Adventure: 051, Site 177 –
Bear Flag Monument
California Landmark Number: 7
Team: Thing One, Thing Two
Date: September 20, 2012
Location:
Latitude: 38° 17.594′ N
Longitude: 122° 27.408′ W
Address: First Street East and East Spain Street, Sonoma, CA
This was a case of team Thing One,
Thing Two knowing where something was and not being able to find it
as it was right under their noses. As we were going around the Sonoma
Plaza area, we were looking for this monument to the Bear Flag
Republic—the republic which California was for 25 days. But we were
not seeing it. So we decided to walk the perimeter of the plaza one
more time. And lo and behold, there it was.
This monument shows the raising of the
Bear Flag after a small group of men overcame the Mexican garrison at
Sonoma. General Vallejo was in command, but he was of the opinion
that it was inevitable that this area would fall under the the rule
of the United States.
NO. 7 BEAR FLAG MONUMENT - On June 14, 1846, the Bear Flag Party raised the Bear Flag on this spot and declared California free from Mexican rule. Following the raising of the American flag at Monterey July 7, 1846 by Commodore John Drake Sloat, on July 9 the Bear Flag was hauled down and the American flag raised in its place by Lieutenant Joseph W. Revere, U.S.A., who had been sent to Sonoma from San Francisco by Commander John B. Montgomery of the U.S. Sloop-of-War Portsmouth.
Location: Sonoma Plaza, E Spain and 1st St E, Sonoma Plaza
Inscription from HMDB:
This Monument was erected by the Native Sons of the Golden West and the State of California to commemorate the raising of the Bear Flag on this spot June 14, 1846 by the Bear Flag Party and their declaration of freedom of California from Mexican rule. On July 9, 1846 the Bear Flag was hauled down and the American Flag here raised in its place by Lieutenant Joseph W. Revere, U.S.A., who was sent to Sonoma from San Francisco by Commander John D. Montgomery of the U.S. Sloop of War “Portsmouth”, following the raising of the American Flag at Monterey July 7, 1846 by Commodore John Drake Sloat.
References:
- Wikipedia
- Noehill
- Historical
Marker Database (HMDB.org)
- Waymarking
Overall Landmark References:
- David Schmitt's California
State Historical Landmark (Schmitt)
- Wikipedia: California's
National Landmarks (WCNL)
- State of California's California
Historical Landmarks (CHL)
- Wikipedia: California
State Landmarks (WCSL)
- State of California Historical
Resources (CHR)
- Noehill
(NOE)
- Historical
Marker Database (HMDB)
- WayMarking
(WAY)
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