A Brief History of Fremont, CA

The history of Fremont begins on June 9, 1797 when the Spaniard Father Fermin de Lasuen founded Mission San Jose. Mission was created at the site of the Ohlone native village of Oroysom. The first English-speaking visitor to Fremont was the explorer Jedediah Smith in 1827. The Mission grew prosperous, as it was blessed with many wonderful natural resources, and eventually reached the population of 1,886 people in 1831, and eventually became the most prosperous and successful mission in Northern Carolina.