6/13/2007
6/13/2007
Landmark information
- Location:
Northbound Hwy 101 rest stop (PM 46.9), 1.5 mi NW of Gaviota - Plaque:
Other Plaque - Site:
Existing - Date First Visited:
1/12/1997 - Date Most Recently Visited:
6/13/2007 - GPS Coordinates:
N 34 29.115, W 120 13.712
About this landmark
Plaque text:
Gaviota Pass
Fremont - Foxen Memorial
Here, on Christmas day, 1846, natives and soldiers from the Presidio of Santa Barbara lay in ambush for Lt. Col. John C. Fremont, U.S.A. and his battalion. Advised of the plot, Fremont was guided over the San Marcos Pass by Benjamin Foxen and his son William, and captured Santa Barbara without bloodshed.