1937 Tucson Old Walled City Gateway

Tucson: Old Walled City Gateway

Marker:
Old Walled City Gateway

Location:
La Placita Park
110 S. Church Street
Tucson, Arizona 85701
32.220970, -110.973215

Historical Significance:
This marker commemorates the south entrance to the Old Walled City, which was founded by the Spanish Government as a Presidio. The Old Walled City of Tucson became part of the United States with the Gadsden Purchase in 1853 as the largest city in the Gadsden Purchase.

Dedicated:
January 16, 1937

Sponsor:
Tucson Chapter, NSDAR

A vintage snapshot of a brick marker base with “DAR” at the top and a decorative iron fence on at least two sides in a parklike setting.
Original marker with plaque at the south entrance to the Old Walled City of Tucson, undated image.
A snapshot of a concrete and stone marker base with a plaque situated in river rock. Marker text is in the body of this page.
Replacement stone marker base with plaque at the south entrance, 2018.
A snapshot of the plaque on a concrete and stone base. Marker text is in the body of this page.
Original plaque on the replacement stone marker base, undated image.
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