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| Landmark #651 | Monterey County | Visited: October 1, 2011 | Plaque? YES! 🙂 |
| What is it? | A plaque marking the site of a big battle in the Mexican-American War! |
| What makes it historical? | THE GUIDE SAYS: Combined American forces under Captains Charles D. Burrass (or Burroughs) and Bluford K. Thompson clashed with Comandante Manuel de Jesús Castro’s Californians in this vicinity on November 16, 1846. Casualties on each side consisted of several men killed and wounded. The Americans saved a large herd of horses for Lt. Col. John C. Frémont, who then later proceeded south to participate in the Armistice at Cahuenga in January 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: SW corner of San Juan Grade (P.M. 4.9) and Crazy Horse Canyon Rd 5.0 mi NE of Salinas, CA 93907 ANNOTATIONS: From Los Angeles: ~311mi (501km) — 5.2hrs |
| When should I go? | Whenever the mood strikes you! |