![Top: Mission La Purisima Ruins in 1904. Bottom: La Purisima Mission today, Lompoc, California, by Carol Highsmith.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:m2oeym4ilu6pmswtjsatfgnx/bafkreigahkorvt6us34rfq2kspxyppbbjze6etzhu7snkpkyfkiltrak2q)
Top: Mission La Purisima Ruins in 1904. Bottom: La Purisima Mission today, Lompoc, California, by Carol Highsmith.]
On this day in 1787, La Purísima Mission was founded in Lompoc, California — the 11th of 21 Franciscan missions. Once a hub of faith, farming & craftsmanship, today it stands as a living history site. 🌿
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