#928:  Site of Original Mission and Remaining Ruins of Buildings of Mission de La Purisima Concepcion de Maria Santisima

Location:

5085 'F' St at E Locust Ave, Lompoc

Plaque:

State Plaque

Notes:

None

From the Guidebook:

The ruins at this site are part of the original Mission La Purísima, founded by Padre Fermín de Lasuén on December 8, 1787, as the 11th in the chain of Spanish Missions in California. The mission was destroyed by earthquake on December 12, 1812, the present Mision (mission) La Purisima was then established several miles away.

©2009 David Schmitt