William Wrigley, Jr. - Santa Catalina, CA
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N 33° 19.417 W 118° 20.522
11S E 375087 N 3687967
Located on the grounds of the Wrigley Botanical Gardens on Catalina Island.
Waymark Code: WMQC65
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 02/02/2016
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This plaque has a depiction of Wrigley and reads:
"William Wrigley, Jr.
1861 -1932
THIS BUILDING IS DEDICATED AS A MEMORIAL TO
WILLIAM WRIGLEY, JR. WHO IN 1919 RECOGNIZED
THE POTENTIAL OF SANTA CATALINA ISLAND AS A
NATURE PRESERVE AND TOOK THE INITIAL STEPS
NEEDED TO SAVE AND PROTECT THIS BEAUTIFUL
ISLAND, ITS WILDLIFE AND ITS HISTORICAL
ARTIFACTS FOR POSTERITY."
Website with more information on either the memorial or the person(s) it is dedicated to: [Web Link]
Location: Wrigley Botanical Gardens on Catalina Island.
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