Palm Springs Aerial Tramway - Palm Springs, CA
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N 33° 50.237 W 116° 36.852
11S E 535695 N 3744181
The plaque is by the entrance to the valley station of the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway.
Waymark Code: WMWJYG
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 09/13/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member razalas
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"Palm Springs Aerial Tramway
dedicated by
Governor Edmund G Brown
September 12, 1963
Valley Station 2643 Feet

Mt San Jacinto Winter Park Authority

O Earl Coffman - Chairman.

Frank M Bogert,

Francis R Crocker,

Virgil O Davidson,

V.W. Grubbs,

James G Nusbaum,

Stanley J O'Neill.

Henry Lockwood- Counsel."

About Governor Brown: "Edmund Gerald "Pat" Brown Sr. (April 21, 1905 – February 16, 1996) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 32nd Governor of California from 1959 to 1967. Born in San Francisco, Brown had an early interest in speaking and politics; he earned a LL.B. degree in 1927, and subsequently began legal practice. As district attorney for San Francisco, he was elected Attorney General of California in 1950 before becoming the state's governor in 1959. As governor, Brown embarked on massive projects, building important infrastructure and redefined the state's higher education system. While running twice for President in 1960 and 1964, finishing second and first in the primaries, respectively, he was never a serious contender in the national conventions. While losing his bid for a third term in 1966 to future President Ronald Reagan, his legacy earns him regard as the builder of modern California. His son Edmund G. "Jerry" Brown Jr. was the 34th and is currently the 39th Governor of California; his daughter, Kathleen Brown, was the 29th California State Treasurer." Source


About the Aerial Tramway: "The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway in Palm Springs, California, is the largest rotating aerial tramway in the world. It was opened in September 1963 as a way of getting from the floor of the Coachella Valley to relatively near the top of San Jacinto Peak and was constructed in rugged Chino Canyon. Before its construction, the only way to the top of the mountain was to hike a number of hours from Idyllwild." Source
What was opened/inaugurated?: Palm Springs Aerial Tramway

Who was that opened/inaugurated it?: Governor Edmund G Brown

Date of the opening/inauguration?: 1963

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