Portolá Sycamore — Carpinteria, California

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Portolá Sycamore

Carpinteria, California · La Carpinteria

Historical Marker Database · Craig Baker

History

THE STORY

Narrated · Plays hands-free in Travel Mode

Oral tradition holds that this tree survives from the naming of "La Carpinteria" - the Carpenter Shop - on August 17, 1769, when the Portolá Expedition observed the Chumash building plank canoes at this site.

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Photo: Craig Baker

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Carpinteria, California · USA

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Portolá ExpeditionTOUR · 37 MARKERS

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