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Preserve the rich heritage
More information at 'https://www.oldtownsandiegoguide.com/' Old Town San Diego is considered the "birthplace" of California. It's the site of the first permanent Spanish settlement in California. Father Junipero Serra established the first mission in a chain of 21 missions here in 1769. This was the cornerstone of California's colonization (Old Pueblo de Los Angeles or San Francisco Mission Dolores). It was built on a hill overlooking Old Town San Diego. At the base of the hill, in 1820, a small Mexican community of adobe buildings was established, and in 1835, it became known as El Pueblo de San Diego.
In 1846, a U.S. Navy Lieutenant hoisted an American flag in the main plaza. In 1968, the Department of California State Parks and Recreation established the Old Town Historic State Park to preserve the rich heritage that characterized San Diego between 1821-1872. It has a main plaza, exhibits, museums, historic buildings like La Casa de Estudillo, La Casa de Bandini, La Casa de Pedrorena Altamirno and Mason Street School.
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