Sausalito in Marin County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Battery Spencer

The Golden Gate

Photographed by Adam Margolis, May 31, 2016

1. Battery Spencer Marker

Marker is on the left.

Inscription. San Fransisco Bay and its portal, the Golden Gate, accidentally discovered by Spanish explores, is the reason San Fransisco was founded.

The abrupt face of the Marin Headlands bounds the north side of the Golden Gate Straight. For a century, the U.S. Army used this static high ground for coastal-defence-against an enemy that never came.

Today this wild expanse of pen space presents a dramatic contrast to the cityscape at the other end of the Golden Gate Bridge. Protected from private development by military domain, these headlands fit well into Golden gate National Recreational Area when the park was established in 1972.

Erected by National Park Service.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical year for this entry is 1972.

Location. 37° 49.767′ N, 122° 28.999′ W. Marker is in Sausalito, California, in Marin County. It is on Conzelman Road. Marker is located between the parking lot and restrooms. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mill Valley CA 94941, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker

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is in California’s San Francisco Bay Area,

in the North 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: Strengthening an Icon (approx. ¼ mile away); The Golden Gate Bridge (approx. ¼ mile away); The Bay Transformed (approx. ¼ mile away); The Lone Sailor (approx. 0.3 miles away); H. Dana Bowers Memorial Vista Point (approx. 0.3 miles away); Construction 129 (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Golden Gate (approx. 0.9 miles away); Battery Construction No. 129 (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sausalito.

Photographed by Adam Margolis, May 31, 2016

2. Battery Spencer Marker

Left edge of marker can be seen in the far right of image. Image is looking at Battery Spencer.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 11, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 28, 2022, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. This page has been viewed 459 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 28, 2022, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.