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American Flag Raised

1846  AMERICAN FLAG RAISED AT MONTEREY  With the outbreak of hostilities with Mexico, Commodore John Drake Sloat, as commander of the Pacific fleet, raises the American flag at the Custom House...

1846 

AMERICAN FLAG RAISED AT MONTEREY 

With the outbreak of hostilities with Mexico, Commodore 
John Drake Sloat, as commander of the Pacific fleet, raises 
the American flag at the Custom House and declares 
California a part of the United States.

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