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

Ventura Veterans Memorial

 
 
Ventura Veterans Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Baker, November 6, 2023
1. Ventura Veterans Memorial Marker
Inscription.
Dedicated to the memory of those sons of Ventura who have given their lives in their country's service in order that freedom and equality of man may endure.

In memory of the veterans of the War with Spain, Philippine Insurrection, China Relief Expedition, 1898 - 1902.
Erected by Ventura County Camp No. 73 U.S.W.V.
 
Erected by United Spanish War Veterans.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 34° 16.706′ N, 119° 17.446′ W. Memorial is in Ventura, California, in Ventura County. It is in Downtown Ventura. It is on Thompson Boulevard east of Fir Street, on the right when traveling west. Located in Plaza Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 651 E Thompson Blvd, Ventura CA 93001, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Los Angeles, on Central Coast, 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
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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: 632 E. Thompson Boulevard (within shouting distance of this marker); 682 East Thompson Boulevard (within shouting distance of this marker); Dacy Fazio House (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Ventura Theatre (about 700 feet away); Dr. Cunane House (about 700 feet away); Sifford House (about 700 feet away); The Hobart/Barr/Lucking Residence (about 800 feet away); The Hobart/Barr/Lucking Initial Residence c. 1898 (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ventura.
 
Regarding Ventura Veterans Memorial. The United Spanish War Veterans was an American veterans' organization which consisted of veterans of the Spanish–American War, Philippine-American War, and China Relief Expedition (Boxer Rebellion). The organization existed until 1992, when the last member died one month before his 107th birthday.
 
Ventura Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Baker, November 6, 2023
2. Ventura Veterans Memorial
Ventura Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Baker, November 6, 2023
3. Ventura Veterans Memorial
Moreton Bay Fig Tree - Planted in 1874 image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Baker, November 6, 2023
4. Moreton Bay Fig Tree - Planted in 1874
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 22, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 22, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 210 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 22, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California.
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