History and Heritage in Trabuco Canyon, CA

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Famous as the home of Madame Modjeska, one of the world's great actresses, it was designed by Stanford White in 1888 ...

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Nearby, two vats were built in 1819 by the Luiseño Indians under the direction of Leandro Serrano, first non-Indian ...

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Legendary animation mogul. He is the 'Hanna' in 'Hanna and Barbera' who are responsible for animated shows such...

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Founder of Buddhism. He was born circa 563 B.C. in Nepal to Suddhodana, king of the Sakhyas, and Queen Maha May...

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Nearby, an adobe house was built about 1867. It was occupied until 1898 by Leandro Serrano's widow, Josefa. Under Spa...

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Before you are the white limestone remains of an 18,000,000 year old tropical shell reef. Formed in a shallow bay. It...

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State of California Historic Landmark No. 199 La Casa de Adobe de Jose Serrano Home of Jose Serrano, original grantee...

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The townsite began in 1887 with the arrival of the AT&SF RR. James Irvine II chose this site to be the shipping cente...

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Dedicated to the valiant members of the historic Mormon Battalion who stopped here on March 20, 1847, as they marched...

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In 1881, after the Southern Pacific took over the Santa Clara Coal Mine northeast of here, a bustling mining camp com...

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Built about 1824 by Leandro Serrano

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The Santa Ana Mountains, which encompass the canyons of Silverado, Modjeska and Trabuco, provided one of the last ref...

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Tanning Vat Built in 1819 by Leonardo Serrano Site Restored by TR 172 El Capitan Dist. BSA

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This spring and the sycamore trees mark the area of an adobe house and outbuilding built in the 1840s by Jose Serrano...

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Catch a glimpse of long-gone Saddleback Valley at one of the region's oldest historical parks, maintained by the Cou...

Modjeska House