First US Flag Raised in Southern California - San Diego, California
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The first US Flag raised in Southern California here in what is now San Diego's Old Town State Historic Park.
Waymark Code: WM7DK1
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 10/09/2009
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The curved plaque commemorating this 1849 event is curiously attached to a boulder in San Diego's Old Town Plaza.
The plaque reads:
"ON THIS SPOT THE
UNITED STATES FLAG
WAS FIRST RAISED IN
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BY
LT. STEPHEN C. ROWAN U.S.N.
COMMANDING SAILORS AND MARINES
JULY 29, 1846"
This site is California Landmark No. 830.
FIRST - Classification Variable: Item or Event
Date of FIRST: 07/29/1846
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