Monterey State Historic Park, Custom
House Plaza, between Scott and Decatur Sts, Monterey
Plaque:
Private Plaque
Notes:
None
From the Guidebook:
Commodore John Drake Sloat
raised the American flag over this building on July 7,
1846 to signal the passing of California from Mexican
to American rule. Restored through the efforts of the
Native Sons of the Golden West with the assistance of
the people of California.
