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| Landmark #61 | San Diego County | Visited: April 21, 2013 | Plaque? YES! 🙂 |
| What is it? | A plaque just inside the gate to the Point Loma Naval Base! |
| What makes it historical? | THE GUIDE SAYS: From 1770 to 1870, this was San Diego’s port. Over the Brookline hide house, Americans unofficially raised a U.S. flag in 1829. At that time La Playa was a thriving trading and shipping village. Richard Henry Dana’s account of the hide business in Two Years Before the Mast is based on his hide-droghing experience here in 1835-36. The U.S. Navy later acquired the site and operated a coaling station and a quarantine station here. It is now a Navy research center.
OTHER TIDBITS: That pretty well sums it up! |
| How can I Help the Helpers? | HERE’S HOW:
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| Where is this place? | LISTED DIRECTIONS: On left side of Rosecrans St At entrance to Military Reserve, Point Loma San Diego, CA 92106 ANNOTATIONS: From Los Angeles: ~120mi (194km) — 2hrs |
| When should I go? | The base is normally closed off to civilians, but there are certain events that will allow you to see the plaques, like the Battle of the Bay celebration on the third Saturday in April! |