"Where does the Spanish Trail end in San Diego?" - San Diego, CA
Posted by: bluesnote
N 32° 42.917 W 117° 09.702
11S E 484846 N 3619735
An article about the true western terminus of the Old Spanish Trail.
Waymark Code: WMVZPK
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 06/17/2017
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The milestone indicates:
"PACIFIC MILESTONE
DEDICATED BY
OUR BELOVED PRESIDENT
CALVIN COOLIDGE
NOV. 17, 1923"
On another side it indicates:
"OLD SPANISH TRAIL
ST. AUGUSTINE
FLORIDA
TO
SAN DIEGO
CALIF."
A third side again repeats that it is the Pacific Milestone,
and the fourth side has a plaque which reads:
"THE CITIZENS OF SAN DIEGO
IN DEDICATING THIS PACIFIC MILESTONE
NOVEMBER 17, 1923
HEREIN
GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGE
THE UNERRING EFFORTS OF
COL. ED FLETCHER
ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF
A SOUTHERN
TRANSCONTINENTAL
HIGHWAY"
Type of publication: Internet Only
When was the article reported?: 11/16/1999
Publication: San Diego Reader
Article Url: [Web Link]
Is Registration Required?: no
How widespread was the article reported?: local
News Category: Editorial
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