Article September 18, 1902 Issue

Historic Missions

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The historic old missions of California, relics of a picturesque past and monuments of the earliest civilization on the Pacific coast, are to be preserved. Steps have already been taken to repair them without destroying their rough grandeur or marring the unique types of architecture which they represent.

The old structures are not to be rebuilt. They will merely be kept in their present condition because of their historic value and as reminders of the romantic epoch of American history for which they stood.

The work of saving the old missions, which are crumbling in decay and disappearing, is being carried on by the Landmarks Club of Southern California, whose aim is to preserve the pretty traditions that tell the story of the pioneers who inhabited that region long ago.

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