Fremont-Foxen Memorial - Gaviota, CA
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saopaulo1
N 34° 29.115 W 120° 13.713
10S E 754508 N 3819448
A marker by the Lions Club in Gaviota, CA.
Waymark Code: WMPX7M
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 11/02/2015
Views: 2
"Here on Christmas Day, 1846 natives and soldiers from the Presidio of Santa Barbara lay in ambush for Lt. Col. John C. Fremont, U.S.A. and his battalion. Advised of the plot, Fremont was guided over the San Marcos Pass by Benjamin Foxen and his son William, and captured Santa Barbara without bloodshed.
Erected by Santa Barbara Parlor No. 116 Native Sons of the Golden West and Lions Club of Santa Maria. (Marker Number 248.)"
Street Address (if known): Not listed
Condition?: Not listed
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