Santa Barbara County
Historical Markers
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Historical Marker #340 - Mission La Purisima - near Lompoc, CA
Source: Mission La Purisima Image Gallery
La Purisima Mission
State Historic Park, N side of intersection of Mission Gate Rd
and Purisima Rd, on State Hwy 246, 3 mi E of Lompoc.
Mission webpage: http://www.lapurisimamission.org/
N 34° 40.080 W 120°
25.260
Established December 8, 1787, by Father Lasuén, the mission was
badly damaged by an earthquake in 1812. Removed from control of
Franciscans during secularization of the missions, it was
abandoned in 1834. State and National Park Services and the
Civilian Conservation Corps restored major and many small
structures and the water system so that today La Purisima is the
only example in California of a complete mission.
Source: Mission La Purisima Image Gallery
This page was last updated July 26, 2009.