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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1JFJ_buque-escuela-juan-sebastian-de-elcano_San-Diego-CA.html
Commemorating the visit of the officers and men
Buque Escuela Juan Sebastian De Elcano
in homage to their comrades-at-arms who at this place raised and defended the flag of Spain - 1797 to 1821
Dedicado en pax y amistad
San Diego, California, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1JFI_cabrillo-landing_San-Diego-CA.html
Seeking the mythical Strait of Anián (the Northwest Passage) for Spain, on September 28, 1542, Iberian navigator Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo brought his three ships to Ballast Point, the first European landing on the coast of Alta California.
Calif…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1JFH_ballast-point-whaling-station-site_San-Diego-CA.html
Late in 1857, the three Johnson brothers and the twin Packard brothers came to this site to survey possibilities for a station to "try out" or extract whale oil. Their operations began the next year. In 1869 the U.S. Government acquired the proper…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1JFG_fort-guijarros-site_San-Diego-CA.html
An outpost of Spain's far flung empire at its greatest extent, this fort was completed before 1800 from plans drawn by Alberto de Córdoba in 1795. Its major action came under Corporal José Velásquez on March 22, 1803, in the "Battle of Sa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1C05_moreton-bay-fig_San-Diego-CA.html
Moreton Bay Fig(Ficus Macrophylla native to Australia)In 1904 the House of Representative legislated protection of this tree. Requested by President Theodore Roosevelt after a visit of the area.This tree is now over 200 years old.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZ46_gun-platform-no-2-1945_San-Diego-CA.html
The three weapons are 3-inch 50 calibre duel purpose guns. Developed in the 1930s, the design was light weight for its time and used until automatic anti-aircraft weapons were perfected. This weapon was favored on smaller ships such as support ves…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZ45_gun-platform-no-1-1945_San-Diego-CA.html
The two larger mounts are 5-inch 51 calibre guns which were found on older battleships. This gun was designed to engage surface craft, especially swift torpedo boats that were too fast to be tracked and destroyed by a battleship's large main guns.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMYY4_point-loma_San-Diego-CA.html
[Marker #1]In commemoration of the early aviation pioneers that flew American designed and manufactured sailplanes in San Diego. These aviators are remembered by those who flew after them and the citizens of San Diego.
John C. Barstow · …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMYRY_ingram-plaza_San-Diego-CA.html
Panel 1This plaza is dedicated to the memory ofOsmond K. IngramGunner's Mate First ClassUnited States Navywho sacrificed his lifein an effort to save his ship and shipmatesduring an engagementbetween the U.S.S. Cassinand a German submarineon Octob…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMYGT_el-desembarcadero_San-Diego-CA.html
A landing near this point was used on May 1, 1769, by men from the San Antonio and San Carlos to bring fresh water from the San Diego River close by to the anchorage in the bay. For almost a century the landing and channel were used by freight and…