Colton Hall – Site of California’s Original Constitution - Monterey, CA, USA - Daughters of the American Revolution on Waymarking.com

"Colton Hall is a government building and museum in Monterey, California, United States. It was built in 1847-49 by Walter Colton, who arrived in Monterey as the chaplain on Commodore Robert F. Stockton's vessel. He remained and was named as Monterey's first alcalde (mayor) in the American Period. Colton Hall originally contained rooms downstairs for a public school and government assembly hall upstairs. It was the site of California's first constitutional convention in 1849." (visit link)

DAR Chapter: California State Society Daughters of the American Revolution Date Placed: 03/07/2010 Inscription: "Forty-eight men of diverse education and cultural backgrounds from throughout California converged upon Monterey in September in 1849 to frame a constitutional government for California. Working together as Californians, they created this important cornerstone of government. The deliberations conducted in English and Spanish, took place in Colton Hall. On October 13, 1849, the delegates signed and submitted a state constitution to the people of California. It was ratified by popular vote on November, 13, 1849. The 1849 Constitution was notable in that it featured articles on suffrage, women’s property rights, prohibition of slavery, establishment of the state’s eastern boundary, and specified that all laws and ordinances would be published in English and Spanish. On September 9, 1850, the Congress of the United States of America approved the constitution, making California the 31st state." California State Society Daughters of the American Revolution March 7 2010

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