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San Luis Obispo
County
California
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Martha A Crosley Graham
Brief History of
San Luis Obispo
County,
California
In 1542 two small
ships sailed the
California
coast under the command of Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo and the flag of
Spain.
Later, well known explorers in
California
were Sir Francis Drake in 1579 and Sebastian Vizcaino in 1603. Much
later, in 1769, the King of
Spain
sent sea and land expeditions to occupy
California
for
Spain.
Don Gaspar de Portola, leader of the land party, entered what is now
San Luis Obispo
County on
September 2, 1769.
Father Serra founded the fifth
California
Mission
at
San Luis Obispo
in 1772. San Miguel
Mission
was established in 1797.
Father Serra founded
the fifth
California
Mission
at
San Luis Obispo
in 1772. San Miguel
Mission
was established in 1797. In 1822
California
declared its independence from
Spain.
In 1825
Mexico
claims
California
as a territory. Mexico ceded California to the United States in 1848,
ending the war between the
United States
and
Mexico.
In 1850
California
became the 31st state, and
San Luis Obispo
was created one of the 27 original counties. 1861 brought stagecoaches
to the county on their runs between
San Francisco
and
Los Angeles.
In 1886 the railroad reached as far south as San Miguel and Paso Robles.
Not until 1894 did the railroad reach the city of
San Luis Obispo
because of the rugged terrain of the Cuesta Ridge.
And
from the SLO Wiki
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The San Luis Obispo Genealogical
Society has two Genealogical Libraries:The Genealogical Library in
San Luis Obispo is located upstairs in the
Palm Street Public Library
Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
10:00 to 3:00
Our telephone [ 805-215-2404 ]
The Arroyo Grande Genealogical Library is located upstairs in the
South
County
Branch
of the Public Library.
Branch Street, Arroyo
Grande,
California
Hours:
Tuesday and Thursday from
1:00
to 4:00
Our Telephone: [ 805-215-4300 ]
Each Library has a Shelf List of Books:
This is the Shelf List
for the
San Luis Obispo Genealogical Library
This is the Shelf List for the Arroyo Grande Genealogical
Library
The Shelf Lists are
fully searchable pdf files.
WiFi
is available in both Genealogical Libraries.
Bring your Laptop or use
our Computer to access the Internet.
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