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Old Mission Dam

Old Mission Dam is a historic place in San Diego, San Diego County, California, listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966, and designated a National Historic Landmark. Its National Register reference number is 66000225.

San Diego, San Diego County, CaliforniaListed October 15, 1966NRIS #66000225★ National Historic Landmark
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About this place

What is Old Mission Dam?

Old Mission Dam is a historic water impoundment structure in Mission Trails Regional Park in San Diego, California. It was built in 1803 to impound the San Diego River to provide water for irrigation of the fields associated with Mission San Diego de Alcalá, the first Spanish mission in what is now the US state of California. It was the first major colonial-era irrigation project on the Pacific coast of the United States. The surviving remnant of the dam was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1963.

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The record

Listing details

Name
Old Mission Dam
City
San Diego
County
San Diego County
State
California
Listed on the National Register
October 15, 1966
NRIS reference number
66000225
Resource type
structure
National Historic Landmark
Yes
Coordinates
32.83964, -117.04318
When was Old Mission Dam listed on the National Register?

Old Mission Dam was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966.

Where is Old Mission Dam located?

Old Mission Dam is located in San Diego, San Diego County, California at approximately 32.83964, -117.04318. See the map above.

Is Old Mission Dam a National Historic Landmark?

Yes. Old Mission Dam is designated a National Historic Landmark, the highest federal recognition for a historic place.

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