The Redlands Liberty Pole - Redlands, CA - Signs of History on Waymarking.com

The Redlands Liberty Pole is located at the intersection of Cajon Street and Vine Street on small triangular island East of the Redlands Historical Museum.

Full text on marker:

THE REDLANDS LIBERTY POLE

IN 1895 THE JUNIOR ORDER OF AMERICAN MECHANICS ERECTED THE FIRST REDLANDS "LIBERTY POLE" A TERM DERIVED FROM THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. MADE FROM A CENTURY OLD DOUGLAS FIR, THE POLE WAS MOVED IN 1963 FROM THE INTERSECTION OF ORANGE, CAJON, AND CITRUS, TO THIS SITE. DETERIORATION OF THE TIMBER FORCED ITS REMOVAL IN 1995. THE SECOND REDLANDS LIVERTY POLE, 120-FEET TALL, AND MADE OF STEEL, WAS RAISED HERE BY THE CITY OF REDLANDS ON NOVEMBER 11, 1995.

MARKER PLACED BY
ARROWHEAD CHAPTER
DAUGHTERS OF
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION

Group that erected the marker: Arrowhead Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary: 30 Cajon Street Redlands, California United States 92373 URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed

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