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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPSF_bethel-lutheran-church_Templeton-CA.html
On July 27th, 1887, when Templeton was less than one year old, the Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Bethel Church, now called Bethel Lutheran was born. It was organized by Dr. Jelleen of San Francisco with 20 charter members.
The church building wa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPSB_juan-bautista-de-anza-national-historic-trail_San-Luis-Obispo-CA.html
Hope on the HorizonWhat would make a family leave their home for an unfamiliar land on a distant frontier? For the nearly 300 men, women, and children on the Anza Expedition, it was the chance for a fresh start. In 1775, life in northern Mexico wa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPS8_de-anza-expedition-1775-1776_San-Luis-Obispo-CA.html
Lt. Colonel Juan Bautista de Anza by decree of Carlos III of Spain led an expedition to this site - The mission being to colonize the San Francisco Bay Area.
In the center of the marker is a circular motif, designed by Doris Birkland Beezley, o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPRW_mustang-memorial-plaza_San-Luis-Obispo-CA.html
On October 29, 1960, a chartered aircraft carrying the Cal Poly Mustang Football Team crashed on takeoff at the Toledo, Ohio Airport. Sixteen Mustang football players, the team manager, and a Mustang booster were killed in the crash and twenty-two…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPRP_m60a3-tts-main-battle-tank_San-Luis-Obispo-CA.html
In service with the U.S. Army and U.S. Marines1960 to 1991
Weight 58 tons · Crew of 4
Main Weapon 105mm Rifled Gun
This tank is dedicated to all veterans ofSan Luis Obispo County who have servedour country.·San Luis Obispo C…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPQP_the-ramona-hotel-depot_San-Luis-Obispo-CA.html
The Ramona DepotIn March of 1896, the Southern Pacific Railroad officially declared that the Ramona Hotel will be an eating station for passengers heading north and south. "It is expected that within a few days tickets can be purchased from the Ra…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPQO_the-old-powerhouse_San-Luis-Obispo-CA.html
The old powerhouse was built in 1908, and is the oldest building on the Cal Poly campus. It utilized student labor in its construction, thus embodying "learn by doing". From 1910 to 1940 it supplied all of the electricity and stream heat for the c…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPQM_motel-inn_San-Luis-Obispo-CA.html
This is the site of the worlds original and first motel. Construction started in 1925 at a cost of $80,000. The word "motel" was first thought of here by Architect Arthur Heineman.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMIBQ_dallidet-adobe_San-Luis-Obispo-CA.html
This was the home of Pierre Hyppolite Dallidet, a native of France, who settled in San Luis Obispo in 1853 and became a vineyardist. His son, Paul Dallidet, gave it to the San Luis Obispo County Historical Society in 1953, in memory of the Dallide…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMI3N_mission-san-luis-obispo-de-tolosa_San-Luis-Obispo-CA.html
A Spanish mission founded by Fray Junipero Serra, O.F.M., First president of the California missions. This was the fifth in a chain of 21 missions stretching from San Diego to Sonoma. Built by the Chumash Indians living in the area. Its combinatio…