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

Oceanside Pier

 
 
Oceanside Pier Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Denise Boose, October 30, 2023
1. Oceanside Pier Marker
Inscription. At an election held - June 19, 1926, to vote 100,000 bonds for the construction of this pier, the people of Oceanside voted 685 for, and 95 against.

Contract awarded - December 8, 1926. Construction finished and Pier officailly dedicated to the people of Oceanside, their guests, and tourists, forever on July 4, 1927.
City Trustees
E.A. Walsh - President • Bernard MacDonald • C.D. Merrill • H.D. Brodie • H.F. Crandall M.D.
-Designer-
R.L. Loucks - City Engineer • Contractor - Sidney Smith • Geo. Hockensmith - Supt.
 
Erected by City of Oceanside.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Places. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1870.
 
Location. 33° 11.677′ N, 117° 23.024′ W. Marker is in Oceanside, California, in San Diego County. It is at the intersection of North Pacific Street and Pier View Way, on the right when traveling south on North Pacific Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Oceanside CA 92054, 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Kawasaki Ninja ZX900 (within shouting distance of this marker); The Top Gun House (within shouting distance of this marker); Andrew Jackson Myers (approx. Ό mile away); September 11th Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Remember Pearl Harbor (approx. 1.1 miles away); Alligator Marines (approx. 1.8 miles away); Boys of '45
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(approx. 2.2 miles away); Retreat Hell! (approx. 2.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oceanside.
 
Plaque at Entrance to Pier image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Denise Boose, October 15, 2010
2. Plaque at Entrance to Pier
Oceanside Pier - 1925 Historic Sequence 4-EG4
Oceanside Pier Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Denise Boose, December 20, 2012
3. Oceanside Pier Marker
Oceanside Pier Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Adam Margolis, March 11, 2022
4. Oceanside Pier Marker
Marker can be seen in the center-right of image, along the sidewalk.
Oceanside Pier image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Denise Boose, October 14, 2010
5. Oceanside Pier
Oceanside Pier image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Denise Boose, December 20, 2012
6. Oceanside Pier
Oceanside Pier image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Denise Boose, October 14, 2010
7. Oceanside Pier
Oceanside Pier image. Click for full size.
8. Oceanside Pier
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 10, 2026. It was originally submitted on December 26, 2012, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California. This page has been viewed 937 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on October 30, 2023, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California.   2, 3. submitted on December 26, 2012, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California.   4. submitted on April 24, 2022, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California.   5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on December 26, 2012, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
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