Chico in Butte County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Chico Cemetery G.A.R. Monument
[Front (South-Side) of Monument]
Halleck Post
No. 19
G.A.R. & W.R.C.
In Memory of
Our Comrades
1861 – 1865
[Left (West-Side)]
The Brave Men
Who
From the First
Bore a Loyal Part
In the Great
Civil War
[Right (East-Side)]
These heros are dead
They died for liberty
They died for us
They are at rest
They sleep in the
Land they made free
R. Robbie
Erected 1910 by G.A.R and W.R.C.
Topics. This historical marker and monument is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1861.
Location. 39° 44.128′ N, 121° 50.259′ W. Marker is in Chico, California, in Butte County. Marker can be reached from Mangrove Avenue north of Vallombrosa Avenue. Marker is located at the southern end of the Chico Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Chico CA 95926, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. General John and Annie K. Bidwell Gravesite (a few steps from this marker); United States Submarine Crews Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Rancho Del Arroyo Chico (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Life and Times of John Bidwell (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Historic Home of Annie and John Bidwell (approx. 0.4 miles away); Chico World War I Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Chico Forestry Station and Nursery (approx. 1.6 miles away); Chico Elks Lodge No. 423 Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chico.
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