FIRST - California State Constitution Written Here - Monterey, CA
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This plaque is one of many set in the pavement in front of Colton Hall where the first California State Constitution was drafted.
Waymark Code: WMRM0F
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 07/06/2016
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The plaque reads:
"1849
CALIFORNIA STATE
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
Colton Hall serves as the site of the first California
constitutional convention. Forty-eight delegates from
ten districts in California debate for six weeks to create
the state's first constitution. This constitution was
written in both Spanish and English."
FIRST - Classification Variable: Item or Event
Date of FIRST: 01/01/1849
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