California Firefighters Memorial

Honoring men and women of uncommon courage who paid the ultimate price to protect our lives, our families and our dreams

Courtesy hmdb.org

William Moffatt Grier

Citizen, Soldier,

Educator,

Servant of Christ.

Born Feb. 111, 1843

Died Sept. 3, 1899.

President of

Erskine College

from 1871 to 1899.

His service is

measured not by

years but by results.

He still lives in

hundreds of useful

lives to which he

gave inspiration

and guidance -

Life's work well done,

Life's race well run.

Life's crown ...

Foundry Dock Park

Our Stretch of the River

This serene site was once the bustling lifeline to the West Point Foundry, an industrial marvel and a technological powerhouse of its day.

On the Waterfront

Just after the War of 1812, President James Madison designated Cold Spring ...

The San Fernando Pioneer Memorial Cemetery

This Cemetery, earlier known as Morningside Cemetery, is the oldest non-sectarian cemetery in San Fernando Valley. It was used from the early 1800's until 1939. It was legally abandoned in 1959. In this same year Mrs. Nellis S. Noble donated ...

In Memory of the Men of Yale

[ front ]

In Memory of the Men of Yale

who, true to Her Traditions,

gave Their Lives that Freedom

Might not perish from the Earth

1914 – Anno Domini – 1918

[ back ]

Erected by the Graduates of

Yale University

A.D. MDCCCCXXVI

Marker can be reached from ...

California State Capital

ORIGINAL CONSTRUCTION – 1860 – 1874

Miner F. Butler – Won Design Competition, 1860

Ruben Clark, Supervising Architect, 1860 – 1865

Gordon P. Cummings, Supervising Architect, 1865 – 1870

Kenitzer & Bennett, Supervising Architect, 1870 – 1871

Gordon P. Cummings, Supervising Architect, 1872 – 1874

RESTORED ...

Lynching of Zachariah Walker

An African American steelworker, Walker was burned to death by a mob near here on August 13, 1911. He was accused of killing Edgar Rice, a white security guard and a former borough policeman. Fifteen local men and teenage boys ...

William Few

In this tomb rests the remains of

William Few

Born June 18, 1748 – Died July 16, 1828

Lieut. Colonel, Georgia Militia during

the American Revolution, 1776-1779.

Member, Continental Congress, 1780-1788

Signed Federal Constitution, 1787

Member, Georgia Convention to ratify

the Constitution of the United States,

January 2, 1788

One ...

USS California Bell Memorial

[Left Side of Base Holding Bell]

Only battleship

built on the

Pacific Coast

Launched at

Mare Island

Navy Yard

Nov. 20, 1919

Ship’s bell

dedicated and

rung for the

last time by

Governor

Earl Warren

Oct. 27, 1949

[Right Side of Base Holding Bell]

World War I

Pearl Harbor

Mariana’s

Leyte Gulf

Surigao

Lincayen Gulf

Okinawa

Japan

Placed out

of commission

in reserve at

Philadelphia

Feb. 14, 1947

Third ...

Battle of Fallen Timbers

[Front Side Text of Marker] : "Battle of Fallen Timbers"

The Battle of Fallen Timbers, fought on August 20, 1794, is one of the most significant events relating to post-Revolutionary War America. Major General "Mad" Anthony Wayne led the Federal Army, ...