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Fremont Street

 
 
Fremont Street Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, December 18, 2014
1. Fremont Street Marker
Inscription. This marker consists of six plaques arranged in a 2 X 3 pattern. The top left plaque is the title plaque and may contain some text. The top right plaque displayed an arrow which points in the direction of the named street. Other plaques contain biographical information on the person for whom the street is named, appropriate quotation(s) and relevant illustrations, cast in bronze.

In February of 1853, the United States Topographical Engineers published their first detailed survey of the city, showing new streets, many named for army and naval officers. Fremont and Folsom were prominent officers; Harrison, Bryant and King held important city and port positions; Spear and Brannan had been pioneers of Yerba Buena before San Francisco had its name.

Pathfinder of the West, Fremont led three U.S. Army expeditions in 1842-1845 that helped to open the Overland Trail. In 1846 he was instrumental in the Bear Flag Rebellion and the end of Mexican rule in California, through daring and extraordinary good fortune. Dismissed from the army for arrogating excessive authority, Fremont ran for President in 1856 as a Republican on an anti-slavery ticket. In his later life he pursued many great schemes, and was always one step away from riches.

"Railroads followed the lines of his journeyings, a nation followed his
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maps to their resting places. and many cities have risen on the ashes of his campfires." -- Jesse Fremont.
 
Erected by San Francisco Art Commission for the Waterfront Transportation Projects.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical month for this entry is February 1853.
 
Location. 37° 47.023′ N, 122° 23.301′ W. Marker is in San Francisco, California, in San Francisco City and County. It is in South Beach. Marker can be reached from The Embarcadero near Delancey Street, on the right. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 600 The Embarcadero, San Francisco CA 94107, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Alaska Packers (within shouting distance of this marker); Building the Seawall (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Brannan Street (about 400 feet away); The Oriental Warehouse (about 400 feet away); Remnants of Rincon Hill (about 400 feet away); Beale Street (about 500 feet away); Beale Street Wharf (about 500 feet away); Vernon Alley (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Francisco.
 
More about this marker. This marker is embedded in the sidewalk.
 
John Charles Fremont, 1813-1890 image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, December 18, 2014
2. John Charles Fremont, 1813-1890
Fremont Street Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, December 18, 2014
3. Fremont Street Marker
Fremont Street Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, December 18, 2014
4. Fremont Street Marker
Fremont Street Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, December 18, 2014
5. Fremont Street Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 2, 2016, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 400 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on March 2, 2016, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.

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