Landmark information
- Location:
Mouth of Purisima Creek, 1/2 mi W of State hwy 1 (PM 24.6), 4.1 mi S of Half Moon Bay - Plaque:
No Plaque - Site:
Nothing Remains - Date First Visited:
4/21/1996 - Date Most Recently Visited:
4/21/1996 - GPS Coordinates:
N 37 24.272, W 122 25.579
About this landmark
From the state:
The Portolá Expedition of 1769 camped on the south bank of Purisima Creek on October 27. The Indian village on the north bank of the creek was named 'Las Pulgas' by the army engineer with the party because the soldiers who occupied some abandoned Indian huts became covered with fleas.