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Near Lindsay in Tulare County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
 

Fremont Trail

1845

 
 
Fremont Trail Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Baker, March 8, 2021
1. Fremont Trail Marker
Inscription. This tablet marks the trail taken by Gen. John Charles Fremont on his famous march over the Rocky Mountains through California.
 
Erected 1928 by Alta Mira Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Exploration. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) series list.
 
Location. 36° 12.148′ N, 119° 6.251′ W. Marker is near Lindsay, California, in Tulare County. It is on Fremont Drive 0.1 miles south of Hermosa Street, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 235 North Fremont Drive, Lindsay CA 93247, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s San Joaquin Valley, specifically in the Central Valley, and in the Sierra Nevada. 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
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was once New Spain and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Butterfield Overland Mail Route (here, next to this marker); Cairns Corner Olive Trees (approx. 1.8 miles away); Roth's Spur (approx. 4½ miles away); Old Harmony School (approx. 6.6 miles away); The Electric Railroad (approx. 7 miles away); Packwood Station (approx. 7.4 miles away); Farmersville (approx. 8.7 miles away); Porterville Area Vietnam Memorial (approx. 9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lindsay.
 
Fremont Trail Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Baker, March 8, 2021
2. Fremont Trail Marker
On the left is the Butterfield Overland Mail Route marker.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 11, 2021. It was originally submitted on March 11, 2021, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 595 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on March 11, 2021, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
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Jul. 19, 2026