What a great evening going through some State Park Slides! As many of you know, there is stone memorial to Nate Harrison on the Grade that bears his name. One of the fun discoveries of tonights “Name that Slide Show”was a slide of this plaque that used to be at the entrance. The plaque was stolen a number of years ago. It was great to have a photo to see the wording:
Nathan Harrison’s Spring
Brought here a Slave about 1848
Died October 10, 1920 Aged 101 years
A Man’s a Man For That
Thanks to the sharp eyes of Mike Pique, he realized that tonight would have been 90 years since Nate Harrison passed away. Kinda special that we found a photo of his plaque tonight, don’t you think! We sure do think it would be nice to have the plaque returned or another made!
Like some great reading on Nate Harrison? David Ross, mountain resident and editor of the Valley Center Road Runner did a wonderful series. Click for David’s award-winning articles on the man and the legends of the Nate Harrison Grade.
Bonnie Phelps
Palomar Mountain News 
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