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Rancho Nipomo, almost 38,000
acres in size, was granted to Boston sea captain William
Goodwin Dana, in 1837. For many years Rancho Nipomo was
the first stopping place on El Camino Real south of Mission
San Luis Obispo. From 1839 until Dana’s death in
1858, the Rancho was known throughout the state as a hospitable
stopping place for travelers, including Captain John C.
Fremont, Edwin Bryant, and General Henry W. Halleck. In
1847 the “Dana Ranch” became one of four designated
exchange points on California’s first U.S. mail
route.
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