FIRST -- Party of Americans Into Alta California Over Southern Trails - San Diego, CA
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N 32° 45.541 W 117° 11.675
11S E 481773 N 3624588
A memorial to an officer in the war of 1812 in San Diego, California.
Waymark Code: WM14CRG
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 06/12/2021
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The plaque says, "SYLVESTER PATTIE
PATHFINDER
LEADER OF THE FIRST PARTY
OF AMERICANS INTO ALTA
CALIFORNIA OVER SOUTH-
ERN TRAILS.
ARRIVED AT SAN DIEGO PRESIDIO
MARCH 27, 1828
AN OFFICER IN THE WAR OF 1812
BORN IN KENTUCKY AUGUST 25, 1782
DIED NEAR THIS SPOT APRIL 24, 1828
FIRST AMERICAN BURIED IN CALIFOR-
NIA SOIL.
COMMEMORATING ALSO HIS SON
JAMES OHIO PATTIE
AND COMPANIONS
JESSE FERGUSON, WILLIAM POPE
NATHANIEL PRYOR AND ISAAC SLOVER"
FIRST - Classification Variable: Person or Group
Date of FIRST: 03/27/1828
More Information - Web URL: Not listed
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