FIRST - Raising of the American Flag in California - Monterey, CA
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N 36° 36.209 W 121° 53.609
10S E 598964 N 4051456
The historic first raising of the American flag in California is recorded on a plaque on a flagpole in front of the Custom House.
Waymark Code: WMRPQZ
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 07/19/2016
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The plaque reads:
"CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
PARKS AND RECREATION
Site of original flagstaff where the American flag was first raised by Commodore John Drake Sloat on July 7th 1846, taking possession of California in the name of the United States of America. Later ceded to America under the treaty of Guadalupe Hidaglo o February 2, 1848"
FIRST - Classification Variable: Item or Event
Date of FIRST: 07/07/1846
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