George White Marston - San Diego, California
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N 32° 45.572 W 117° 11.603
11S E 481886 N 3624645
This plaque honors George Marston for his efforts to preserve San Diego's Presidio grounds.
Waymark Code: WM7C6V
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 10/03/2009
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Located at the entrance to the Serra Museum in San Diego's Presidio Park, this plaque reads:
GEORGE WHITE MARSTON
1850-1946
FRIEND OF HIS FELLOW MAN
LOVER OF ALL GROWING THINGS
PIECE BY PIECE THROUGH MANY YEARS
HE ACQUIRED THESE ACRES, THE SITE OF THE
FIRST SPANISH SETTLEMENT IN CALIFORNIA.
HERE ERECTED THIS BUILDING. HE PLANTED
THE TREES AND SHRUBS AND NURTURED
THEIR GROWTH WITH TIRELESS DEVOTION.
AND WHEN THIS BARREN HILLSIDE HAD
BLOSSOMED INTO BEAUTY, HE PRESENTED
PRESIDIO PARK TO THE CITY HE LOVED
AS A MEMORIAL OF FATHER JUNIPERO SERRA.
THIS TABLET IS PLACED HERE BY
THE SAN DIEGO HISTORICAL SOCIETY
oCTOBER 22, 1950"
Group that erected the marker: San Diego Historical Society
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
2727 Presidio Drive
San Diego, CA USA
92103
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