They decided to erect a monument on “Fort Hill” in Monterey at the spot where Sloat’s men had constructed harbor defenses. Their campaign began in 1886 and concluded with a dedication ...

In celebration of the U.S. Army’s 250th birthday, the Presidio of Monterey held a special ceremony celebrating two and a half centuries of service, sacrifice and strength at the Sloat Monument ...

“Big Bird” is showing his age. The 101-year-old stone monument to Commodore John Drake Sloat, commemorating the capture of Monterey on July7, 1846, during the war with Mexico, is deteriorating ...

Sloat Boulevard cuts straight through San Francisco's Parkside neighborhood and offers what few nearby streets do: a nearly mile-long stretch where cars can zoom along uninterrupted without ...

One person is dead and another is in the hospital following two-car crash at Sloat Blvd. and 23rd Avenue in San Francisco Wednesday night, said police Sgt. Wilfred Williams. At 6:08 p.m., a woman ...

DAVENPORT -- Peggy Sloat away passed peacefully on Thursday, May 28th, 2020, hours after marking her 89th birthday. Peggy was born May 27, 1931, in Donahue, Iowa, the eldest daughter of Edward and ...