Monrovia in Los Angeles County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Hitching Post

Monrovia Historical Museum

— Municipal Plunge Bathhouse —

Hitching Post Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker, November 13, 2022

1. Hitching Post Marker

Inscription. Hitching post, circa 1900, from 248 E. White Oak Ave., Monrovia, given by Don M. & Eleanor Blain Hendricks.

Erected by Monrovia Historical Museum, and City of Monrovia. (Marker Number 67.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1900.

Location. 34° 8.794′ N, 117° 59.334′ W. Marker is in Monrovia, California, in Los Angeles County. It can be reached from Lemon Avenue 0.1 miles west of Mountain Avenue, on the left when traveling west. Located behind the Monrovia Historical Museum, open Thursdays and Sundays 1-4. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 742 E Lemon Ave, Monrovia CA 91016, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Los Angeles

and in the Transverse 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Monrovia Savings Bank Building (approx. 0.7 miles away); Pacific Electric Railway (approx. 0.7 miles away); The Banning Block (approx. 0.7 miles away); Neville Building (approx. 0.7 miles away); The Oaks (approx. one mile away); Andres Avelino Duarte (approx. 1.1 miles away); Monrovia - Our History (approx. 1.2 miles away); Monrovia Architectural Styles (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Monrovia.

Also see . . . Monrovia Historical Museum

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Hitching Post and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker, November 13, 2022

2. Hitching Post and Marker

Photographed by Craig Baker, November 13, 2022

3. Hitching Post and Marker

Located in the courtyard behind the museum.

Monrovia Historical Museum image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker, November 13, 2022

4. Monrovia Historical Museum

Former Municipal Plunge Bathhouse.

City of Monrovia Historical Landmark image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker, November 13, 2022

5. City of Monrovia Historical Landmark

Municipal Plunge Bathhouse - 1925.

William Newton Monroe - Founder of Monrovia image. Click for full size.

6. William Newton Monroe - Founder of Monrovia

This painting is inside the museum.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 22, 2022, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 345 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on November 22, 2022, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California.