As described on the bronze plaque on the monument , in 1921 , the Ferndale Parlor of the Native Sons of the Golden West placed a cross and marker on the hill overlooking Centerville Beach . The first marker was destroyed in the 1992 Cape Mendocino earthquakes . A new marker was placed and rededicated on February 11 , 1995
1992 Cape Mendocino earthquakes
1992 Cape Mendocino earthquakes
Centerville Beach Cross