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Historical Marker #535 - Carpinteria and Indian Village of Mishopshnow - Carpinteria, CA
Source: Carpinteria and Indian Village of Mishopshnow
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Carpinteria Valley
Museum of History, 950 Maple Avenue, Carpinteria
N 34° 23.857 W 119° 31.061
The Chumash Indian village of Mishopshnow, discovered by Juan
Rodríguez Cabrillo on August 14, 1542, was located one-fourth
mile southwest of the monument. Fray Juan Crespí of the Gaspar
de Portolá Expedition named it San Roque on August 17, 1769.
Portolá's soldiers, observing the Indians building wooden
canoes, called the village La Carpinteria-the Carpenter's Shop.
Source: Carpinteria and Indian Village of Mishopshnow
Image Gallery
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Historical Marker #535 - Carpinteria and Indian Village of Mishopshnow - Carpinteria, CA
Source: La Carpinteria Image Gallery
1000 South Carpinteria
Avenue
N 34° 23.550 W 119° 30.655
Text on the monument:
"LA CARPINTERIA
(1769)
The Chumash Indian village of Mishopshnow,
discovered by Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo,
August 14, 1542, was located one-fourth mile
southwest of here. Fray Juan Crespí of the
Gaspar de Portolá expedition named it San Roque,
August 17, 1769. Portolá's soldiers, observing the
Indians building wooden canoes, called the
village "La Carpinteria" - the Carpenter's Shop.
Registered Landmark No. 535
Plaque erected by the County of Santa Barbara in
cooperation with the California State Park Commission"
There are two monuments (with identical text) for California
landmark 535. One is located in front of the Carpinteria Valley
History Museum. This one is located near the southern entrance to
the small town of Carpinteria. This is probably the original one,
based on its location nearer to the village, which as the plaque
says, was one-fourth mile southwest of this monument.
Source: La Carpinteria Image Gallery
This page was last updated August 2, 2009.