Inscription
1969
The Chumash Indian Village of "Mishopshnow," discovered by Juan Rodriquez Cabrillo, August 14, 1542, was located one-fourth of mile southwest of here. Fray Juan Crespi of the Gaspar de Portola expedition named it "San Roque," August 17, 1769. Portola's soldiers, observing the Indians building wooden canoes, called the village, "La Carpinteria"—the Carpenter Shop.Details
| HM Number | HMY4G |
|---|---|
| Additional Information | There are two identical plaques at two different locations in town. They were originally located on Highway 101 near Casitas Pass Road, with one on the northbound side and one on the southbound side. One-fourth mile southwest of there is the Portolá Sycamore, the location of The Carpenter Shop. This plaque is at the corner of Concha Loma Drive, and 0.3 miles down Concha Loma Drive in the residential neighborhood is a midden mound of sea shells created by the local Chumash Indians who used this site as their kitchen for thousands of years. The mound is covered with avocado trees, and broken sea shells can be seen on the curb along Concha Loma, which is Spanish for Seashell Mound. |
| Series | This marker is part of the California Historical Landmark series |
| Tags | |
| Historical Period | Other |
| Historical Place | Town |
| Marker Type | Other |
| Marker Class | Historical Marker |
| Marker Style | Free Standing |
| Marker Number | 535 |
| Placed By | County of Santa Barbara in cooperation with the California State Park Commission |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Wednesday, September 10th, 2014 at 10:28pm PDT -07:00 |
Pictures
Photo Credits: [1] CRAIG BAKER [2] CRAIG BAKER
Locationbig map
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 11S E 269167 N 3808540 |
|---|---|
| Decimal Degrees | 34.39255000, -119.51091667 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 34° 23.553', W 119° 30.655' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 34° 23' 33.1800" N, 119° 30' 39.3000" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 805 |
| Can be seen from road? | Yes |
| Is marker in the median? | No |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling East |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 5587-5599 Carpinteria Ave, Carpinteria CA 93013, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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Maintenance Issues
- This marker could use another picture or two.
There are two identical plaques at two different locations in town. They were originally located on Highway 101 near Casitas Pass Road, with one on the northbound side and one on the southbound side. One-fourth mile southwest of there is the Portolá Sycamore, the location of The Carpenter Shop.
This plaque is at the corner of Concha Loma Drive, and 0.3 miles down Concha Loma Drive in the residential neighborhood is a midden mound of sea shells created by the local Chumash Indians who used this site as their kitchen for thousands of years. The mound is covered with avocado trees, and broken sea shells can be seen on the curb along Concha Loma, which is Spanish for Seashell Mound.