COMMODORE JONES POINT
COMMODORE JONES POINT
NAMED FOR THOMAS AP GATESBY JONES. FOUNDER OF THE NAVAL ACADEMY AND WAR OF 1812 HERO. AS COMMANDER OF THE PACIFIC FLEET, JONES LANDED AT MONTEREY IN 1842, RAISING THE STARS AND STRIPES UNDER MISAPPREHENSION OF WAR WITH MEXICO. FROM 1848 TO 1850, HE AGAIN SERVED AS COMMANDER, ADVOCATING THE DEVELOPMENT OF BENICIA, CALIFORNIA
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COMMODORE JONES POINT
COMMODORE JONES POINT
NAMED FOR THOMAS AP GATESBY JONES. FOUNDER OF THE NAVAL ACADEMY AND WAR OF 1812 HERO. AS COMMANDER OF THE PACIFIC FLEET, JONES LANDED AT MONTEREY IN 1842, RAISING THE STARS AND STRIPES UNDER MISAPPREHENSION OF WAR WITH MEXICO. FROM 1848 TO 1850, HE AGAIN SERVED AS COMMANDER, ADVOCATING THE DEVELOPMENT OF BENICIA, CALIFORNIA
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