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

John C. Fremont Monument

Built 1904

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, May 20, 2023

1. John C. Fremont Monument Marker

Inscription. Erected by Joaquin Miller where it was reputed that Fremont first saw the sunset over the Bay in 1846.

Topics. This historical marker and monument is listed in this topic list: Exploration. A significant historical year for this entry is 1846.

Location. 37° 48.634′ N, 122° 11.32′ W. Marker is in Oakland, California, in Alameda County. It is in Joaquin Miller Park. It can be reached from Sanborn Drive, on the right when traveling east. The wood marker is in the parking lot east of Woodminster - Cathedral of the Woods. 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.

Regionally, this marker and monument 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

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distance of this marker: Pyramid to Moses (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Monument Loop: A Legacy (approx. ¼ mile away); The Creation of a Park (approx. ¼ mile away); Joaquin Miller (approx. ¼ mile away); Joaquin Miller’s Abbey (approx. ¼ mile away); A Haven for Artists (approx. ¼ mile away); The Funeral Pyre (approx. ¼ mile away); Voyage of the Brooklyn (approx. 0.6 miles 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 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)."

(Submitted on July 27, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.)

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”)
Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, May 20, 2023

2. John C. Fremont Monument and Marker
Miller. Born in Indiana in 1841, he was a pony-express rider, lawyer, judge, teacher, gold prospector, nomad, and author.

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.”

(Submitted on July 27, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.)

John C. Fremont Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, May 20, 2023

3. John C. Fremont Monument

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, May 20, 2023

4. John C. Fremont Monument

Cincinnatus "Joaquin" Miller image. Click for full size.

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5. Cincinnatus "Joaquin" Miller

Public Domain

6. Cincinnatus "Joaquin" Miller

Joaquin Miller Park Sign image. Click for full size.

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 567 times since then and 88 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on July 27, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.