Bacon Homestead Celebrated​ ​

Although the Bacon Homestead has been abandoned for nearly 75 years (except for a few grazing cattle), the house, barn, and other out-buildings still hold many secrets to a way of life no longer necessary in today’s modern world. In the 1890s, Ben Bacon, and his new bride Orea, grew everything they needed to survive or trade, and surplus was loaded into a wagon for the day-long trip to Tres Pinos for market.

Today the Bacon Homestead is part of Pinnacles National Park, a quiet area in the bottomlands where visitors will be able to learn the significance of this property through the story of Ben Bacon, his way of life, and other early settlers of south San Benito County.

The Community Foundation for San Benito County was pleased to award Pinnacles Partnership a grant in the amount of $7,680 to help fund the design, fabrication, and installation of interpretive signs, leading visitors to Pinnacles National Park along the old country road, over Bear Creek bridge, and onto the Bacon homestead.

Just this past weekend, a ribbon cutting was held to commemorate the new installation; dignitaries and members of the community celebrated (with music and refreshments) the significant contributions the Bacon family made to the settlement in Bear Valley and beyond.