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El Monte 1st Southern California Settlement by Immigrants from United States
Santa Fe Trail Historical Park, Valley Blvd and Santa Anita Ave., El Monte,
CA ,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
34° 4' 35.3604",
-118° 2' 27.7224"
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California State
Historical Marker
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El Monte, on the bank of the San Gabriel River, played a significant part in California's early pioneer history. It was first an encampment on the Old Spanish Trail, an extension of the trail from Missouri to Santa Fe. By the 1850s, some began to call El Monte the 'End of the Santa Fe Trail.' Early in that decade a permanent settlement was established by immigrants from Texas, the first settlement in Southern California founded by citizens of the United States.
Last updated: 2/15/2016 21:05:00 |
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El Monte 1st Southern California Settlement by Immigrants from United States California Map
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