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

Inscription. Erected in memory of Roger Stanley Fitch
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. It 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.

Regionally, this marker is on Central Coast

and specifically on the Coast 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: 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

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of this marker); Monterey History Time Line (within shouting distance of this marker); The Great Seal of the State of California (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Monterey.

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.)

Roger Stanley Fitch Marker, on the fountain image. Click for full size.

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 597 times since then and 24 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.