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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMYHD_spanish-landing_San-Diego-CA.html
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 greete…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMYH5_san-diego-barracks_San-Diego-CA.html
An army supply depot for Southern California was established on this site in 1850. Designated New San Diego Post, it was garrisoned by troops from December 2, 1858 to May, 1866. Reoccupied December 1869. Name changed to San Diego Barracks April 5,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMYGR_la-punta-de-los-muertos_San-Diego-CA.html
Burial site of Sailors and Marines in 1782 when San Diego Bay was surveyed & charted by Don Juan Pantoja y Arriaga, pilot, and Don Jos? Tovar, mate, of the Royal frigate "La Pincesa" and "La Favorita" under command of Don Augustin de Echeverria.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMYB4_star-of-india_San-Diego-CA.html
The "Star of India," a three masted bark, is the oldest iron-hulled merchant ship afloat. Built on the Isle of Man, Great Britain, she was launched in 1863 and christened "Euterpe", the trans-Pacific trade from 1871-1898 resulted in the "Euterpe" …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMYAO_uss-recruit_San-Diego-CA.html
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 Recruit w…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5DB_clifton-a-f-sprague-vice-admiral-usn_San-Diego-CA.html
[Front]:AwardsNavy Cross for the 25 October 1944 action off Samar. Admiral Sprague was aboard the escort carrier, USS Fanshaw Bay during this engagement.Legion of Merit Medal for his command of the USS Wasp.Gold Star in lieu of second Legion of Me…
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