Old Town in San Diego in San Diego County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Mormon Battalion

Photographed by Michael Kindig, March 1, 2002

1. Mormon Battalion Marker

Inscription. No. 7
Dedicated
in commemoration
the heroic sacrifice and
history-making achievements
of the
Mormon Battalion
"whose march over 2000 miles
from Council Bluffs, Iowa to San Diego
help to win California for the Union
and open a new road to the Pacific
over desert wastes"
began July 16, 1846
completed January 29, 1847.
"History may be searched in vain
for an equal march of infantry."
-U.S. Army Records

Erected by San Diego County Company Daughters of Utah Pioneers, W.P.A. Art Project of Southern California. (Marker Number 7.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Events • Settlements & Settlers • War, Mexican-American. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, the Mormon Battalion, and the Works Progress Administration (WPA) projects series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is January 29, 2000.

Location. 32° 45.432′ N, 117° 11.648′ W. Marker is in San Diego, California, in San Diego County. It is in Old Town. It is on Jackson Street. Marker is located in Presidio Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2811 Jackson Street, San Diego CA 92110, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s Peninsular 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.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Services of the Mormon Battalion (here, next to this marker); The 500 Volunteer Soldiers of the Mormon Battalion (here, next to this marker); The Mormon Battalion at San Diego (here, next to this marker); Fort Stockton (a few steps from this marker); Women of the Mormon Battalion (a few steps from this marker); The Old Presidio Historic Trail (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named The Old Presidio Historic Trail (about 700 feet away); Sylvester Pattie (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Diego.

Mormon Battalion Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, March 30, 2015

2. Mormon Battalion Memorial

Photographed by Michael Kindig, March 1, 2002

3. Mormon Battalion Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on October 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 27, 2012, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California. This page has been viewed 1,272 times since then and 51 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 27, 2012, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California. 2. submitted on April 8, 2015, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. 3. submitted on January 27, 2012, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.