{"id":72,"date":"2002-10-30T21:13:14","date_gmt":"2002-10-30T21:13:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogschapman.wpenginepowered.com\/huell-howser-archives\/2002\/08\/12\/old-town-san-diego-huell-howser\/"},"modified":"2026-08-10T21:36:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T21:36:13","slug":"old-town-san-diego-huell-howser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/huell-howser-archives\/2002\/10\/30\/old-town-san-diego-huell-howser\/","title":{"rendered":"Old Town San Diego &#8211; California&#039;s Golden Parks (108)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">San Diego became California&#8217;s first Spanish settlement when a mission and fort were established there in 1769. Old Town San Diego State Historic Park recreates life in the Mexican and early American periods of 1821 to 1872. 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