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| Landmark #167 | Los Angeles County | Visited: June 18, 2011 | Plaque? YES! 🙂 |
| What is it? | A plaque marking the site of the last California battle in the Mexican-American War! |
| What makes it historical? | THE GUIDE SAYS: La Mesa Battlefield served as a campsite for the California forces under General Castro in the summer of 1846, during the United States’ occupation of California in the Mexican War. The battle of La Mesa, last military encounter of the war on the California front, was fought here January 9, 1847.
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: 4490 Exchange Ave at Downey Rd Vernon, CA 90058 ANNOTATIONS: From Los Angeles: ~6mi (10km) — 0.1hrs |
| When should I go? | Whenever the mood strikes you! |
Hi, Thanks for your great work. Do you know what the marker on Exchange and Downey actually says? The plaque was gone when I visited. Is the text about the campsite (what you listed under “The Guide Says” what was on the plaque?
Hi Laura! Oh no! Another stolen plaque. 🙁 The old one said:
La Mesa Battlefield served as a campsite for the California forces under General Castro in the summer of 1846, during the United States' occupation of California in the Mexican War. The battle of La Mesa, last military encounter of the war on the California front, was fought here January 9, 1847.http://www.cityofvernon.org/city-news/281-la-mesa-2018
A new plaque with the same text was installed at Vernon City Hall in 2018.