Tehachapi in Kern County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Freedom Plaza and Tehachapi Visitor Center

Photographed by Denise Boose, July 8, 2026

1. Freedom Plaza and Tehachapi Visitor Center Marker

Inscription. This plaza was constructed to honor our nation's military and the many brave men and women who have dedicated their lives to protecting our freedom. The visitor center will also welcome visitors to Tehachapi and provide them with information about the wonderful people, places, and things to do in our amazing community.

Tehachapi City Council 2016
Susan Wiggins, Mayor
Kim Nixon, Mayor Pro-Tem
Phil Smith • Ed Grimes • Dennis Wahlstrom

City Manager Greg Garrett
City Clerk Tori Marsh
City Treasurer Laura Jenkins

Erected 2016 by Greater Tehachapi Economic Development Council, Tehachapi Tourism Commission.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.

Location. 35° 7.921′ N, 118° 26.969′ W. Memorial is in Tehachapi, California, in Kern County. It is at the intersection of Tehachapi Boulevard and S Curry Street, on the left when traveling west on Tehachapi Boulevard. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 200 W Tehachapi Boulevabrd, Tehachapi CA 93561, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial

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is in California’s San Joaquin Valley,

specifically in the Central Valley,

and in the Sierra Nevada.

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: America's 250th Anniversary (a few steps from this marker); Tehachapi Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Odd Fellows Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); Red Front Blacksmith Shop Mural (within shouting distance of this marker); Gallinger House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Tehachapi Loop Mural (about 300 feet away); Original site of the First Catholic Church in 1887 (about 400 feet away); Southern Pacific Concrete Telephone Booth (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tehachapi.

Photographed by Denise Boose, July 8, 2026

2. Freedom Plaza and Tehachapi Visitor Center Marker

Freedom Plaza and Tehachapi Visitor Center image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Denise Boose, July 8, 2026

3. Freedom Plaza and Tehachapi Visitor Center

Photographed by Denise Boose, July 8, 2026

4. Freedom Plaza and Tehachapi Visitor Center

Credits. This page was last revised on September 5, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 4, 2026, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California. This page has been viewed 9 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 4, 2026, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.