The Welcoming Arches - 1982 - Oceanside, CA
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote
N 33° 12.283 W 117° 23.056
11S E 464185 N 3674048
A large welcome sign that greets visitors into the city, visible from I-5 in Oceanside, California.
Waymark Code: WM15WXR
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 03/12/2022
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member ScroogieII
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Photos taken on 11 March 2022.

The plaque says, "THE WELCOMING ARCHES

AN OCEANSIDE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PROJECT

“THE WELCOMING ARCHES WERE CONCEIVED FROM A WISH THAT
OCEANSIDES’ VISITORS RECEIVE A WELCOME REFLECTING THE
BEAUTY, BOUNTY AND HERITAGE OF THIS AREA.

REALIZING WHERE THERE IS PRIVILEGE THERE IS ALSO
OBLIGATION, THIS ENTRANCE EDIFICE WAS BUILT BY THE
VOLUNTARY GENEROSITY OF THE PEOPLE OF OCEANSIDE

DEDICATED, MARCH 4, 1982”

More info about the arches can be found here:

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Year built or dedicated as indicated on the structure or plaque: March 4, 1982

Full Inscription (unless noted above):
THE WELCOMING ARCHES AN OCEANSIDE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PROJECT “THE WELCOMING ARCHES WERE CONCEIVED FROM A WISH THAT OCEANSIDES’ VISITORS RECEIVE A WELCOME REFLECTING THE BEAUTY, BOUNTY AND HERITAGE OF THIS AREA. REALIZING WHERE THERE IS PRIVILEGE THERE IS ALSO OBLIGATION, THIS ENTRANCE EDIFICE WAS BUILT BY THE VOLUNTARY GENEROSITY OF THE PEOPLE OF OCEANSIDE DEDICATED, MARCH 4, 1982

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