Carthay Circle in Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

"Snowshoe" Thompson

A Pioneer Hero of the Sierras

Photographed by James King, January 13, 2017

1. "Snowshoe" Thompson Marker

Inscription.
Who for twenty winters carried the mail over the mountains to isolated camps, rescuing the lost and giving succor to those in need along the way.
Born 1827. Died 1876.

second marker:
This monument suggested by Miss Eudora Garoutte of Sacramento, California. Dedicated by the Native Sons of the Golden West, assisted by the Historical Society of Southern California. Erected by the Founders of Carthay Center, 1926.

Erected 1926 by Native Sons of the Golden West, and Historical Society of Southern California.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Native Sons/Daughters of the Golden West series list.

Location. 34° 3.613′ N, 118° 22.108′ W. Marker is in Los Angeles, California, in Los Angeles County. It is in Carthay Circle. It is on Commodore Sloat Drive, on the right when traveling south. The monument is mid-block between Foster Drive and Carrillo Drive in a small park area between buildings. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6320 Commodore Sloat Dr, Los Angeles CA 90048, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s Transverse Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker

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: Juan Bautista de Anza (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Daniel O. McCarthy (about 600 feet away); Jedediah Strong Smith (approx. ¼ mile away); Carthay Circle (approx. ¼ mile away); Portolá Trail (approx. half a mile away); John Wayne Statue (approx. half a mile away); Berlin Wall Segments (approx. 0.6 miles away); 1,000 feet above an underground oil field (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Los Angeles.

Second Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James King, January 13, 2017

2. Second Marker

"Snowshoe" Thompson Markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James King, January 13, 2017

3. "Snowshoe" Thompson Markers

Photographed by James King, January 13, 2017

4. "Snowshoe" Thompson Markers

Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 20, 2017, by James King of San Miguel, California. This page has been viewed 835 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 20, 2017, by James King of San Miguel, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.