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Mount Soledad Cross. The Mount Soledad Cross (formerly the Mount Soledad Easter Cross) is a prominent landmark located on top of Mount Soledad in the La Jolla neighborhood of San Diego, California. The present structure was erected in 1954; it is the third Christian cross in that location, the first having been put up in 1913. [1]
The San Diego Temple was announced on April 7, 1984, and dedicated on April 25, 1993 by Gordon B. Hinckley. The temple was built on a 7.2-acre (2.9 ha) plot, has 4 ordinance rooms and 8 sealing rooms, and has a total floor area of 72,000 square feet (6,700 m 2). Although there is no visitors' center, the church maintains the Mormon Battalion ...
The 823-foot (251 m) mountain [1] lies between Interstate 5 to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is mostly within the community of La Jolla where the northern and eastern slopes form a sharp escarpment along the Rose Canyon Fault. The community of Pacific Beach is on the gentler southern slope.
Apologia. Bust of St. John Henry Newman, by T. Westmacott, 1841. An apologia (Latin for apology, from Greek: ἀπολογία, lit. 'speaking in defense') is a formal defense of an opinion, position or action. [1][2] The term's current use, often in the context of religion, theology and philosophy, derives from Justin Martyr 's First Apology ...
La Jolla Historical Society. Coordinates: 32°50′42″N 117°16′38″W. The La Jolla Historical Society is a private 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization in the La Jolla community of San Diego, California. According to its mission statement, it "celebrates the history and culture of this region along the water's edge through interdisciplinary ...
9302 La Jolla Farms Road 9/23/1998 California Modern style house built in 1958, designed by Richard Neutra; one of only two Neutra houses in San Diego 375: Dr. Martha Dunn Corey Residence 494 Arenas St. 3/24/1999 Victorian house built in 1909 for Dr. Martha Dunn Corey, moved from 7520 Draper Ave in 2003 380
Coordinates: 32°51′30″N 117°15′56″W. Spanish Shawl (Flabellina iodinea) in Scripps Canyon, La Jolla. The San Diego-La Jolla Underwater Park is the historical name for a marine reserve that includes the San Diego-Scripps Coastal Marine Conservation Area (SMCA) and Matlahuayl State Marine Reserve (SMR), adjoining marine protected areas ...
Life and career. Crosby was born on June 10, 1926. [1] His parents moved to La Jolla in 1935. He graduated from La Jolla High School in 1944, and studied math and science at Occidental College in Los Angeles, completing a double major in pre-med and psychology. After twelve years as a teacher of secondary-level science, mostly chemistry, he ...