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

General John J. Pershing

General Pershing Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker, August 13, 2023

1. General Pershing Marker

Inscription.
To honor General John Joseph Pershing, 1860 - 1948, graduate West Point, Captain in Spanish-American war, Commander Mexican Expeditionary Forces, Commander American Forces World War I, Chief of Staff and General of the Armies of the United States of America.

This marker was placed in 1955. Woodmen of the World, Omaha, Nebraska.

Erected 1955 by Woodmen of the World.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Military • War, Spanish-American • War, World I.

Location. 34° 2.913′ N, 118° 15.153′ W. Marker is in Los Angeles, California, in Los Angeles County. It is in Downtown Los Angeles. It can be reached from Hill Street south of 5th Street, on the right when traveling south. Located in Pershing Square. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 511 S Hill St, Los Angeles CA 90013, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s 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 walking distance of this marker: Old Ironsides (here, next to this marker); World War I Memorial (here, next to this marker); Spanish–American War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Pershing Square (within shouting distance of this marker); Biltmore Hotel (about 300

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feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Biltmore Hotel (about 300 feet away); Pacific Mutual Building (about 700 feet away); Oviatt Building (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Los Angeles.

More about this marker. This park was dedicated as a “Public Square” by city ordinance in 1866. Named Central Park in 1893. Renamed in 1918 in honor of John J. Pershing, General of the armies.

Photographed by Craig Baker, August 13, 2023

2. General Pershing Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 26, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 23, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 304 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 23, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California.