Sycamore Tree

Ventura County · 4 miles east of Santa Paula · location approximate

In 1846 General John C. Frémont passed this site of the Sycamore Tree on his was to sign a treaty with General Andres Pico to secure California for future annexation to the United States. It served the padres as a resting place; the community as a polling place and a temporary post office; and a location for religious services.

1971 register text, presented as a historical document.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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