#0756 Sycamore Tree

Title

#0756 Sycamore Tree

Site information:

On State Hwy 126 (P.M. 16.7) at Hall Rd, 4 mi E of Santa Paula

34.378936,-118.989841

Plaque information:

State plaque has been missing for many years.

OHP description:

In 1846 General John C. Frémont passed this sycamore tree on his way to sign a treaty with General Andrés Pico to secure California for annexation to the United States. The tree has served as a resting place, a polling place, a temporary post office, and an outdoor chapel.

Registered 12/22/1960

Collection

Ventura County

Geolocation