Escondido in San Diego County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

San Pasqual

Photographed By Michael Kindig, August 4, 2007

1. San Pasqual

Inscription. The State of California
honors with this monument
the American Soldiers
who, under the leadership of
Brig.-Gen. Stephen W. Kearny,
Captain Abraham R. Johnston,
Captain Benjamin D. Moore,
Edward F. Beale, U.S.N.,
and
Kit Carson, the Scout,
gave their lives
in the Battles of San Pasqual between the Americans and Mexicans,
December 6-10, 1846.
Captain Abraham R. Johnston • Captain Benjamin D. Moore • Lieutenant Thos. C. Hammond • Sgt. John Cox • Corp. Wm. C. West • Pvt. Geo. Ashmead • Pvt. Jos T. Campbell • Pvt. John Dunlop • Pvt. Wm. Dalton • Pvt. Wm. C. Lucky • Pvt. Samuel T. Rapole • Pvt. Jos. Be Kennedy • 1st. Sgt. Otis L. Moore • Sgt. Wm. Whitness • Corp. Geo. Ramsdale • Pvt. David W. Johnson • Pvt. Wm. C. Gholston • Pvt. Wm. H. Fiel • Pvt. Robt. S Gregory • Pvt. Henry Baker • Pvt. Francis Menard

Erected 1925.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, Mexican-American. A significant historical month for this entry is December 1863.

Location. 33° 5.179′ N, 116° 59.397′ W. Marker is in Escondido, California, in San Diego County. Marker is on San Pasqual Valley Road (California Route 78), on the right when traveling west.

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Marker is on the grounds of the San Pasquel Battlefield State Historic Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Escondido CA 92027, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. San Pasqual Battlefield (within shouting distance of this marker); An Incident of the Mexican War (approx. 0.4 miles away); Mule Hill (approx. 5.1 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 6.9 miles away); Daley Ranch (approx. 7.8 miles away); Ramona Town Hall (approx. 7.8 miles away); Theophile Verlaque House (approx. 7.9 miles away); Verlaque House (1886) (approx. 7.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Escondido.

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Photographed By Michael Kindig, August 4, 2007

2. San Pasqual Memorial Monument

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on January 26, 2012, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California. This page has been viewed 796 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 4, 2012, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.