Dublin Core
Title
'Grand Army of the Republic Highway U.S. 6.' (Long Beach, California)
Source
american
Date
1953-01-01
Contributor
Birte Burkart
Language
English
Type
Site
Identifier
2208
Extent
m x m x m
Medium
"Grand Army of the Republic Highway U.S. 6." The Historical Marker Database, https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=72661. Accessed on 25 March 2024
Spatial Coverage
current,33.766131,,-118.189012;
Europeana
Country
USA
Europeana Data Provider
'Grand Army of the Republic Highway U.S. 6.' (Long Beach, California)
Europeana Type
TEXT
Site Item Type Metadata
Wiki
https://www.cineg.org/wiki/index.php/'Grand_Army_of_the_Republic_Highway_U.S._6.'__Long_Beach,_California__
Monument Type
Plaque
Erected by
G.A.R.
Funded by
G.A.R.
Inscription
This monument marks the western end of a coast to coast highway extending a distance of three thousand six hundred fifty-two miles through fourteen states. It was erected by the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War in memory of the heroic services and unselfish devotion of the Union soldiers sailors and marines who laid down their lives on the altar of sacrifice during the Civil War. National Highway first proposed by Major William L. Anderson Jr. U.S.A. of Massachusetts for what they did and dared let us remember them today.
Department Commander: Melville R. Riggs. National Highway Chairmen: William L. Anderson, Mass. J. Clark Mansfield, Pa. Dr. Ralph R. Barrett, Calif. Vernon E. Cheney, Calif. Dedicated May 3, 1953
State
California
Affiliation
Union
Town
Long Beach
Location Type
City