6/9/2007

Landmark information

  • Location:
    On Lebec Rd, 0.6 mi S of Lebec
  • Plaque:
    Other Plaque
  • Site:
    Nothing Remains
  • Date First Visited:
    2/1/1996
  • Date Most Recently Visited:
    6/9/2007
  • GPS Coordinates:
    N 34 50.048, W 118 51.940

About this landmark

Plaque text:

Don Pedro Fages
In 1772, Don Pedro Fages, leaving the first written record of explorations in the southern San Joaquin Valley, passed this site, traveling from San Diego to San Luis Obispo via Cajon Pass, Mojave Desert, Hughes Lake, Antelope Valley, Tejon Pass, Canada de Las Uvas (Grapevine Canyon), and Buena Vista Lake.