Mormon Battalion

Historical marker location:

El Centro, California

( Memorial is on Kumeyaay Highway (Interstate 8) west of Silsbee Road, on the right when traveling west.)

Marker installed: 1978

The Hollywood sign, which originally read "Hollywoodland," was built in 1923 as an advertisement for a real estate development. The sign was intended to be temporary, but it became a beloved symbol of the film industry and was eventually made permanent.