Historic Site - Napa, CA
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saopaulo1
N 38° 17.893 W 122° 17.073
10S E 562559 N 4239146
A plaque on Main St in downtown Napa.
Waymark Code: WM91Q5
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 06/14/2010
Views: 4
Here on July 6, 1864 mounted riflemen volunteers under the Bear Flag Republic banner crossed the Napa estuary led by Captain, U.S. Army, John C Fremont and US Marine Lt. Archibald H Gillespie. To gain California's independence, they rode to Monterey, where commodore Robert F. Stockton enlisted them as a U.S. Naval Battalion. On January 13, 1847, at Cahuenga Pass near Los Angeles, the Californio insurgents capitulated to Fremont's Battalion, thus sparking events leading to California's becoming the 31st state of the union.
Group that erected the marker: Napa County Historical Society
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
825 Main Street
Napa, CA USA
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed
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