Joaquin Miller Park in Oakland in Alameda County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
The Funeral Pyre
Photographed By Joseph Alvarado, May 20, 2023
1. The Funeral Pyre Marker
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1885.
Location. 37° 48.757′ N, 122° 11.581′ W. Marker is in Oakland, California, in Alameda County. It is in Joaquin Miller Park. Marker can be reached from Sanborn Drive east of Lookout Point, on the right when traveling east. The wood marker is next to the masonry pyre. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3300 Joaquin Miller Road, Oakland CA 94602, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Pyramid to Moses (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); A Haven for Artists (about 700 feet away); Joaquin Miller (about 700 feet away); Joaquin Miller’s Abbey (about 700 feet away); The Monument Loop: A Legacy (about 700 feet away); The Creation of a Park (about 800 feet away); John C. Fremont Monument (approx. ¼ mile away); Voyage of the Brooklyn (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oakland.
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. The Monument Loop: A Legacy
Also see . . .
1. Joaquin Miller. Wikipedia
"Cincinnatus(Submitted on July 27, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.)Heine Miller (September 8, 1837 – February 17, 1913), better known by his pen name Joaquin Miller, was an American poet, author, and frontiersman. He is nicknamed the "Poet of the Sierras" after the Sierra Nevada, about which he wrote in his Songs of the Sierras (1871)."
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2. Joaquin Miller, the Man. Friends of Joaquin Miller Park
"Joaquin Miller Park is named for one of the late 19th century’s more colorful figures, Cincinnatus Hiner (“Joaquin”) Miller. Born in Indiana in 1841, he was a pony-express rider, lawyer, judge, teacher, gold prospector, nomad, and author.(Submitted on July 27, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.)
During a trip to the Bay Area in 1870, he met Ina Coolbrith, California’s first Poet Laureate and Oakland’s first public librarian. She convinced Cincinnatus to take the colorful pen name of “Joaquin” Miller. He later became known as the “Poet of the Sierras.”
Photographed By Joseph Alvarado, May 20, 2023
2. The Funeral Pyre and Marker
Photographed By Joseph Alvarado, May 20, 2023
3. The Funeral Pyre
Photographed By Joseph Alvarado, May 20, 2023
4. The Funeral Pyre
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5. Cincinnatus "Joaquin" Miller
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6. Cincinnatus "Joaquin" Miller
Photographed By Joseph Alvarado, May 20, 2023
7. Joaquin Miller Park Sign
Credits. This page was last revised on July 27, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 27, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. This page has been viewed 341 times since then and 129 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on July 27, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.
