Mt. Soledad Cross - San Diego, CA
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N 32° 50.391 W 117° 14.678
11S E 477106 N 3633559
This Memorial sits atop Mt. Soledad in San Diego's La Jolla neighborhood.
Waymark Code: WM8Y4X
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 05/29/2010
Views: 7
This 29-foot cross was originally a Korean War Memorial dedicated on April 29, 1954. But now it honors veterans of all US Wars. There are a series of concentric walls surrounding the base of the cross. The walls have engraved plaques telling the stories of individual veterans.
This cross has been the subject of much litigation since it once stood on public land...and it was argued that the cross was an improper govrnement-sponsored religious symbol. The Courts had ordered it to be removed several times. The current status is that the small piece of land on which the cross sits, is now privately owned...and the rest of the surrounding land is a City Park.
Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only):
The poster of this waymark noticed memorials to veterans of the Revolutionary War, the Vietnam War, World War II and even Confederate Vivil War officers....but, presumably there are plaques also for veterans of WWI, Iraq and Afghanistan as well.
In Honor Of: All Branches of the Armed Forces USA Servicemen and Women
Marker Text:
MT. SOLEDAD VETERANS MEMORIAL CROSS
DEDICATED IN 1954, AS A TRIBUTE TO ALL
BRANCHES OF THE ARMED FORCES USA
SERVICEMEN AND WOMEN.
THIS PLAQUE DEDICATED
NOVEMEBER 11, 1989
MT. SOLEDAD MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION
CITY BEAUTIFUL SAN DIEGO
Date of dedication: 1954
Who Put it Here?: MT. SOLEDAD MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION
Description of Memorial:
Since the Memorial atop a mountain, one can see many miles around...including San Diego's Mission Bay and San Diego Harbor to the south and the beaches of La Jolla and further to the north. The area around the Memorial is a Park with a few benches and steep trails.
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