The historic march of the Mormon Battalion -- -- More than 2000 miles through the wilderness -- -- was made in fulfillment of official U.S. orders. Brigham Young, Prophet – Leader of the Mormons, personally recruited these troops. The . . . — — Map (db m51990) HM
On 6th Avenue at F Street, on the right on 6th Avenue.
This solid brick building was once four-stories high with a basement. The first floor was for retail, while the upper floors were for offices and lodging. Unfortunately, the upper floors had to be removed, because the structure was weakened when the . . . — — Map (db m51731) HM
On Sixth Avenue south of Market Street, on the right when traveling south.
This three-story brick structure consists of a composition roof with an eighteen-inch parapet on top. It was constructed in close conjunction with the nearly identical building next to it. The first floor has been used for stores, consisting of a . . . — — Map (db m191969) HM
Near North Harbor Drive, on the right when traveling east.
Near this point, sea and land parties of the Portola-Serra Expedition met. Two ships, the San Antonio and San Carlos, anchored on May 4-5, 1769. The scurvy-weakened survivors of the voyage established a camp, where on May 14 and July 1 they greeted . . . — — Map (db m51104) HM
On Pan American Rd East, on the right when traveling north.
This is the largest outdoor Organ in the World, as of 2016. It was built by the Austin Organ Company of Hartford, Connecticut and is capable of playing the full range of Organ masterworks. Installed in Balboa Park for the 1915 Panama-California . . . — — Map (db m209018) HM
On 6th Avenue south of E Street, on the right when traveling south.
Now dwarfed by the city’s modern skyscrapers, the ten-story St. James was once the tallest building in San Diego. In 1914, the San Diego Union extolled it as “first class in every respect, with excellent service.” The hotel featured 146 . . . — — Map (db m51793) HM
He laid the foundation of the National Park Service defining and establishing the policies under which its areas shall be developed and conserved unimpaired for future generations. There will never come and end to the good that he has done. — — Map (db m84892) HM
On Sixth Avenue south of Market Street, on the right when traveling south.
Numerous and complicated transfers are recorded since 1867 when Alonzo Horton first sold this lot for $150. In 1889, half of the building was leased to Ramona Wolf whose name was probably used by Helen Hunt Jackson for the novel Ramona, the somewhat . . . — — Map (db m191976) HM
This pair of large stone lions made of granite from Mount Tai, which is considered the holiest mountain in China, has been placed in front of SDCHM and Extension. The stone lions are a gift to the city of San Diego from the Founding Executive . . . — — Map (db m203746)
On 3rd Avenue at J Street, on the right when traveling north on 3rd Avenue.
This pair of large stone lions made of granite from Mount Tai, which is considered the holiest mountain in China, has been placed in front of SDCHM and Extension. The stone lions are a gift to the city of San Diego from the Founding Executive . . . — — Map (db m203748)
On Newport Avenue, 0.1 miles west of Cable Street, on the right when traveling west.
This local theater of Ocean Beach catered to children and grownups alike: the children enjoyed serial matinees every Saturday, always trying to guess the next cliffhanger; grownups enjoyed Saturday nights with a new movie billed every week.
. . . — — Map (db m212937) HM
Leader of the first party of Americans into Alta California over southern trails
Arrived at San Diego Presidio
March 27, 1828
An officer in the War of 1812
Born in Kentucky August 25, 1782
Died near this spot April 24, 1828
First . . . — — Map (db m51997) HM
In the midst of preparations for their exodus to the Valley of the Great Salt Lake, the Mormon pioneers were asked by the United States government to enlist a battalion of 500 volunteers for service in the war with Mexico. These troops started from . . . — — Map (db m51991) HM
On Pan American Rd W, on the right when traveling south.
The Balboa Park Club was designed as the New Mexico State Building by Colorado architect Isaac Hamon Rapp for the 1915 Panam California Exposition. Inspired by the 300-year-old San Esteban del Rey mission church at Acoma Pueblo, it featured a Pueblo . . . — — Map (db m209027) HM
On Humphreys Road south of Cabrillo Memorial Drive, on the left when traveling south.
The trail begins 0.3 mile beyond this point and winds along an old military defense road. A unique plant community-coastal sage scrub-covers the steep slopes.
As you hike, be alert to the changing topography and its effect on the vegetation. . . . — — Map (db m192106) HM
The Botanical Building is widely acclaimed as the most photo- graphed spot in San Diego. Alfred D. Robinson, a founder and President of the San Diego Floral Society, suggested the construction of a lath house for the 1915 Panama California . . . — — Map (db m209497) HM
On 5th Ave north of L Street, on the left when traveling west.
With its arched corner entrance, bay window, and corbelled brick cornice, this building reflects the originality of the architects Hebbard and Gill. Gill, the principle designer, had a preference for natural forms, over the highly ornate European . . . — — Map (db m109351) HM
The Campanario is 46 feet high and holds the Mission bells. The crown-topped bell on the lower right is named Ava Maria Purisima – Immaculate Mary. It weighs 805 pounds and was cast in 1802. A crown-topped bell was usually supplied by the . . . — — Map (db m14523) HM
On Fifth Avenue south of G Street, on the right when traveling north.
The first theatre to be built with the new building ordinance for fire safety. It had two doors near the stage for fire escape and a five-foot-wide exterior passage on both sides and the rear for the protection of other buildings in case of fire. . . . — — Map (db m203194) HM
The church is 150 feet long, 35 feet wide and 29 feet high. The church is long and narrow and because the width of the building was determined by the height of the trees available for beams. Windows were built high for protection and to prevent the . . . — — Map (db m14517) HM
On March 31, 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed into law an act creating the Emergency Conservation Work Program, better known as the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). This program became one of the most popular and successful of . . . — — Map (db m192107) HM
To commemorate the discovery of California by Juan Rodriquez Cabrillo who landed on the shores of San Diego Bay September 28, 1542. — — Map (db m126875) HM
With the vision of universal freedom for all mankind, this tree is dedicated to the hostages in Iran, taken captive 11–4–79, released January 20, 1981. — — Map (db m77075) HM
Rafael Mamudes was a native of Hermosillo and led an adventurous life. He was once a baker and followed his trade to Monterey. He also mined at Calaveras County and made a sea voyage to Guaymas, Mexico. When he came here to San Diego, he supported . . . — — Map (db m12664) HM
Near Humphreys Road south of Cabrillo Memorial Drive.
Since ancient times, lighthouses have been integral to the development of maritime commerce around the globe. With each voyage, mariners staked their cargoes and, indeed, their very lives on these lights. The story of lighthouses in the United . . . — — Map (db m157458) HM
On Pan American Rd E, on the right when traveling north.
1915 - 1955
In Balboa Park the year 1915, San Diego opened its Panama-California Exposition. Designed to call attention to San Diego and bolster the economy, the Exposition highlighted archaeological and anthropological displays as well as . . . — — Map (db m209206) HM
On 5th Avenue north of Island Avenue, on the right.
Known as the Lewis Brick Block, the upper floors were referred to as the Stingaree Hotel in reference to the area's red-light district. The main floor was used for a cigar and tobacco shop, billiard hall and revival center. This Victorian building . . . — — Map (db m109353) HM
On Sunday, May 5, 1918, 13 lives were lost here, including 11 soldiers and sailors stationed at Camp Kearny North Island and Point Loma. The rip currents were caused by unusual conditions of tides near the entrance to Mission Bay. Police Lifeguard . . . — — Map (db m212933) HM
On Fifth Avenue north of Island Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
This four-story, steel-framed building features distincitive architectural treatment. Conveyed through a red clay tile roof and decorative white glazed ceramic tile on the facade. It was used initially as a wine business on the first floor with a . . . — — Map (db m109352) HM
On arriving at San Diego on January 29, 1847, soldiers of the Mormon Battalion occupied Fort Stockton on this site. They promptly began to improve this community, digging the first wells, creating the first pumps to draw water, building the first . . . — — Map (db m196145) HM
On Sixth Avenue south of Market Street, on the right when traveling south.
This structure has been used as a hotel for the bulk of its history. Beginning in 1906, it has been known as the Hotel Van Dorne, the Hotel De Luxe, and the New York Hotel. The first floor has contained several business including a coffee and tea . . . — — Map (db m191977) HM
Soldiers carefully guarded this harbor during World Wars I (1917-1918) and II (1914-1945). As part of the night patrol, two or three soldiers operated a searchlight hidden behind this door. The five-foot diameter light was 8000 million . . . — — Map (db m205478) HM
On Mason Street at Jackson Street, on the right when traveling south on Mason Street.
Did You Know?
On a trail close to this one, soldiers and families walked down from the Spanish presidio two centuries ago to tend their gardens and livestock. Around 1820, some families started to build houses beside their gardens and "Old . . . — — Map (db m194306) HM
On Mason Street north of Juan Street, on the left when traveling north.
Did you know?
At the end of the trail you will discover:
*The site where California's first mission began in 1769.
*The ruins of the first European settlement on the west coast of the U.S. and Canada.
*A museum which celebrates . . . — — Map (db m194307) HM
Built by Thomas Whaley in 1856-57, this is the oldest brick structure in Southern California. In addition to being the home of the Whaley Family, it served variously as granary, store, courthouse and school, and as the town’s first theater. Whaley’s . . . — — Map (db m11645) HM
Up these steps and about 200 feet away lies a World War II bunker. Soldiers spent thousands of hours there, watching for an attack that never came.
Four soldiers operated this "base-end-observation station," working 12- or 24-hour shifts. . . . — — Map (db m205209) HM
This area of San Diego known as Tierrasanta, once was part of Camp Elliott. It was a 13,000 acre Marine Corps Training Camp used during World War II by the Second Marine Division for artillery and tank training in addition to other specialist . . . — — Map (db m220044) HM
On Market Street, on the right when traveling east.
Henry Timkin invented the roller bearing for the horse-drawn carriage, and was one of San Diego’s leading real estate investors. In 1894 he built this building at the cost of $7,200. It is most notable for the top brick overhang and the large . . . — — Map (db m51547) HM
On the San Diego Embarcadero at W. G Street on the San Diego Embarcadero.
During World War II, 600 fishing vessels were taken by the Navy, Army, and Coast Guard, including 52 “Tuna Clippers”.
On Pearl Harbor Day, the U.S. canned tuna industry was located almost exclusively in Southern California, and . . . — — Map (db m52350) HM
Near North Harbor Blvd north of West G Street when traveling west.
West face:
[Seals of the Department of the Navy: U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps]
“The air fleet of an enemy will never get within striking distance of our coast as long as our aircraft carriers are able to carry . . . — — Map (db m61543) HM WM
On Tattnal Way east of Laning Road, on the right when traveling east.
This 2/3 scale model of a destroyer escort (TDE-1) helped instruct as many as 50,000 naval recruits annually in basic naval procedure. Commissioned 27 July 1949, the Recruit was the Navy’s only commissioned ship never to reach water. The . . . — — Map (db m50829) HM
On 3rd Dr. S. at Cabrillo Memorial Drive, on the right when traveling east on 3rd Dr. S..
[Panel 1]:
Eternal God who alone spreads out the heavens and rules the raging seas, may this memorial bring continued remembrance to the one hundred and thirty seven men who died defending their country in time of danger, and whose . . . — — Map (db m8480) HM
On 3rd Dr. S. at Cabrillo Memorial Drive, on the right when traveling east on 3rd Dr. S..
Inscribed here are the names of 525 men who died in the Battle of Leyte Gulf during the liberation of the Philippine Islands on 25 Oct 1944. Their ships, the destroyers USS Johnston (DD-557) and USS Hoel (DD-533) and destroyer escort USS Samuel B. . . . — — Map (db m8428) HM
Panel 1:
USS San Diego (CL-53)
Light Cruiser
Crew: 756 Officers and Men
Battle Record
Guadalcanal to Tokyo Bay 1942 to 1945
34 Enemy Engagements – 18 Battle Stars
Steamed 312,000 NM
Second most decorated . . . — — Map (db m52197) HM
Dedicated July 4, 1994
Veterans of Foreign Wars -
Military Order of World Wars
Rancho Bernardo Post 7766 -
Gen. J.P. Holland Chapter
Major Abraham J. Baum DSC Commander
Major Russell Whipple Commander
Design and Sculpture . . . — — Map (db m73832) WM
Near Scholars Drive South east of La Jolla Shores Drive, on the right when traveling north.
Samuel Morse and his partner Alfred Vail tested the first forty-mile telegraph line, between Washington and Baltimore, on May 24 1844. In most accounts, a young woman provided the first message they sent:
What Hath God Wrought
The . . . — — Map (db m182843) HM
On Island Avenue at 4th Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Island Avenue.
The Davis house is the oldest surviving structure from San Diego's New Town. It is an example of a prefabricated, "salt-box" style home. Built on the East Coast, shipped around Cape Horn, and assembled in San Diego, The Davis House originally stood . . . — — Map (db m51791) HM
[Marker located on Front of Base:]
Mormon women were anxious to reach the glorious West and any means offered seemed an answer to prayer to help them on their way. When it was learned four laundresses would be allowed each of the five . . . — — Map (db m241388) HM
Although this building was not originally built by or used by Oriental tenants, its has found its home in the Asian community due to a succession of Japanese owners beginning in 1920. Under various proprietors, the structure was used primarily as a . . . — — Map (db m109356) HM
Designed by architect Richard Requa (1883-1941), this sunken garden and stone amphitheater were built by government-funded work relief employees during the Great Depression of the 1930s. The area is used for events and plays and has been cultivated . . . — — Map (db m209486) HM
On Maple Street at Albatross Street, on the right when traveling west on Maple Street.
Commemorating establishing a record of fifty years as an active pilot and for his many contributions to the science of flight.
The Early Birds in cooperation with the San Diego Historical Society dedicate this plaque to Waldo D. Waterman
on the . . . — — Map (db m233352) HM
Near North Harbor Drive north of Ash Street, on the left when traveling north.
This huge timber was once a bowsprit aboard Forester, a four-masted schooner built in 1900 to carry lumber from the Pacific Northwest to growing coastal ports like San Diego. After many years of service, Forester was eventually . . . — — Map (db m229834) HM
A statewide network of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) safeguards California's rich coastal resources. San Diego-Scripps SMCA, the first marine protected area in the state, was established in 1929 as the San Diego Marine Life Refuge. It surrounded the . . . — — Map (db m218330) HM
On Ocean Front Walk, on the left when traveling south.
One spring afternoon in 1913, thousands of sunbathers were enjoying the waters off San Diego when a powerful rip current suddenly swept more than sixty people out to sea. Despite heroic
attempts by police, thirteen people drowned. This tragic . . . — — Map (db m240990) HM
Near Presidio Drive north of Cosoy Way, on the right when traveling west.
For thousands of years, the Kumeyaay had called today's Mission Valley home. With the contact of Spanish explorers and establishment of the Mission San Diego de Alcalá by Father Junípero Serra on July 16, 1769, the course of history was . . . — — Map (db m223892) HM
Since its first official flight this unique aircraft has been the uncontested winner of the world's continuing race for the skies. During its twenty-eight years of service, the Blackbird was the only air-breathing aircraft in the world that was . . . — — Map (db m230071) HM
A total of five Sea Darts were built in San Diego, California by
Convair for the U.S. Navy, but only three were ever flown. The first
successful flight took place on San Diego Bay April 9, 1953. The
final open-sea test occurred January 16, 1956. . . . — — Map (db m230067) HM
Inscribed in cuneiform on a clay cylinder discovered in 1879, now on display in the British museum.
Cyrus the Great (585-529 BC) the Iranian Emperor defined the First
Declaration of Human Rights on this cylinder. Cyrus is admired more
as a . . . — — Map (db m230077) HM
In solemn memory of the 41,802 Airmen of the United States Army Air Forces who were killed bringing freedom to the enslaved peoples of occupied Europe — — Map (db m230066) WM
On Historic Decatur Road, on the right when traveling north.
This plaza is dedicated to the memory of
Osmond K. Ingram
Gunner's Mate First Class
United States Navy
who sacrificed his life
in an effort to save his
ship and shipmates
during an engagement
between the U.S.S. Cassin
and a German . . . — — Map (db m217548) HM WM
The Library was built as a retreat for the ever-increasing number of men and women in the Navy. When the Library was constructed in 1941, there were already over 10,000 recruits who needed a place for leisure. The Library operated just as any local . . . — — Map (db m217550) HM
On California Route 78, 1.1 miles California Route 79, on the right.
In honor of the men who lost their lives fighting the Inaja Forest Fire on November 25, 1956
Anderson, Albert W.
Daniels, Miles F.
Fallin, William D.
Garcia, George R.
Hamilton, Virgil L.
Lingo, Carlton R. . . . — — Map (db m34325) HM
Near California Route 79 at milepost 21.8, on the right when traveling north.
Father Fernando Martin celebrated the first mass on Sept. 20, 1818 at a site nearby, an outpost of Mission San Diego. By 1822 Santa Ysabel had a chapel, cemetery, granary, many houses, and 450 neophytes. After secularization in the 1830s, priestly . . . — — Map (db m51086) HM
On Mission Gorge Road, 1 mile east of San Clemente Canyon Freeway (California Highway 52), on the right when traveling west.
[ Upper Plaque: ]
In 1958, here at 9416 Mission Gorge Road, then owner Lee Bartell built the KCBQ AM 1170 radio broadcast facility with its 50,000 watt transmitter and six two-hundred foot towers. For many years, KCBQ AM 1170 was San . . . — — Map (db m35120) HM
Adobe built about 1850 by A.S. Ensworth. Home of Capt. Rufus K. Porter and family. Curved timbers brought from the "Clarissa Andrews," famed coaling hulk formerly of the Pacific Mail Steamship Co. Historian Hubert Howe Bancroft later owned this . . . — — Map (db m51096) HM
Near Santa Fe Avenue, 2 miles south of California Route 76, on the right when traveling south.
Formerly attached to Mission San Luís Rey, the 2,219-acre ranch passed through brief ownership by two Mission Indians, then Don Abel Stearns, and into possession of Ysidora Bandini upon marriage to Col. Cave Johnson Couts. The adobe ranch house, . . . — — Map (db m148680) HM
On State Highway 79, on the left when traveling north.
Theodore L. Newton, Jr.
July 30, 1941 – June 17, 1967
George F. Azrak
June 30, 1945 – June 17, 1967
During the early morning hours of June 17, 1967, U.S. Border Patrol Inspectors Theodore L. Newton and George F. Azrak were . . . — — Map (db m234142) HM
On San Felipe Road (County Highway 52) 0.7 miles east of Highway 79, on the left when traveling east.
In 1844, Gov. Manuel Micheltorena granted 44,322 acres to Juan Jose Warner who built this house. Gen. Kearny passed here in 1846; Mormon Battalion in 1847. First Butterfield Stage stopped at this ranch on Oct. 6, 1858 enroute from Tipton, Mo. to San . . . — — Map (db m51084) HM
On California Route 79, 0.1 miles north of Woodbridge Lane, on the left when traveling north.
Oak Grove is an important location in southern California history. It is located in a flat, green valley at the base of Palomar Mountain. Through the valley passed the southern Immigrant trail, later to become known as the Butterfield Trail.
A . . . — — Map (db m233071) HM
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