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

Lake Merritt

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, March 16, 2023

1. Lake Merritt Marker

Inscription. Lake Merritt was acquired for Oakland in 1891 though the personal efforts of Melvin C Chapman, Mayor

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Parks & Recreational Areas.

Location. 37° 48.407′ N, 122° 15.416′ W. Marker is in Oakland, California, in Alameda County. It is in Lakeside Park. It is on Bellevue Avnue near Perkins Street, on the left when traveling north. The plaque is mounted to a boulder near the Sallie Rutherford Thaler Memorial Fountain. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Oakland CA 94610, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker 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,

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: Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Lakeside Park Duck Feeding Area (within shouting distance of this marker); Bowling Greens and Clubhouse (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Children's Memorial Statue (approx. 0.2 miles away); USS Maine Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Cleveland Cascade (approx. 0.4 miles away); Makkeweks (approx. 0.4 miles away); The War With Spain Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oakland.

Also see . . .
1. Lake Merritt. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on June 28, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

2. Lake Merritt. Website homepage

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(Submitted on June 28, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, March 16, 2023

2. Lake Merritt Marker

Boulder on the lower right.
Sallie Rutherford Thaler Memorial Fountain in Background.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 21, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. This page has been viewed 219 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 21, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.