{"id":184,"date":"2023-07-19T21:59:54","date_gmt":"2023-07-19T21:59:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tempazmarkers.arizonadar.org\/?page_id=184"},"modified":"2024-02-10T18:33:39","modified_gmt":"2024-02-10T18:33:39","slug":"1922-presidio-san-agustin-del-tucson","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tempazmarkers.arizonadar.org\/index.php\/1922-presidio-san-agustin-del-tucson\/","title":{"rendered":"1922 Presidio San Agustin del Tucson"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>\/*! elementor - v3.17.0 - 01-11-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-divider{--divider-border-style:none;--divider-border-width:1px;--divider-color:#0c0d0e;--divider-icon-size:20px;--divider-element-spacing:10px;--divider-pattern-height:24px;--divider-pattern-size:20px;--divider-pattern-url:none;--divider-pattern-repeat:repeat-x}.elementor-widget-divider .elementor-divider{display:flex}.elementor-widget-divider .elementor-divider__text{font-size:15px;line-height:1;max-width:95%}.elementor-widget-divider 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font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; color: #000000;\">Marker:\u00a0<\/strong><br style=\"color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Gentium Basic'; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\" \/>Presidio Real de San Agust&#237;n del Tucson<br style=\"color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Gentium Basic'; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\" \/>\u00a0<br style=\"color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Gentium Basic'; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\" \/><strong style=\"color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Gentium Basic'; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">Location:<\/strong>\u00a0<br style=\"color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Gentium Basic'; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\" \/>Agust&#237;n del Tucson Museum.<br style=\"color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Gentium Basic'; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\" \/>Presidio San Agust&#237;n del Tucson Museum<br style=\"color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Gentium Basic'; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\" \/>196 N. Court Avenue<br style=\"color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Gentium Basic'; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\" \/>Tucson, Pima County, Arizona<br style=\"color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Gentium Basic'; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\" \/><a style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #5b72dc; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s; font-family: 'Gentium Basic'; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?client=safari&amp;rls=en&amp;sxsrf=ACYBGNReqyUCjcGqecXMutdt36avyR1LTQ%3A1570232522166&amp;ei=ytiXXarcCfHz9APopL-4AQ&amp;q=32.224420%2C+-110.973556&amp;oq=32.224420%2C+-110.973556&amp;gs_l=psy-ab.3...49160.53033..53730...1.0..0.100.1855.21j1......0....1j2..gws-wiz.....10..35i39j0i273j0j0i131j35i362i39.-V6xrP7RfHc&amp;ved=0ahUKEwiq6cr944PlAhXxOX0KHWjSDxcQ4dUDCAo&amp;uact=5\">32.224420, -110.973556<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Historical Significance:<\/strong><br \/>In 1775, the Presidio Real de San Agust\u00edn del Tucson was established by Regular Spanish Army Lieutenant Colonel Hugo O\u2019Conor. The fort was small and poorly constructed. After a large Apache assault in 1782, an 8- to 12-foot high adobe wall was constructed approximately 700 feet long on each side. The fort was continually updated until it reached its maximum size of 11\u00a0acres. Tucson was one of the largest frontier presidios. The Presidio was used until the Americans entered Tucson in March 1856.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DAR Historical Markers:<\/strong><br \/>Eight historical markers were placed in downtown Tucson during the 1920s and 1930s as members of the Tucson Chapter, NSDAR, were concerned about the preservation of the historic Presidio San Agust\u00edn del Tucson. Two of the markers were lost, but other markers now document these historic locations. All of the markers were donated to the city when they were dedicated.<\/p>\n<p>This page describes markers located at the four corners of the Presidio:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 120px;\"><a href=\"#NortheastCorner\">Northeast corner<\/a><br \/><a href=\"#SoutheastCorner\">Southeast corner<\/a><br \/><a href=\"#NorthwestCorner\">Northwest corner<\/a><br \/><a href=\"#SouthwestCorner\">Southwest corner<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Other pages within this website describe the Plaza del las Armas and the Old Walled City Gateway.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Links:<br \/><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/places\/presidio-san-agustin-del-tucson.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Park Service<\/a><\/p>\n<style>\/*! elementor - v3.17.0 - 01-11-2023 *\/\nbody.elementor-page .elementor-widget-menu-anchor{margin-bottom:0}<\/style>\n<p>\t\t\t\tNortheast Corner\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #000000;\">Marker:\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>Northeast Corner Adobe Wall of Spanish Presidio of Tucson<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #2a2a2a;\">Location:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>Northeast corner of Washington Street and Church Avenue inside the recreated northeast corner of the Presidio San Agustin del Tucson Museum.<br \/>Presidio San Agustin del Tucson Museum<br \/>196 N. Court Avenue<br \/>Tucson, Pima County, Arizona<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong><br \/>To see this marker you must pay admission and go inside the museum. Visit the museum website\u00a0\u00a0for information regarding pricing and hours.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #2a2a2a;\">Historical Significance:<\/strong><br \/>&#8220;N. E. Corner Adobe Wall of Spanish Presidio of Tucson Marked 1926 by D.A.R.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The marker was dedicated on March 26, 1926, and placed as close to the original site as possible. Over the years a parking lot was built close to the marker. In 1976 as part of the U.S. bicentennial celebration, photographs were taken that show the marker was still in its original location.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>By 1995, when the Tucson Chapter, NSDAR, celebrated its 80th birthday, the marker had disappeared. Norma\u00a0Niblett, a member of the El Presidio Chapter, NSDAR, found the cornerstone marker in 2007 in the basement of the Tucson Historical Society, still attached to concrete and metal rods.\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>The corner stone was still missing \u00a0in 2006 when the parking lot was excavated, and an historic park was built recreating the northeast corner of the Presidio San Agustin del Tucson. This park was funded by the City of Tucson\u2019s Rio\u00a0Nuevo\u00a0District. The excavation identified the exact corner of the original wall, and members of the Tucson Chapter, NSDAR, and other DAR visitors from Arizona rededicated the northeast cornerstone marker March 20, 2008. The marker now identifies the exact location of the northeast corner adobe wall of the Presidio. A photograph of the cornerstone marker is published in the book\u00a0<em style=\"position: relative; color: #2a2a2a;\">Presidio San Agustin del Tucson: A View of Early Tucson\u00a0<\/em>that can be purchased in the gift shop at the museum.<strong style=\"color: #2a2a2a;\"> <br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #2a2a2a;\">Dedicated:<\/strong>\u00a0<br \/>March 26,1926<br \/>Rededicated:<br \/>March 20, 2008<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sponsor:<\/strong><br \/><a style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #5b72dc; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;\" href=\"https:\/\/tucson.arizonadar.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tucson\u00a0Chapter, NSDAR<\/a><\/p>\n<style>\/*! elementor - v3.17.0 - 01-11-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"520\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/tempazmarkers.arizonadar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1922-plaque-n-e-corner-el-presidio.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tempazmarkers.arizonadar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1922-plaque-n-e-corner-el-presidio.jpg 520w, https:\/\/tempazmarkers.arizonadar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1922-plaque-n-e-corner-el-presidio-300x196.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"381\" height=\"286\" src=\"https:\/\/tempazmarkers.arizonadar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1922-n-e-corner-el-presidio.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tempazmarkers.arizonadar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1922-n-e-corner-el-presidio.jpg 381w, https:\/\/tempazmarkers.arizonadar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1922-n-e-corner-el-presidio-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 381px) 100vw, 381px\" \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tSoutheast Corner\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #000000;\">Marker: <\/strong><br \/>Southeast Corner &#8211; Tucson Old Walled City<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location:<\/strong><br \/>Floor of the old County Assessor\u2019s Office<br \/>Tucson, Pima County, Arizona<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong><br \/>This building is currently under construction until 2020. The plan is for the marker to be moved to a more accessible location. Watch this site for updated information.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Historical Significance:<\/strong><br \/>\u201cThis disc marks the southeast corner of the old adobe wall that protected Tucson from the Indians in the early days \u2013 prior to 1845\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The marker was place on November 11, 1922, to represent the southeast corner of the Old Adobe Wall of the Presidio. Mabel\u00a0Moffitt, Chapter Regent (1922-1926), was probably responsible for placing most of the markers according to Tucson Chapter, NSDAR, history.<\/p>\n<p>The original marker was an engraved stone boulder with the inscription, \u201cThis tablet marks the site of the southeast corner of the Old Adobe Wall that protected Tucson from the Indians in the early days prior to 1845.\u201d The stone monument was moved on October 23, 1930, due to construction. The original marker was lost. In 1955, the Tucson Chapter, NSDAR, replaced the marker with a brass quarter-circle disc marking the southeast corner. The disc was embedded in the floor of the old Pima County Assessor\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #2a2a2a;\">Dedicated:<\/strong><br \/>1922<br \/><strong>Rededicated:<\/strong><br \/>1955<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sponsor:\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/tucson.arizonadar.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tucson\u00a0Chapter, NSDAR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"710\" height=\"552\" src=\"https:\/\/tempazmarkers.arizonadar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1922-dedication-s-e-corner-el-presidio.jpeg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tempazmarkers.arizonadar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1922-dedication-s-e-corner-el-presidio.jpeg 710w, https:\/\/tempazmarkers.arizonadar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1922-dedication-s-e-corner-el-presidio-300x233.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 710px) 100vw, 710px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>This photo was provided to Sandy Lawford, Past Regent, El Presidio Chapter, NSDAR, from Mark Still. His notes from the photo are: \u201cElizabeth Carter Still unveiling the cornerstone of the southeast corner of an old adobe wall which protected Tucson from the Indians in the early days. Tablet erected by the Tucson Chapter of the D.A.R. Nov. 11, 1922\u201d<br \/>\u201cFront row, third from left [taller of the 2 girls in white] Elizabeth Carter Still; behind ECS on the right (the lady with a hat) is her mother Lyde McKeand Still, a charter member of Tucson of DAR and one of it\u2019s [sic] early Regents.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"358\" height=\"269\" src=\"https:\/\/tempazmarkers.arizonadar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1922-disc-s-e-corner-el-presidio.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tempazmarkers.arizonadar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1922-disc-s-e-corner-el-presidio.jpg 358w, https:\/\/tempazmarkers.arizonadar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1922-disc-s-e-corner-el-presidio-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 358px) 100vw, 358px\" \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"667\" height=\"278\" src=\"https:\/\/tempazmarkers.arizonadar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1922-collage1-2-images-s-e-corner-el-presidio.jpeg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tempazmarkers.arizonadar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1922-collage1-2-images-s-e-corner-el-presidio.jpeg 667w, https:\/\/tempazmarkers.arizonadar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1922-collage1-2-images-s-e-corner-el-presidio-300x125.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tNorthwest Corner\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><strong>Marker:\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>Northwest Corner &#8211; Old Adobe Wall<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location:\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>Corner of Main Avenue and Washington Street<br \/>Tucson, Pima County, Arizona<\/p>\n<p><strong>Historical Significance:<\/strong><br \/>\u201cN.W. Corner Adobe Wall of Spanish Presidio of Tucson Marked 1926 by D.A.R.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The marker was dedicated on March 26, 1926, during the DAR State Conference held in Tucson. The marker is a ten\u2011inch bronze plaque embedded in the block wall surrounding the J.\u00a0Knox\u00a0Corbett House at the corner of Washington\u00a0Street and Main\u00a0Avenue.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #2a2a2a;\">Dedicated:<\/strong>\u00a0<strong style=\"color: #2a2a2a;\">\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>March 26, 1926<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sponsor:\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/tucson.arizonadar.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tucson\u00a0Chapter, NSDAR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"441\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/tempazmarkers.arizonadar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1922-plaque-n-w-corner-el-presidio.jpeg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tempazmarkers.arizonadar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1922-plaque-n-w-corner-el-presidio.jpeg 441w, https:\/\/tempazmarkers.arizonadar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1922-plaque-n-w-corner-el-presidio-300x191.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 441px) 100vw, 441px\" \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"336\" height=\"447\" src=\"https:\/\/tempazmarkers.arizonadar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1922-wall-n-w-corner-el-presidio.jpeg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tempazmarkers.arizonadar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1922-wall-n-w-corner-el-presidio.jpeg 336w, https:\/\/tempazmarkers.arizonadar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1922-wall-n-w-corner-el-presidio-226x300.jpeg 226w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px\" \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tSouthwest Corner\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #2a2a2a;\">Marker:<br \/>S<\/strong>outhwest Corner &#8211; Old Adobe Wall<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location:<\/strong><br \/>NW corner of City Hall Parking Lot (255 W. Alameda Parking lot in rear of building)<br \/>Tucson, Pima County, Arizona<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong><br \/>The original marker was replaced by the Tucson Historical Society in 1988. The marker is affixed to remnants of the Old Adobe Wall in front of City Hall next to the parking lot.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Historical Significance:<\/strong><br \/>&#8220;S.W. Corner Adobe Wall of Spanish Presidio of Tucson Marked 1926 by D.A.R.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The marker was dedicated on March 26, 1926, the same time as the northeast and northwest cornerstone markers. All three of the markers were identical bronze plaques less than 10-inches wide.<\/p>\n<p>The bronze southwest cornerstone marker was placed on the Orndorff\u00a0Hotel, but it was lost in 1935 when the hotel was demolished to build a parking lot. The hotel was originally built in 1856 and named the Phillips House for its owner.<\/p>\n<p>Sam Hughes purchased the hotel from Mr. Phillips, renaming it the Cosmopolitan, and in 1896 sold it to Mrs.\u00a0A.\u00a0C.\u00a0Orndorff. Wood reclaimed<br \/>from the hotel demolition was used to make both the Tucson Chapter, NSDAR, gavel and the Arizona State Regent\u2019s Gavel, a gift from the Tucson Chapter, NSDAR.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #2a2a2a;\">Dedicated:<\/strong>\u00a0<br \/>March 26, 1926<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sponsor:\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/tucson.arizonadar.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tucson\u00a0Chapter, NSDAR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\t\t<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Plaza De Las Armas<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Commemorative Raising of First American Flag within Walls of Tucson<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Marker:\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>Raising the First American Flag within Tucson Presidio December 16, 1846<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location:\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>El Presidio Park<br \/>Tucson, Pima County, Arizona<\/p>\n<p><strong>Historical Significance:<\/strong><br \/>Tucson was under Spanish rule in 1846 which predates the Gadsden Purchase in 1853 by seven years. Raising the flag of the United States of America was a rebellious act.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #2a2a2a;\">Dedicated:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>1929<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sponsor:<br \/><\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arizonadar.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arizona State Society DAR, Mabel Wakefield Moffitt, State Regent<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"385\" height=\"395\" src=\"https:\/\/tempazmarkers.arizonadar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1922-stone-and-marker-plaza-el-presidio.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tempazmarkers.arizonadar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1922-stone-and-marker-plaza-el-presidio.jpg 385w, https:\/\/tempazmarkers.arizonadar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1922-stone-and-marker-plaza-el-presidio-292x300.jpg 292w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 385px) 100vw, 385px\" \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"294\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/tempazmarkers.arizonadar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1922-marker-plaza-el-presidio.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tempazmarkers.arizonadar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1922-marker-plaza-el-presidio.jpg 294w, https:\/\/tempazmarkers.arizonadar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1922-marker-plaza-el-presidio-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 294px) 100vw, 294px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Old Walled City Gateway<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #2a2a2a;\">Marker: <\/strong><br \/>Old Walled City Gateway Marker<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #2a2a2a;\">Location:\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>La Placita Park<br \/>Also known as El Presidio Park<br \/>110 S Church Street<br \/>Tucson, Pima County, Arizona<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #2a2a2a;\">Historical Significance:<\/strong><br \/>&#8220;Tucson Old Walled City Founded 1776 by Spanish Government as a Presidio \/ Became Part of U.S. after Gadsden Purchase 1853 \/ Erected 1936&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This marker commemorated the south entrance to the Old Walled City of Tucson, the largest city in the Gadsden Purchase.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #2a2a2a;\">Dedicated:<\/strong>\u00a0<br \/>January 16, 1937<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sponsor:<\/strong><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/tucson.arizonadar.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tucson\u00a0Chapter, NSDAR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"599\" src=\"https:\/\/tempazmarkers.arizonadar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1922-marker-s-entrance-el-presidio.jpeg\" alt=\"A snapshot of the plaque on a concrete and stone base. Marker text is in the body of this page.\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tempazmarkers.arizonadar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1922-marker-s-entrance-el-presidio.jpeg 974w, https:\/\/tempazmarkers.arizonadar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1922-marker-s-entrance-el-presidio-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/tempazmarkers.arizonadar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1922-marker-s-entrance-el-presidio-768x575.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Presidio San Agust&#237;n del Tucson Marker:\u00a0Presidio Real de San Agust&#237;n del Tucson\u00a0Location:\u00a0Agust&#237;n del Tucson Museum.Presidio San Agust&#237;n del Tucson Museum196 N. Court AvenueTucson, Pima County, Arizona32.224420, -110.973556 Historical Significance:In 1775, the Presidio Real de San Agust\u00edn del Tucson was established by Regular Spanish Army Lieutenant Colonel Hugo O\u2019Conor. The fort was small and poorly constructed. 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