Fremont - Foxen Memorial - Gaviota, California
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hotshoe
N 34° 29.109 W 120° 13.729
10S E 754484 N 3819436
Memorial to Fremont and the bloodless capture of Santa Barbara
Waymark Code: WM641Y
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 03/29/2009
Views: 5
This modest monument is at the highway rest stop. It reads:
"Gaviota Pass
Fremont - Foxen
Memorial
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 jointly by
Santa Barbara Parlor No. 116
Native Sons of the Golden West
and
Lions Club of Santa Maria"
Website pertaining to the memorial: [Web Link]
List if there are any visiting hours:
twenty four hours daily
Entrance fees (if it applies): 0
Type of memorial: Monument
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