The Mormon Battalion - Oceanside, CA
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N 33° 13.875 W 117° 19.183
11S E 470211 N 3676969
This sign is located at the ruins of the barracks at Mission San Luis Rey.
Waymark Code: WMJVTQ
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 01/04/2014
Views: 5
The sign reads:
"THE MORMON BATTALION
EXACTLY 150 YEARS AGO AMERICAN FAMILIES ADHERENTS
OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS WERE
DRIVEN FROM NAUVOO, THEN THE LARGEST CITY OF ILLINOIS
CREATED BY THEM OUT OF MARSH LANDS ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI
RIVER. THEIR GOAL WAS A HIGH DESERT VALLEY AT THE MOUTH
OF THE GREAT SALT LAKE. THERE THEY COULD WORSHIP GOD
ACCORDING TO THE DICTATES OF THEIR COUNCIL.
ENROUTE AND AT COUNCIL BLUFFS IOWA DURING LATE JUNE
AND EARLY JULY 1846 DISCUSSIONS WITH FEDERAL OFFICIALS
RESULTED IN THE ENLISTMENT OF 500 VOLUNTEERS AS SOLDIERS
IN THE ARMY OF THE UNITED STATES TO MARCH TO CALIFORNIA IN
DEFENSE OF ITS PEOPLE."
Another sign on an another sign of this post reads:
"ONE HUNDRED FIFTY YEARS LATER, AS YOUTHS AND ADULTS, WE
PLACE THIS MONUMENT TO THESE SPIRITUAL GOALS OF OUR MARCH
THROUGH LIFE. WE BELIEVE THIS PERSONAL MEMORIAL WOULD BE
MORE FITTING IN THEIR SIGHT, AND WE DEDICATES IT STRIDE BY STRIDE,
IMPRINT BY IMPRINT IN EVERY FAITHFUL FOOTSTEP.
FAMILES
OF
THE CHURCH OF
JESUS CHRIST
OF LATTER DAY SAINTS
ERECTED: JUNE 26, 1996
DEDICATED: JANUARY 25, 1997
CARLSBAD CALIFORNIA MISSION ESCONDIDO SOUTH STAKE
CARLSBAD STAKE POWAY STAKE
DEL MAR STAKE RIVERSIDE WEST STAKE
ESCONDIDO STAKE VISTA STAKE"
Group that erected the marker: The Mormon Church
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
San Luis Rey Mission
4050 Mission Road
Oceanside, CA USA
92057
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed
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