San Mateo City Historical Markers

Map of California State Historical Marker Locations in the City of San Mateo

San Mateo City Historical Markers

San Mateo Churches The Hospice (Outpost of Mission Dolores) Here stood the Hospice built around 1800 by the Spanish Padres on El Camino Real to break the journey from Santa Clara and serve the Indians of Missio... [click for more] San Mateo General Interest Anza Expedition Camp Here on the banks of San Mateo Creek Captain J. B. de Anza camped March 29, 1776, after exploring the peninsula and selecting the sites for the Missio... [click for more] Filoli Filoli, built as the home of mining entrepreneur William B. Bourn II, was the last great residential commission of one of California's most important ... [click for more] Portolá Expedition Camp 2 The Portolá Expedition of 1769 camped October 23 near the mouth of Gazos Creek.... [click for more] Portolá Expedition Camp The Portolá Expedition of 1769 camped on November 5 at a 'laguna grande' which today is covered by the Upper Crystal Springs Lake. ... [click for more]