Grand Army of the Republic Highway - Long Beach, CA - American Civil War Monuments and Memorials on Waymarking.com

Historic U.S. Route 6 runs between Provincetown, Massachusetts which is located on the tip of Cape Cod to the waterfront at Long Beach. Route 6 is the longest highway ever established in the United States and even today it remains the longest continuous highway in the nation.

The plaque dedicating the western end is located at 300 E. Ocean Blvd. in Long Beach, CA. It is attached to a wall at the sidewalk in front of the Long Beach Performance Center.

The plaque commemorates the courage of the Union Soldiers.

Text from the plaque:

"THIS MONUMENT MARKS THE WESTERN END OF A COAST TO COAST HIGHWAY EXTENDING A DISTANCE OF THREE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED FIFTY-TWO MILES THROUGH FOURTEEN STATES. IT WAS ERECTED BY THE SONS OF UNION VETERANS OF THE CIVIL WAR IN MEMORY OF THE HEROIC SERVICES AND UNSELFISH DEVOTION OF THE UNION SOLDIERS, SAILORS AND MARINES WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES ON THE ALTAR OF SACRIFICE DURING THE CIVIL WAR. NATIONAL HIGHWAY FIRST PROPOSED BY MAJOR WILLIAM L. ANDERSON, JR., U.S.A. OF MASSACHUSETTS. FOR WHAT THEY DID AND DARED, LET US REMEMBER THEM TODAY. DEDICATED MAY 3, 1953"

Date Installed or Dedicated: 05/03/1953 Name of Government Entity or Private Organization that built the monument: SONS OF UNION VETERANS OF THE CIVIL WAR Union, Confederate or Other Monument: Union Rating (1-5): Related Website: [Web Link] Photo or photos will be uploaded.: yes

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