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In 1945, the County of San Diego purchased 7 acres of land to develop a monument to honor John J. Montgomery. By March 1946, this was expanded through the acquisition of 18 adjacent acres for the development of Montgomery Park. [3] The land acquisition process was led by Paul Mannen and Gordon Wiggins of the San Diego Junior Chamber of Commerce.
John Gillespie Magee Jr. (9 June 1922 – 11 December 1941) [1] [2] [3] was a World War II Anglo-American Royal Canadian Air Force fighter pilot and war poet, who wrote the sonnet "High Flight". He was killed in an accidental mid-air collision over England in 1941.
MCRD San Diego Command Museum: San Diego: Military: History of the Marines in the 20th and 21st centuries, the Marines' presence in the Southern California region, and the history of Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego McKinney House and Museum: La Mesa: Historic house: Operated by the La Mesa Historical Society, early 20th-century house [9]
Orson Welles read the poem on an episode of The Radio Reader's Digest (11 October 1942), [9] [10] Command Performance (21 December 1943), [11] and The Orson Welles Almanac (31 May 1944). [12] High Flight has been a favourite poem amongst both aviators and astronauts. It is the official poem of the Royal Canadian Air Force and the Royal Air Force.
The Whaley House is located at the Old Town neighborhood of San Diego. The historic house opened as a museum on May 25, 1960, managed by the San Diego Historical Shrine Foundation, a non-profit organization formed in 1956 and led by James E. Reading and June A. Strudwick-Reading. [9]
SDHL # [1] Landmark name [2] Image Address [2] Designation Date [2] Description [3]; 1: El Prado Area: Balboa Park: 9/7/1967 Long, wide promenade running through the center of Balboa Park, lined with Spanish Revival buildings including the Museum of Us, the San Diego Museum of Art, the Museum of Photographic Arts, the Natural History Museum, the Fleet Science Center, and the Timken Museum of Art
The museum traces its starting point to the Panama–California Exposition, which opened in 1915 on the occasion of the inauguration of the Panama Canal.The central exhibit of the exposition, "The Story of Man through the Ages," was assembled under archaeologist Dr. Edgar Lee Hewett of the School of American Archaeology (later renamed the School of American Research and since 2007 the School ...
In 1910 San Diego had a population of 39,578, San Diego County 61,665, Los Angeles 319,198, and San Francisco 416,912. San Diego's scant population made it the smallest city ever to attempt holding an international exposition. However, the Exposition was a huge success and was extended for a second year. [1]