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

930 Pacific Avenue

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, October 3, 2020

1. 930 Pacific Avenue Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Erected 1889 for Mr. & Mrs. George H. Mastick

The Alameda Chapter of the American Red Cross
was founded here in 1898.
Mrs. Mastick was elected first president.

Dedicated 1982 by the
Alameda Chapter American Red Cross
Alameda Historical Society

Erected 1982 by American Red Cross Alameda Chapter, Alameda Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1889.

Location. 37° 46.559′ N, 122° 16.131′ W. Marker is in Alameda, California, in Alameda County. It is in West Alameda. Marker is on Pacific Avenue east of Wood Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 930 Pacific Avenue, Alameda CA 94501, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Jean Sweeney - Alameda's "Little Engine That Could" (approx. 0.3 miles away); History of the Alameda Belt Line (approx. 0.3 miles away); First Transcontinental Railroad (approx. 0.4 miles away); Skippy Peanut Butter

930 Pacific Avenue and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, October 3, 2020

2. 930 Pacific Avenue and Marker

The marker, not visible here, is mounted to the other side of the rock in the lower left foreground.

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(approx. half a mile away); U.S. Maritime Officers Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); 1890 Seawall (approx. one mile away); The History of the Site of the Shade Tree (approx. one mile away); 1930 Where the World Comes to Oakland (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Alameda.

Regarding 930 Pacific Avenue. "Mrs. Mastick" was Elizabeth "Lizzie" J. Spencer Mastick. She was born in Bloomington, IL in 1858, and died in Alameda in 1938, and is buried alongside her husband in Mountain View Cemetery in Oakland.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 4, 2020, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 201 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 4, 2020, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. 2. submitted on October 5, 2020, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.