Mormon Stockade -- San Bernardino CA
N 34° 06.331 W 117° 17.367
11S E 473302 N 3773893
The San Bernardino County courthouse sits on the site the a former Mormon stockade.
Waymark Code: WMQW6Z
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 04/04/2016
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This small sign on the sidewalk in front of the 1926 San Bernardino County Courthouse recalls this site's history as a stockade built by Mormon settlers in the 1850s.
The sign reads as follows:
"HISTORIC SITE
MORMON STOCKADE
Built 1851 for protection against Indians, at the site of the 1839 Lugo Adobe, the City's first house.
A joint S. B. Historical Society and Main Street Project"
Group that erected the marker: S. B. Historical Society and Main Street Project
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
300 bl of Arrowhead Ave
San Bernardino, CA
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