Monterey in Monterey County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Roger Stanley Fitch
Photographed By Joseph Alvarado, April 26, 2022
1. Roger Stanley Fitch Marker
Colonel United States Army, Retired. Founder and president 15 years of the Monterey History and Art Assn, LTD. Commanding Officer, Presidio of Monterey, 1928-1930, Fort Ord, 1941-1943. Member of Rough Riders of Spanish American War.
Monterey History and Art Assn, LTD. 1958
Erected 1958 by Monterey History and Art Assn, LTD.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 36° 35.891′ N, 121° 53.808′ W. Marker is in Monterey, California, in Monterey County. Marker can be reached from Pacific Street. Located at the north end of Friendly Plaza. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 534 Pacific Street, Monterey CA 93940, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Chestnut Tree (within shouting distance of this marker); Moon Tree (within shouting distance of this marker); Casa de la Torre (within shouting distance of this marker); Gordon House (within shouting distance of this marker); Larkin House (within shouting distance of this marker); Chaplain Walter Colton, U.S.N., 1787-1851 (within shouting distance of this marker); Monterey History Time Line
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Also see . . . Mayo Hayes O’Donnell Library.
A native of Buffalo, N.Y., Colonel Fitch participated in the Rough Rider’s charge up San Juan Hill with Teddy Roosevelt, who later wrote of Fitch, “He displayed cool daring, resolution, initiative – every soldierly quality, excellent alike in battle, in camp and on the march.”(Submitted on April 27, 2022, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.)
Photographed By Joseph Alvarado, April 26, 2022
2. Roger Stanley Fitch Marker, on the fountain
Credits. This page was last revised on May 16, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 27, 2022, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. This page has been viewed 250 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 27, 2022, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
