Campo de Cahuenga

Los Angeles County · 3919 Lankershim Boulevard, North Hollywood · location approximate

"Here was made the Treaty of Cahuenga by General Andres Pico, commanding forces for Mexico, and Lieutenant-Colonel J. C. Frémont, U.S. Army, for the United States. By this treaty, agreed upon January 13th, 1847, the United States acquired California; finally secured to us by the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, made February 2nd, 1848." The above legend was written February 9, 1898, by Mrs. Jessie Benton Fremont.

1971 register text, presented as a historical document. It uses the period's terms for Native people; the state's landmark listings still carry most of this wording, and the California Office of Historic Preservation maintains the program's current texts.

Many of these plaques have since been recast or their texts revised. The California Historical Landmarks program and its current texts are maintained by the California Office of Historic Preservation. California Office of Historic Preservation ↗

David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Marker data: State of California, Department of Parks and Recreation, California Historical Landmarks (1971)

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