Sylvester Pattie

Sylvester Pattie (HMZ3D)

Location: San Diego, CA 92103 San Diego County
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Country: United States of America
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N 32° 45.541', W 117° 11.675'

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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 American buried in California soil
Commemorating also his son
James Ohio Pattie
and companions
Jesse Ferguson, William Pope,
Richard Laughlin, James Puter,
Nathaniel Pryor and Isaac Slover
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HM NumberHMZ3D
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Date Added Monday, September 1st, 2014 at 6:45pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)11S E 481773 N 3624588
Decimal Degrees32.75901667, -117.19458333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 32° 45.541', W 117° 11.675'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds32° 45' 32.46" N, 117° 11' 40.50" W
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Area Code(s)619, 858, 760
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 2647-2675 Presidio Dr, San Diego CA 92103, US
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