El Monte
Description:
El Monte, on the bank of the San Gabriel River, played a significant part in California's early pioneer history. It was first an encampment on the Old Spanish Trail, and extension of the trail from Missouri to Sante Fe. By the 1850's some began to call El Monte the "End of the Santa Fe Trail." Early in that decade a permanent settlement was esablished here by immigrants from Texas. The first settlement in Southern California founded by citizens of the United States.
LocationMem:
Near Santa Anita Avenue, El Monte, (On the right
Institution:
State Department of Parks and Recreation in cooperation with the City of El Monte.(Marker Number 975.)
Official/Unofficial:
Official (Historical Marker Database)
Date of Dedication:
1987
Place Location:
