Santa Ana's Birthplace

Santa Ana's Birthplace (HMXR0)

Location: Santa Ana, CA 92701 Orange County
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Country: United States of America
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N 33° 44.924', W 117° 52.144'

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Here on October 10, 1869, his 40th birthday, William H. Spurgeon climbed a sycamore tree to inspect this mustard covered valley. Impressed, he bought 74.9 acres of the Santiago de Santa Ana, and laid out a townsite between First and Seventh, Spurgeon and Broadway.
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HM NumberHMXR0
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Marker Number12
Year Placed1976
Placed ByOrange County Board of Supervisors and Orange County Historical Commission
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Thursday, October 2nd, 2014 at 4:32pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)11S E 419506 N 3734635
Decimal Degrees33.74873333, -117.86906667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 33° 44.924', W 117° 52.144'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds33° 44' 55.44" N, 117° 52' 8.64" W
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Area Code(s)714, 949, 562
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 416 S Sycamore St, Santa Ana CA 92701, US
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