Old Town San Diego State Historic Park

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

Settled by pensioned soldiers and their families from the presidio, Old Town grew in the early 1800's into a cluster of adobe houses and garden plots. By 1835, "it was composed of about 40 dark brown looking huts." The Stars and Stripes was first raised over the plaza in 1846 by Marines from the U.S.S. Cyane.

1971 register text, presented as a historical document.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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