Mission San Gabriel Archangel / El Camino Real Door

Mission San Gabriel Archangel / El Camino Real Door (HM19EM)

Location: San Gabriel, CA 91776 Los Angeles County
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Country: United States of America
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N 34° 5.798', W 118° 6.407'

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Founded September 8, 1771, by Franciscan Friars on Rio Temblores - due to flooding, the expedition moved to this 2nd site in 1774, where the Old Mission of stone and red brick was built with the help of Gabrieleno Indians.

The exterior has exceptional beauty with its huge buttresses, massive bells in Campanorio, built to replace the bell tower detroyed by the 1812 Earthquake.
Note - outside stairs to choir loft.

In 1781, "Los Pobladores" from the San Gabriel Mission founded in the Little Pueblo of Los Angels.

Lower Marker:
El Camino Real Door
The original entrance to the Mission, the doors open out to El Camino Real. "The King's Highway", the artery connecting the twenty-one California Missions.
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HM NumberHM19EM
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Placed BySan Gariel Mission
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Saturday, October 4th, 2014 at 1:45am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)11S E 397904 N 3773423
Decimal Degrees34.09663333, -118.10678333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 34° 5.798', W 118° 6.407'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds34° 5' 47.88" N, 118° 6' 24.42" W
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Area Code(s)650, 626, 323
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 501-553 S Junipero Serra Dr, San Gabriel CA 91776, US
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