Maritime Distinguished Speaker Series
Presents "The History of Coal Oil Point"
January 15, 2026 at 7:00 p.m.
Local historian Tom Modugno traces the layered story of Coal Oil Point—from its Chumash roots as P’ok’oy and the ancient natural oil seeps that shaped life along the coast, to the Mexican land grant era, Nicholas Den’s Rancho Dos Pueblos, and the beloved surf spot and shoreline we know today.
Maritime Distinguished Speaker Series
Presents "The History of Coal Oil Point"
January 15, 2026 at 7:00 p.m.
Local historian Tom Modugno traces the layered story of Coal Oil Point—from its Chumash roots as P’ok’oy and the ancient natural oil seeps that shaped life along the coast, to the Mexican land grant era, Nicholas Den’s Rancho Dos Pueblos, and the beloved surf spot and shoreline we know today.
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