5/21/1997
Landmark information
- Location:
Scott and Decatur Sts, Monterey - Plaque:
Other Plaque - Site:
Nothing Remains - Date First Visited:
5/21/1997 - Date Most Recently Visited:
5/21/1997 - GPS Coordinates:
N 35 44.802, W 118 55.568 - Other Designations:
National Historic Landmark
National Register of Historic Places
About this landmark
Plaque text:
Garces Baptismal Site
Three miles north of this point was the site of the first recorded Christian baptism in the San Joaquin Valley. On May 3, 1776 Padre Francisco Garces, earliest white man in this area, baptised an indian boy whom he called "Muchachito" at a Yokuts rancheria in Grizzly Gulch.