San Pedro in Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Anna Lee Fisher - Astronaut
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Photographed by Richard E. Miller, December 8, 2011
1. Anna Lee Fisher - Astronaut Marker
San Pedros First Woman in Space aboard Space Shuttle Discovery Nov. 8, 1984.
Presented by an admiring community Dec. 11, 1984
Erected 1984 by the San Pedro Community.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Science & Medicine • Women. A significant historical month for this entry is October 1850.
Location. 33° 44.296′ N, 118° 16.733′ W. Marker is in Los Angeles, California, in Los Angeles County. It is in San Pedro. It can be reached from Sampson Street south of East 6th Street. Marker is off Sampson Way on the south lawn of the Los Angeles Maritime Museum. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: San Pedro CA 90731, 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 Mexicos Alta California.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Municipal Ferry Building (within shouting distance of this marker); World War II Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); American Merchant Marine Veterans Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); American Merchant Marine Veterans Memorial Wall of Honor (about 400 feet away); In Memory of Bloody Thursday (about 400 feet away); San Pedro Municipal Building (about 500 feet away); U.S.S. Los Angeles
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Also see . . . Dr. Anna Lee Fisher. Anna Lee Tingle Fisher (nιe Sims) (Submitted on February 11, 2012, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)
Photographed by Richard E. Miller, December 8, 2011
2. Anna Lee Fisher Marker
Terminal Island in the background, across the channel.
Photographed by N.a.s.a.
3. Dr. Anna Lee Fisher
Credits. This page was last revised on January 24, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 11, 2012, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,871 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 11, 2012, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
