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Santa Cruz in Santa Cruz County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
 

Memorial Field

 
 
Memorial Field Markers image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, August 27, 2022
1. Memorial Field Markers
Inscription. Marker One:
In Memory
of Our
High School Students
Who Made the Supreme Sacrifice in the World War
Gift of the Class of ‘23


Marker Two:
Memorial Field

Dedicated May 9, 1924 to the memory of those who gave their lives during World War I
Rededicated November 14, 1986, Field Reconstruction, Lights and Stands, Citizens Committee, Entrance and Box Office
Rotary Club of Santa Cruz Sunrise


Marker Three:
Class of ‘03
Paul Herriott
Class of ‘08
Donald Rose
Class of ‘09
Vance Bliss
Class of ‘14
Roy Evans
Reuben Wilkenson
Ward Church
Class of ‘15
Claire Parker
Norton Pratt
Class of ‘17
Kenneth Reid
Class of ‘19
Bernard Pillsbury
Class of ‘10
Pearle Turner

 
Erected by Santa Cruz High School Class of 1923.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: EducationPatriots & PatriotismWar, World I.
 
Location. 36° 58.253′ N, 122° 1.888′ W. Memorial is in Santa Cruz, California, in Santa Cruz County. It is at the intersection of Myrtle Street and Taylor Street on Myrtle Street. The plaques are mounted to the right of the athletics field
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gate. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Santa Cruz CA 95060, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial 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: Carriage House (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Abbott Row Houses (about 500 feet away); Fachutar House of Perfume (about 600 feet away); Fachutar House (about 600 feet away); The Palmer House (about 600 feet away); Cope House (about 700 feet away); Haslam House (about 700 feet away); German-Methodist Parsonage (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Santa Cruz.
 
Memorial Field Marker One image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, August 27, 2022
2. Memorial Field Marker One
Memorial Field Marker Two image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, August 27, 2022
3. Memorial Field Marker Two
Memorial Field Marker Three image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, August 27, 2022
4. Memorial Field Marker Three
Memorial Field Markers image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, August 27, 2022
5. Memorial Field Markers
Memorial Field Gate image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, August 27, 2022
6. Memorial Field Gate
View Of The Field From The Gate image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, August 27, 2022
7. View Of The Field From The Gate
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 31, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 31, 2022, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. This page has been viewed 254 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on August 31, 2022, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.   7. submitted on October 31, 2022, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.
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