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Paradise Park in Oakland in Alameda County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
 

In Memoriam (NSGW WWI Memorial)

 
 
In Memoriam (NSGW WWI Memorial) Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, July 15, 2019
1. In Memoriam (NSGW WWI Memorial) Marker
Inscription.
In Memoriam
of the boys of this district
who made the supreme sacrifice
Dedicated Sunday July 10th 1921
by Claremont Parlor No. 240 N.S.G.W.
and affiliated organizations

This plate donated by H.T. Burns
 
Erected 1921 by Native Sons of the Golden West Claremont Parlor No. 240.
 
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I. In addition, it is included in the Native Sons/Daughters of the Golden West series list.
 
Location. 37° 50.751′ N, 122° 17.067′ W. Memorial is in Oakland, California, in Alameda County. It is in Paradise Park. It is at the intersection of San Pablo Avenue and 63rd Street, on the right when traveling north on San Pablo Avenue. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 6200 Pablo Avenue, Emeryville CA 94608, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in California’s San Francisco Bay Area and on the Coast Ranges. It is also on the American Pacific Coast. Globally, it is in North America, on the Ring of Fire, in the Pacific Rim, in the Western Hemisphere,

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in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Commander Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen (approx. half a mile away); Site of Reid's Records (approx. half a mile away); California & Nevada Railroad (approx. 0.6 miles away); Exxon Super Service Station (approx. 0.6 miles away); Rumford's Pharmacy (approx. 0.6 miles away); Santa Fe Railroad Tracks (approx. 0.6 miles away); San Pablo Tennis Club (approx. 0.6 miles away); William Byron Rumford (February 2, 1908 - June 12, 1986) (approx. 0.6 miles away).
 
More about this memorial. The marker is located on San Pablo Avenue, in front of the Aspire Berkley Maynard Academy, in a small "alcove" formed by the irregularity in the fenceline.
 
In Memoriam (NSGW WWI Memorial) Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, July 15, 2019
2. In Memoriam (NSGW WWI Memorial) Marker - wide view
In Memoriam (NSGW WWI Memorial) Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Fred, July 7, 2022
3. In Memoriam (NSGW WWI Memorial) Marker
This view is Photo from the rear of the marker’s setting looking westward toward San Pablo Avenue (CA State Route 123).
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 16, 2019, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 726 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on July 16, 2019, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.   3. submitted on July 7, 2022, by Fred of Homans, Illinois.
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