One of the oldest and largest historical organizations on the West Coast, the San Diego History Center was established in 1928 by noted philanthropist, businessman and civic leader George W. Marston, who built the Junípero Serra Museum to house the new institution on Presidio Hill, site of the founding of California. Marston gifted the Serra Museum and the adjacent land to the City of San Diego in 1929.For over sixty years, the Serra was the site of the then-Historical Society and Research Library. In 1982, the Historical Society moved its collections and museum from Presidio Park to the Casa de Balboa in Balboa Park, maintaining the Serra as an auxiliary museum and educational center. In 2010, the name, San Diego History Center, was formally adopted. The History Center remains one of the very few institutions in the U.S. dedicated to a major American city. www.sandiegohistory.org/

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San Diego History Center

San Diego History Center

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