Bear Flag Monument - Sonoma, CA - California Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

"On June 14, 1846, the Bear Flag Party raised the Bear Flag on this spot and declared California free from Mexican rule. Following the raising of the American flag at Monterey July 7, 1846 by Commodore John Drake Sloat, on July 9 the Bear Flag was hauled down and the American flag raised in its place by Lieutenant Joseph W. Revere, U.S.A., who had been sent to Sonoma from San Francisco by Commander John B. Montgomery of the U.S. Sloop-of-War Portsmouth." (visit link)

Marker Number: 7.00 Marker Name: Bear Flag Monument County: Sonoma Location: Northeast Corner of Sonoma Plaza Sonoma Website: [Web Link] Has Official CA Plaque: Not Listed Marker Dedication Date: Not listed

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