California List of Confederate monuments and memorials

1 california

1.1 monuments
1.2 inhabited places
1.3 roads
1.4 schools
1.5 mountains , recreation
1.6 mine
1.7 former

california

there @ least 8 public spaces confederate monuments in california , @ least 4 former spaces.

monuments

san diego: confederate soldiers memorial (1948), @ city-owned mount hope cemetery
santa ana: csa monument inscription honor sacred memory of pioneers built orange county after valiant efforts defend cause of southern independence in santa ana cemetery. installed in 2004.

inhabited places

confederate corners: established 1868. formerly known springtown, renamed after group of southerners settled there in late 1860s.
fort bragg: army garrison named in june 1857 army officer braxton bragg later became confederate general , abandoned october 1864. city founded in 1889 near site of former garrison. in 2015, members of california legislative black caucus petitioned mayor of fort bragg change name due general s links confederacy.

roads

los angeles: johnston street in lincoln heights, named csa gen. albert sidney johnston.
there @ least 4 remaining markers of jefferson davis highway in state of california including following:

bakersfield in pioneer village (1942, rededicated 1968)
hornbrook (1944)
lebec @ fort tejon (1956, rededicated 1976)
winterhaven @ fort yuma



schools

anaheim: savanna high school (1961) mascot has been johnny rebel , fiberglass statue of confederate soldier stood in courtyard 1964 until 2009 when removed due deterioration. school colors red , grey , school fields savanna mighty marching rebel band , color guard.

mountains , recreation

jeff davis peak elevation: 9065 ft / 2763 m 36°38′13″n 119°53′49″w / 36.637°n 119.897°w / 36.637; -119.897 in mokelumne wilderness mapped usgs in 1889; however, may have long been used locally, many of inhabitants of nearby summit city (now abandoned [in late 1860s]) confederate sympathizers during civil war. jefferson davis (1809–89) president of confederacy, 1861–65.
pickett peak: named confederate general george pickett elevation: 9118 ft / 2779 m 38°45′22″n 119°54′11″w / 38.756°n 119.903°w / 38.756; -119.903 in national forest, near mokelumne wilderness
fortuna: pickett peak campground operated national forest service

mine

stonewall jackson mine, san diego county, circa 1872



san diego county: stonewall jackson mine (1870-1893), richest gold mine in southern california history

former


long beach: robert e. lee elementary school. renamed olivia herrera elementary school in august 2016.
los angeles: confederate monument, hollywood forever cemetery, removed in middle of night after activists called removal , spray-painted word no on back.
san diego:

a marker of jefferson davis highway located in horton plaza since 1926 moved western sidewalk of plaza following 2016 renovation. following charlottesville terror attack in virginia, san diego city council removed plaque in august 2017.
robert e. lee elementary school, established 1959. renamed pacific view leadership elementary school in may 2016.


san lorenzo: san lorenzo high school. until 2017, school nickname rebels – tribute confederate soldier in civil war. s mascot, rebel guy, retired in 2016. school s original mascot, colonel reb, white man cane , goatee retired in 1997.
quartz hill: quartz hill high school. until 1995, school had mascot called johnny reb, wave confederate flag @ football games. johnny reb had replaced confederate-themed mascot, jubilation t. cornpone, waved stars , bars flag @ football games. slave day fundraisers phased out in 1980 s.




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