Modesta Avila - San Juan Capistrano, CA
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N 33° 30.077 W 117° 39.877
11S E 438267 N 3707059
A long line of plaques, dedicated to various people of San Juan Capistrano.
Waymark Code: WMRC10
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 06/06/2016
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The plaque says, "In 1889, Modesta Avila objected to the Santa Fe Railroad running though her mother's land and hung a line of laundry across the tracks. Although she removed it before a train arrived, she walk later charged and convicted of a felony, sentenced to three years in San Quentin, and died there after serving two years of her sentence."
Location: Los Rios Street
Website with more information on either the memorial or the person(s) it is dedicated to: Not listed
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