Courreges Ranch
Type: Historical Sites
Status: Open
Commemorated here is the homesite of Roch and Magdalena Mogart Courreges. Roch, a Basque sheep rancher, farmer and businessman, came to the area in 1878and purchased 'the bluff' in 1896. He was a founder of the First National B ank of Huntington Beach, the Smeltzer Telephone Company and the Farmer's Cannery. Although the ranch is now surrounded by urban development, the old tank house, erected in 1908, still remains. Historical Commssion site #30.
Events scheduled: Nothing current listed
Area: West County
City: Fountain Valley
Operator: OC Harbor Beach Park
Address: 8572 Talbert Ave
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