Santa Barbara County
Historical Markers
Source: Waymarking.com
California State Historical Landmarks in Santa Barbara County
Historical Marker #248 - Gaviota Pass - Gaviota, CA
Source: Gaviota Pass Image Gallery
N-bound State Hwy 101 rest stop (P.M.
46.9), 1.5 mi NW of Gaviota
N 34° 29.109 W 120° 13.729
Here, on Christmas Day, 1846, natives and soldiers from the
Presidio of Santa Barbara lay in ambush for Lieutenant Colonel
John C. Frémont, U.S.A., and his battalion. Frémont learned of
the plot and, guided by Benjamin Foxen and his son William, came
instead over the San Marcos Pass, to capture Santa Barbara
without bloodshed.
This page was last updated July 26, 2009.