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

A Haven for Artists

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, February 3, 2014

1. A Haven for Artists Marker

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Inscription. In the late 1800s, Joaquin Miller hosted gatherings of such notables as authors Jack London, Ambrose Bierce, Mark Twain, Bret Harte and Prentice Mulford; English humorist and playwright Tom Hood; illustrator/engraver Frank Leslie; poet Walt Whitman, Ina Coolbrith, and George Sterling; English statesman and writer Lord Houghton; actress Lillie Langtry.

Erected 2010 by City of Oakland.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music.

Location. 37° 48.641′ N, 122° 11.587′ W. Marker is in Oakland, California, in Alameda County. It is in Joaquin Miller Park. It can be reached from the intersection of Joaquin Miller Road and Sanborn Road, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3098 Joaquin Miller Road, Oakland CA 94602, 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: Joaquin Miller’s Abbey (a few steps from this marker); Joaquin Miller (a few steps from this marker); The Monument Loop: A Legacy (within shouting distance of this marker); The Creation of a Park (within shouting distance of this marker); The Funeral Pyre (about 700 feet away, measured in

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a direct line); Pyramid to Moses (approx. 0.2 miles away); John C. Fremont Monument (approx. ¼ mile away); Voyage of the Brooklyn (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oakland.

A Haven for Artists and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, February 3, 2014

2. A Haven for Artists and Marker

Joaquin Miller’s Abbey image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, February 3, 2014

3. Joaquin Miller’s Abbey

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 15, 2014, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 806 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 15, 2014, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.