, Whittier · location approximate

This is the grave of "Greek George,"a camel driver from Asia Minor who came to the United States with the second load of camels. These camels were purchased by the War Department as an experiment to open a wagon road to Fort Tejon from Fort Defiance, New Mexico. Because of the Civil War, the experiment was abandoned."Greek George" became a naturalized citizen in 1867 under the name of George Allen. He built an adobe home on Santa Monica Boulevard.

1971 register text, presented as a historical document.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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