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Serra Palm
San Diego, California
Historical Marker Database · Bill Kirchner
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THE STORY
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Traditionally the earliest planted tree in California, Serra Palm stands near the burial place of the dead of the sacred expedition of 1769, lying directly in the rear beneath the brow of the hill as the resting place of the first unknown soldiers.
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Photo: San Diego Historical Society
Photo: Syd Whittle
Photo: Syd Whittle
Photo: Syd Whittle
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San Diego, California · USA
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