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Benjamin Davis Wilson
Don Benito
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By Roger W. Sinnott, June 5, 2012 | |
| | | 1. Benjamin Davis Wilson Marker | | |
Inscription. To the memory of
Benjamin Davis Wilson
Don Benito
1811 – 1878
Pioneer trapper and settler
who came to California in 1841
and in 1864 blazed the trail
up this mountain which bears his name
Erected by the Alhambra – San Gabriel Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution.
Marker series. This marker is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution marker series.
Location. 34° 13.367′ N, 118° 3.751′ W. Marker is near Pasadena, California, in Los Angeles County. Marker can be reached from Mount Wilson Road. Click for map. Marker is near the summit of Mount Wilson, along the southeastern side of the main parking lot. Marker is in this post office area: Pasadena CA 91107, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Harvard’s Mount Wilson Station (about 500 feet away, in a direct line); Michelson Pier on Mount Wilson (approx. ¼ mile away); Christmas Tree Lane (approx. 5.1 miles away); Santa Anita During World War II (approx. 5.9 miles away); Seabiscuit (approx. 5.9 miles away); Pacific Asia Museum (approx. 6.9 miles away); The Gamble House (approx. 7.5 miles away); The Trails Restaurant (approx. 8.6 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Pasadena.| | | | 
By Roger W. Sinnott, June 5, 2012 | |
| | | 2. Wider View of Marker | | |
Regarding Benjamin Davis Wilson. After being explored by Benjamin Davis Wilson, the 5,700-foot mountain became known as Wilson’s Peak and later Mount Wilson. It has been the site of powerful astronomical telescopes since 1889. From 1908 to 1948, its 60-inch and 100-inch reflectors ranked, successively, as the largest telescope in the world.
Since the 1940s Mount Wilson has also carried a vast antenna complex for radio and television transmission to the Los Angeles area.
Also see . . . A Short Biography of Benjamin Davis Wilson. Wilson is credited with being an early pioneering force in California. He constructed a burro trail
up a Sierra Madre mountain peak that today bears his name and on which Mt. Wilson
Observatory is located. (Submitted on July 8, 2012, by Roger W. Sinnott of Chelmsford, Massachusetts.)
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By Roger W. Sinnott, June 5, 2012 | |
| | | 3. Looking Northeast from Marker | | Some of the domes of historic Mount Wilson Observatory, including the 150-foot and 60-foot solar towers, are visible through the trees. | | |
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circa 1850 | |
| | | 4. Benjamin Davis Wilson | | In this image from Wikimedia Commons, Wilson is pictured at about age 40. He was the maternal grandfather of Gen. George S. Patton, Jr. | | |
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Credits. This page originally submitted on July 8, 2012, by Roger W. Sinnott of Chelmsford, Massachusetts. This page has been viewed 144 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 8, 2012, by Roger W. Sinnott of Chelmsford, Massachusetts. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
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