Mountain View Cemetery in Oakland in Alameda County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Rev. Laurentine Hamilton
1826 – 1882
Columbia, San Jose, Oakland
Founding minister of the First Presbyterian Church of Oakland
Mt. Hamilton bears his name
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Churches & Religion • Exploration • Settlements & Settlers.
Location. 37° 49.946′ N, 122° 14.25′ W. Marker is in Oakland, California, in Alameda County. It is in Mountain View Cemetery. Marker can be reached from Main Avenue near Piedmont Avenue, on the right when traveling east. The granite marker is in plot 8. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5000 Piedmont Avenue, Oakland CA 94611, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. In Memory of Col. John Coffee Hays (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); William Taylor (about 600 feet away); Samuel Merritt, M.D. (approx. 0.2 miles away); Governor Juan Bautista Alvarado (approx. 0.4 miles away); Antonio Bras Columns (approx. half a mile away); Faux Bois Benches (approx. 0.6 miles away); World War I Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Piedmont Park History Trail (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oakland.
Also see . . . Laurentine Hamilton. Wikipedia
"...in 1861 he travelled with William H. Brewer and Charles F. Hoffmann to the summit of a nearby mountain, as part of the initial California Geological Survey. That mountain, Mount Hamilton, is named after him.(Submitted on April 19, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.)
While preaching on Easter Sunday, 1882, Hamilton spoke "We know not what matter is..." and then collapsed onto the ground, dead."
Credits. This page was last revised on April 19, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 19, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. This page has been viewed 66 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 19, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.