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

Prehistoric Indian Mound

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, March 30, 2023

1. Prehistoric Indian Mound Marker

Inscription. One thousand feet due west was a prehistoric mound, 400 feet long, 150 feet wide, and 14 feet high. The remains of 450 Indians with stone implements and shell ornaments were found when the mound was remove in 1908.

Erected 1919 by Daughters of the American Revolution, Copa de Ora Chapter.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Indigenous Peoples and Communities. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1908.

Location. 37° 45.522′ N, 122° 13.857′ W. Marker is in Alameda, California, in Alameda County. It is on High Street near Santa Clara Avenue, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1430 High Street, Alameda CA 94501, 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: Lincoln Park, 1909 (within shouting distance of this marker); Webster House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Krusi Park (approx. 0.6 miles away); Tidal Canal (approx. 0.7 miles away); They Brought Alameda the News (approx. ¾ mile away); Clark Memorial Bench (approx. 0.8 miles away); Tonarigumi

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(approx. 0.8 miles away); a different marker also named Tonarigumi (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Alameda.

More about this marker. This marker is located in Lincoln Park.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, November 24, 2014

2. Prehistoric Indian Mound Marker

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, November 24, 2014

3. Prehistoric Indian Mound Marker

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, March 30, 2023

4. Prehistoric Indian Mound Marker

Alameda Historical Society, circa 1914

5. Prehistoric Indian Mound Marker

Ishi, the last of the Yahi tribe of Northern California, accompanied by Dr. Thomas Waterman and the Daughters of the American Revolution, at the dedication of the original plaque, Lincoln Park, June 18, 1914, that commemorates a Native American shell mound where implements and shell ornaments were found in the vicinity of Lincoln Park in 1908. - Alameda Museum caption
Note the different plaque.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 23, 2014, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 1,712 times since then and 79 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 31, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. 2, 3. submitted on December 23, 2014, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. 4. submitted on March 31, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. 5. submitted on December 23, 2014, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.