Inscription
This Cemetery, earlier known as Morningside Cemetery, is the oldest non-sectarian cemetery in San Fernando Valley. It was used from the early 1800's until 1939. It was legally abandoned in 1959. In this same year Mrs. Nellis S. Noble donated the site in memory of the pioneers of San Fernando as a Pioneer Memorial Park.
Details
| HM Number | HM10WU |
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| Additional Information | Open on the third Saturday each month from 9 am-12 noon. See http://www.sfvhs.com/pioneer_cemetery/pioneer_cemetery.html |
| Series | This marker is part of the Native Sons/Daughters of the Golden West series |
| Tags | |
| Historical Period | 19th Century, 20th Century |
| Historical Place | Cemetery |
| Marker Type | Memorial |
| Marker Class | Historical Marker |
| Marker Style | Free Standing |
| Marker Number | 753 |
| Year Placed | 1961 |
| Placed By | California State Park Commission, San Fernando Parlor No. 280, Native Daughters of the Golden West, History Landmark Association of the San Fernando and Antelope Valley Parlor, Native Sons and Native Daughters of the Golden West |
| Marker Condition |   8 out of 10 (1 reports) |
| Date Added | Tuesday, October 21st, 2014 at 10:56pm PDT -07:00 |
Pictures
Photo Credits: [1] CRAIG BAKER [2] CRAIG BAKER
Locationbig map
| Directions Information | On the south-west corner of Foothill Blvd and Bledsoe St in Sylmar CA 91342. |
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 11S E 366777 N 3798688 |
| Decimal Degrees | 34.32091667, -118.44803333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 34° 19.255', W 118° 26.882' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 34° 19' 15.3000" N, 118° 26' 52.9200" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 818, 323 |
| Can be seen from road? | Yes |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 14505 Bledsoe St, Los Angeles CA 91342, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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