A plaque mounted at the Catalina Verdugo adobe in Glendale states that the San Rafael Rancho was first granted to Jose Maria Verdugo on October 20, 1784. The Catalina adobe was built about 1825, and the oak tree was General Andres Pico's camp site before he surrendered to General John C. Fremont in 1847. Marked by Californiana Parlor No. 247, Native Daughters of the Golden West, September 28, 1947.
Native Daughters of the Golden West.--Californiana Parlor No. 247 (Los Angeles, Calif.) Adobe houses--California--Glendale Monuments--California--Glendale Trees--California--Glendale Plaques, plaquettes--California--Glendale Glendale (Calif.) San Rafael Rancho (Calif.)
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