St. Teresa's Church

Sonoma County · Town of Bodega · location approximate

Constructed of redwood in 1859 by New England ship's carpenters on Spanish land grant donated by Jasper O'Farrell. On March 8, 1860, Father Louis Rossi was appointed pastor. Archbishop Alemany dedicated the church in the Town of Bodega on June 2, 1861, and it has served this coastal community continuously for over a century.

1971 register text, presented as a historical document.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 ↗

American Geographical Society Library, UW-Milwaukee

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

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