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Mission San José, Fremont

The mission that fell and rose again

2 min read · Livermore, CA

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In 1868 an earthquake on the Hayward Fault brought the adobe church down.

A wooden church stood in its place for more than a century.

In the 1980s the church was reconstructed in adobe, following the original design and interior.

Sources: Wikipedia: Mission San José (California). Rovari editorial summary.
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Mission San José

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Sources: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)