Sycamore Tree

The bronze has been gone for years; only its stone stands under the tree. It said Frémont passed this sycamore in 1846 on his way to the treaty with Andrés Pico, but the California Battalion came down the Santa Clara River valley in January 1847, and the capitulation was signed at Cahuenga on January 13, 1847. The tree's own record is longer than that march: the plaque named it a resting place for the padres and, for the valley's settlers, a polling place, a temporary post office and a place for services.

What the plaque says

Sycamore Tree In 1846 General John C. Fremont passed this site of the sycamore tree on his way to sign a treaty with General Andres Pico to secure California for future annexation to the United States. It served the padres as a resting place; the community as a polling place and a temporary post office; and a location for religious services. California Registered Historical Landmark No. 756

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Mentryville and Pico Canyon — 22 mi
  A company town in a canyon, and a mile and a half further up the road, the well that started the California oil industry.
• Leonis Adobe — 25 mi
  Miguel Leonis left his estate to relatives in France and called Espíritu Chijulla his housekeeper; she spent sixteen years proving in court that she was his wife.

More markers nearby

• Portolá Expedition — 3.8 mi
• Union Oil Company Building — 4.3 mi
• Warring Park — 12 mi
• Rancho Simi — 13 mi