Yorba Linda in Orange County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Space Shuttle Accident

Dedicated January 28, 1987

Photographed by Adam Margolis, April 14, 2022

1. Space Shuttle Accident Marker

Inscription. The redwood trees along this path are dedicated in memory of the seven Challenger Crew Members who lost their lives in the Space Shuttle accident which occurred on January 28, 1986.
Dedicated January 28. 1987

Gregory B. Jarvis • Sharon Christa Mcauliffe • Ellison S. Onizska • Francis R. Scobee • Ronald E. Mgnar • Judith A. Resnik • Michael J. Smith

Erected 1987.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Disasters • Science & Medicine. A significant historical date for this entry is January 28, 1986.

Location. 33° 53.379′ N, 117° 47.95′ W. Marker is in Yorba Linda, California, in Orange County. It can be reached from the intersection of Yorba Linda Boulevard and Palm Avenue. Marker is located at Jessamyn West Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Yorba Linda CA 92886, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Los Angeles

and in the Peninsular 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,

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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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Yorba Linda (approx. 0.9 miles away); Pacific Electric Depot (approx. one mile away); The Richard Nixon Presidential Library & Museum Vietnam Memorial (approx. one mile away); Richard Nixon (approx. 1.1 miles away); Richard Nixon — A California Native Son (approx. 1.1 miles away); Richard Nixon Birthplace (approx. 1.1 miles away); Birthplace of Richard Milhous Nixon (approx. 1.2 miles away); Roland E. Bigonger (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Yorba Linda.

Photographed by Adam Margolis, April 14, 2022

2. Space Shuttle Accident Marker

Photographed by Adam Margolis, April 14, 2022

3. Space Shuttle Accident Marker

The marker can be seen along the right side of the path, left of center in this image.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 15, 2022, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. This page has been viewed 473 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 15, 2022, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.