Native Americans were there before anyone, and in 1769 it became part of the California missions. Then a military garrison settled in. In 1846 the American period began and the war with Mexico began. And of course the gold rush in 1848.
I love Old Town, and I got there early enough where people mostly stayed out of my way so I could get some photos. This beautiful church is on the corner, and is beautiful and serene on the inside. The doors are open to welcome everyone anytime.
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This is the Whaley House. I went there because I saw it on Haunted History on the Travel Channel. They of course encourage that, AND photos. Bwahahaa! I didn't capture any ghost. Darn.
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This is La Casa de Estudillo, now a museum and omg! the inside (which I'll post sometime later) was an awesome peek into back in the day.
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Some of the structures are museums run by the state and some are restaurants and stores/shops. The shop owners dress in period costumes which is very cool and they are happy to talk about the history.
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This is the McCoy house on the edge of the property that was restored. It was built for the sheriff and his family.
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I forgot that it was supposed to be B&W day. Oh gee I'll have to back and do it again. Which I was gonna do yesterday, however, after crawling all over the USS Miday, I was beat. Today is another day. Love it.
8 comments:
Sounds like a fun trip! Great pics!
i LOVE old town!!!! we had so much fun there...San Diego is so gorgeous...my bf's sister lives there now so i am lucky and have gone twice.
gorgeous photos!!!!!!
love looking at your photos!!
sounds like a great trip and LOVE the photos! I love San Diego and miss it terribly!
Thank you for sharing your photos! It looks beautiful there. I love looking at historic buildings.
Oh how I miss San Diego-lovely pictures!
I wish San Diego wasn't quite as far from me as it is, I love to visit there.
Awesome photos and bits of history ... thanks so much for sharing your wonderful trip with us Lynn, it's a wonderful way to relive memories of so long ago from my childhood. I haven't been there is so many years it's almost scary, heck I may be part of the history there.
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