The Welcoming Arches - 1982 - Oceanside, CA
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N 33° 12.283 W 117° 23.056
11S E 464185 N 3674048
A large welcome sign that greets visitors into the city, visible from I-5 in Oceanside, California.
Waymark Code: WM15WXR
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 03/12/2022
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Photos taken on 11 March 2022.
The plaque says, "THE WELCOMING ARCHES
AN OCEANSIDE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PROJECT
“THE WELCOMING ARCHES WERE CONCEIVED FROM A WISH THAT
OCEANSIDES’ VISITORS RECEIVE A WELCOME REFLECTING THE
BEAUTY, BOUNTY AND HERITAGE OF THIS AREA.
REALIZING WHERE THERE IS PRIVILEGE THERE IS ALSO
OBLIGATION, THIS ENTRANCE EDIFICE WAS BUILT BY THE
VOLUNTARY GENEROSITY OF THE PEOPLE OF OCEANSIDE
DEDICATED, MARCH 4, 1982”
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