Dominguez Rancho Adobe Museum

USA / California / Compton / South Alameda Street, 18127
 museum, historic landmark
18127 South Alameda Street
Compton, CA 90220
(310) 603-0088

www.dominguezrancho.org/index.html

The Rancho San Pedro is the site of the First Spanish land grant in California. The land was granted in 1784 by King Carlos III to Juan Jose Dominguez, a retired Spanish soldier who came to California with the Portola expedition and later with Father Juniperro Serra. The original land grant encompassed 75,000 acres, including the entire Los Angeles harbor. The land has passed through successive generations and remains in the Dominguez family. Today, the descendants operate the Watson Land Company and the Carson Estates Company on the original Rancho land.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rancho_San_Pedro
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Coordinates:   33°51'57"N   118°13'3"W

Comments

  • Lived in Compton for 30 years, rode the blue line too and from Long Beach and Downtown, and never once seen this place.
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