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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Oakland, California

 
Clickable Map of Alameda County, California and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Alameda County, CA (674) Contra Costa County, CA (481) San Francisco County, CA (722) San Joaquin County, CA (144) San Mateo County, CA (192) Santa Clara County, CA (617) Stanislaus County, CA (120)  AlamedaCounty(674) Alameda County (674)  ContraCostaCounty(481) Contra Costa County (481)  (722) San Francisco City and County (722)  SanJoaquinCounty(144) San Joaquin County (144)  SanMateoCounty(192) San Mateo County (192)  SantaClaraCounty(617) Santa Clara County (617)  StanislausCounty(120) Stanislaus County (120)
Oakland is the county seat for Alameda County
Oakland is in Alameda County
      Alameda County (674)  
ADJACENT TO ALAMEDA COUNTY
      Contra Costa County (481)  
      San Francisco City and County (722)  
      San Joaquin County (144)  
      San Mateo County (192)  
      Santa Clara County (617)  
      Stanislaus County (120)  
 
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1 California, Alameda County, Oakland — USS Oakland Mast
On Middle Harbor Road, on the left when traveling east.
2 California, Alameda County, Oakland — 442nd Regimental Combat Team Memorial
Near Skyline Boulevard, 0.5 miles north of Joaquin Miller Road.
3 California, Alameda County, Oakland — Amelia Mary Earhart
Near Earhart Road south of Langley Street.
4 California, Alameda County, Oakland — Australian Aviators
On Earhart Road, on the left when traveling north.
5 California, Alameda County, Oakland — Chappell Roland Hayes1948 – 1994
Near Middle Harbor Road near 7th Street.
6 California, Alameda County, Oakland — Crossing the San Francisco Bay
Near Burma Road.
7 California, Alameda County, Oakland — First Successful Non-stop Trans-Pacific Air FlightOakland Municipal Airport
On Earhart Road, on the left when traveling north.
8 California, Alameda County, Oakland — Hawker Siddeley TAV-8A HARRIER159831
Near Earhart Road south of Langley Street, on the right when traveling north.
9 California, Alameda County, Oakland — In Memory of Col. John Coffee Hays1-28-1817 • 4-21-1883
Near Piedmont Avenue, 0.3 miles east of Pleasant Valley Avenue.
10 California, Alameda County, Oakland — John "Alex" Alexander1924-1993
On Middle Harbor Road near 7th Street, on the right when traveling south.
11 California, Alameda County, Oakland — Moving Shoreline
On Mandela Parkway near Horton Street, on the right when traveling west.
12 California, Alameda County, Oakland — Observation Pier
Near Burma Road.
13 California, Alameda County, Oakland — 970 — Rainbow Trout Species Identified
Near Redwood Road, 0.1 miles north of Redwood Gate, on the left when traveling north.
14 California, Alameda County, Oakland — Rear Admiral R.J. "Bear" Arnold, U.S.N.
Near Middle Harbor Road.
15 California, Alameda County, Oakland — 962 — Site of Blossom Rock Navigation Trees
Near Skyline Boulevard, 0.5 miles north of Joaquin Miller Road.
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16 California, Alameda County, Oakland — The Oakland - San Francisco Bay Bridge
17 California, Alameda County, Oakland — The War With Spain Memorial
On Grand Avenue at Harrison Street on Grand Avenue.
18 California, Alameda County, Oakland — Training Wall
On Middle Harbor Road near 7th Street, on the right when traveling south.
19 California, Alameda County, Oakland — USS Oakland CL-AA 95Commissioned: 17 July 1943 Decommissioned: 1 July 1949
On Middle Harbor Road, in the median.
20 California, Alameda County, Oakland — Western Pacific Mole
Near Middle Harbor Road near 7th Street.
21 California, Alameda County, Oakland, Acorn Industrial — Food & Ships
On 3rd Street near Linden Street, on the right.
22 California, Alameda County, Oakland, Adams Point — USS Maine Memorial
On Grand Avenue at Harrison Street, on the right when traveling west on Grand Avenue.
23 California, Alameda County, Oakland, Bushrod — The Black Panther's First Office
On Martin Luther King Junior Way near Aileen Street, on the right when traveling north. Reported missing.
24 California, Alameda County, Oakland, Chabot Park — Dunsmuir House
Near Peralta Oaks Court.
25 California, Alameda County, Oakland, Cleveland Heights — Cleveland Cascade
On Lakeshore Avenue, on the right.
26 California, Alameda County, Oakland, Cleveland Heights — Francis Marion “Borax” Smith1846 - 1931
Near Park Boulevard near 3rd Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
27 California, Alameda County, Oakland, Downtown Oakland — 1920 Moving the World's Cargo
Near 9th Avenue at Clinton Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
28 California, Alameda County, Oakland, Downtown Oakland — 1930 Where the World Comes to Oakland
On 9th Avenue east of Brooklyn Basin Way, on the right when traveling east.
29 California, Alameda County, Oakland, Downtown Oakland — 1946 General Strike
Near Frank H Ogawa Plaza.
30 California, Alameda County, Oakland, Downtown Oakland — A Chinese Junk Boat for Oakland
Near 10th Street east of Harrison Street.
31 California, Alameda County, Oakland, Downtown Oakland — Alameda County Courthouses
On 12th Street near Oak Street, on the left when traveling east.
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32 California, Alameda County, Oakland, Downtown Oakland — Asian Resource Center
On 9th Street at Harrison Street, on the left when traveling west on 9th Street.
33 California, Alameda County, Oakland, Downtown Oakland — Breonna TaylorSay Her Name
On Telegraph Avenue at 16th Street, on the left when traveling south on Telegraph Avenue.
34 California, Alameda County, Oakland, Downtown Oakland — Chabot ObservatoryFounded 1883
On Jefferson Street at 11th Street, on the right when traveling south on Jefferson Street.
35 California, Alameda County, Oakland, Downtown Oakland — 48 — Charles S. Greene LibraryAfrican-American Museum and Library at Oakland — Oakland Landmark Number 48 —
On Fourteenth Street at Martin Luther King, Jr. Way, on the left when traveling west on Fourteenth Street.
36 California, Alameda County, Oakland, Downtown Oakland — Crossroads
On Telegraph Avenue at Broadway, on the left when traveling south on Telegraph Avenue.
37 California, Alameda County, Oakland, Downtown Oakland — 896 — First Unitarian Church of Oakland
On Fourteenth Street at Castro Street, on the left on Fourteenth Street.
38 California, Alameda County, Oakland, Downtown Oakland — General Strike!
On Telegraph Avenue at Broadway, on the left when traveling south on Telegraph Avenue.
39 California, Alameda County, Oakland, Downtown Oakland — Jefferson Square Park
On Jefferson Street at 7th Street, on the right when traveling south on Jefferson Street.
40 California, Alameda County, Oakland, Downtown Oakland — Lafayette Square Timeline
On 11th Street, on the left when traveling west.
41 California, Alameda County, Oakland, Downtown Oakland — Latham Memorial Fountain Unveiled
On Telegraph Avenue near Broadway, on the right when traveling south.
42 California, Alameda County, Oakland, Downtown Oakland — Latham Square
On Broadway at Telegraph Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Broadway.
43 California, Alameda County, Oakland, Downtown Oakland — Makkeweks"Makkeweks" Ohlone/Rumsen for "Sea Monster"
Near Harrison Street at Lakeside Drive.
44 California, Alameda County, Oakland, Downtown Oakland — Masters of Navigation
On 10th Street east of Harrison Street, on the right when traveling west.
45 California, Alameda County, Oakland, Downtown Oakland — 28 — Oakland City Hall
Near Frank H Ogawa Plaza near 14th Street.
46 California, Alameda County, Oakland, Downtown Oakland — Oakland War Memorial
On Fallon Street south of Lake Merreitt Boulevard, on the right when traveling south.
47 California, Alameda County, Oakland, Downtown Oakland — Oakland’s ChinatownsWa Sung Community Service Club
Near 10th Street near Alice Street, on the right when traveling east. Reported damaged.
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48 California, Alameda County, Oakland, Downtown Oakland — 884 — Paramount Theatre
On Broadway at 21st Street, on the left on Broadway.
49 California, Alameda County, Oakland, Downtown Oakland — Preservation ParkAn Overview
On Thirteenth Street at Martin Luther King Jr. Way, on the right when traveling north on Thirteenth Street.
50 California, Alameda County, Oakland, Downtown Oakland — 45 — Site of College of CaliforniaOriginal Campus of University of California
On Franklin Street at 14th Street, on the right when traveling north on Franklin Street.
51 California, Alameda County, Oakland, Downtown Oakland — The History of the Site of the Shade Tree
On 5th Avenue near Embarcadero, on the right when traveling west.
52 California, Alameda County, Oakland, Downtown Oakland — The Lathams
On Broadway at Telegraph Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Broadway.
53 California, Alameda County, Oakland, Downtown Oakland — 1027 — The Pardee House
On 11th Street near Castro Street when traveling west.
54 California, Alameda County, Oakland, Downtown Oakland — Uptown Saturday Night
On Telegraph Avenue at Broadway, on the left when traveling south on Telegraph Avenue.
55 California, Alameda County, Oakland, East Lake — 694 — Church of St. James the Apostle
On 12th Avenue at Foothill Boulevard, on the left when traveling south on 12th Avenue. Reported missing.
56 California, Alameda County, Oakland, East Peralta — California Cotton MillBuilt in 1883 — Fruitvale History Tour Site —
On Calcot Place, on the left when traveling north.
57 California, Alameda County, Oakland, East Peralta — Early Harbor
On Embarcadero, on the right when traveling south. Reported permanently removed.
58 California, Alameda County, Oakland, East Peralta — Water & Rails / Brooklyn Basin
On Embarcadero, on the right when traveling south.
59 California, Alameda County, Oakland, Fruitvale — Cryer & Sons
On Embarcadero near Dennison Street, on the right when traveling south.
60 California, Alameda County, Oakland, Fruitvale — Ky Eybright BoathouseEst. 1925
Near Channel Way near Regatta Drive.
61 California, Alameda County, Oakland, Fruitvale — Tidal Canal
On Alameda Avenue north of Tidal Way, on the right when traveling south.
62 California, Alameda County, Oakland, Fruitvale — Union Point
Near Embarcadero, on the right when traveling south.
63 California, Alameda County, Oakland, Grand Lake — Morcom Amphitheater of Roses
On Jean Street west of Grand Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
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64 California, Alameda County, Oakland, Joaquin Miller Park — A Haven for Artists
Near Joaquin Miller Road at Sanborn Road, on the left when traveling east.
65 California, Alameda County, Oakland, Joaquin Miller Park — 107 — Joaquin Miller"Poet of the Sierras”
Near Joaquin Miller Road at Sanborn Road, on the left when traveling east.
66 California, Alameda County, Oakland, Joaquin Miller Park — Joaquin Miller’s Abbey
Near Joaquin Miller Road near Sanborn Road, on the left when traveling east.
67 California, Alameda County, Oakland, Joaquin Miller Park — John C. Fremont MonumentBuilt 1904
Near Sanborn Drive, on the right when traveling east.
68 California, Alameda County, Oakland, Joaquin Miller Park — Pyramid to Moses1892
Near Sanborn Drive east of Lookout Point, on the right when traveling east.
69 California, Alameda County, Oakland, Joaquin Miller Park — The Creation of a Park
Near Sanborn Drive near Joaquin Miller Road, on the left when traveling north.
70 California, Alameda County, Oakland, Joaquin Miller Park — The Funeral Pyre
Near Sanborn Drive east of Lookout Point, on the right when traveling east.
71 California, Alameda County, Oakland, Joaquin Miller Park — The Monument Loop: A Legacy
On Sanborn Drive near Joaquin Miller Road, on the left when traveling north.
72 California, Alameda County, Oakland, Lakeside Park — Bowling Greens and Clubhouse
On Bellevue Avenue south of Grand Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
73 California, Alameda County, Oakland, Lakeside Park — Children's Memorial Statue
On Bellevue Avenue south of Grand Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
74 California, Alameda County, Oakland, Lakeside Park — Lake Merritt
On Bellevue Avnue near Perkins Street, on the left when traveling north.
75 California, Alameda County, Oakland, Lakeside Park — Lakeside Park Duck Feeding Area
On Bellevue Avnue south of Perkins Street, on the right when traveling north.
76 California, Alameda County, Oakland, Lakeside Park — Memorial
On Bellevue Avnue south of Perkins Street, on the left when traveling north.
77 California, Alameda County, Oakland, Lincoln Highlands — Voyage of the Brooklyn
Near Lincoln Avenue near Maiden Lane, on the left when traveling west.
78 California, Alameda County, Oakland, Merriewood — Kennedy Tunnel
On Skyline Boulevard, on the right when traveling north.
79 California, Alameda County, Oakland, Mills College — El Campanil
On Wetmore Road.
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80 California, Alameda County, Oakland, Mills College — First Latitude Sighting of the Golden Gate27 March 1772
On Underwood Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
81 California, Alameda County, Oakland, Montclair — Shepherd Canyon Highway That Almost Was
Near Montclair Railroad Trail.
82 California, Alameda County, Oakland, Montclair — The Railroad History of Shepherd CanyonSacramento Northern
Near Montclair Railroad Trail.
83 California, Alameda County, Oakland, Montclair — The Shepherd Canyon Corridor Plan
Near Montclair Railroad Trail south of Paso Robles Drive.
84 California, Alameda County, Oakland, Mountain View Cemetery — Rev. Laurentine Hamilton1826 – 1882
Near Main Avenue near Piedmont Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
85 California, Alameda County, Oakland, Mountain View Cemetery — Samuel Merritt, M.D.
Near Millionaires Row, on the right when traveling north.
86 California, Alameda County, Oakland, Mountain View Cemetery — William Taylor — United Methodist Historic Site —
Near Piedmont Avenue north of Ramona Avenue when traveling north.
87 California, Alameda County, Oakland, Oakland Ave - Harrison St — Connell Motor Company
On Broadway at Hawthorne Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Broadway.
88 California, Alameda County, Oakland, Oakland Ave - Harrison St — 676 — Site of Saint Mary's College
On Broadway Avenue at Hawthorne Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Broadway Avenue.
89 California, Alameda County, Oakland, Oakland Hills — Emergency Preparedness Exhibit
On Tunnel Road east of Caldecott Lane, on the right when traveling east.
90 California, Alameda County, Oakland, Oakmore — 40 — Leimert Bridge
On Leimet Boulevard near Clemens Road, on the right when traveling west.
91 California, Alameda County, Oakland, Oakmore Highlands — 40 — Leimert Bridge
On Leimert Boulevard east of Park Boulevard, on the right when traveling east.
92 California, Alameda County, Oakland, Paradise Park — In Memoriam (NSGW WWI Memorial)
On San Pablo Avenue at 63rd Street, on the right when traveling north on San Pablo Avenue.
93 California, Alameda County, Oakland, Peralta Hacienda — Anza Expedition of 1776La Expedición de Anza de 1776
On 34th Avenue near Hyde Street, on the left when traveling north.
94 California, Alameda County, Oakland, Peralta Hacienda — 925 — Peralta HaciendaBegun in 1821 — Fruitvale History Tour Site —
Near 34th Avenue near Hyde Street.
95 California, Alameda County, Oakland, Piedmont Avenue — Antonio Bras Columns
On Howe Street near Pleasant Valley Avenue.
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96 California, Alameda County, Oakland, Piedmont Avenue — 299 — El Camino Rancho San Antonio
On West MacArthur Boulevard at Broadway, on the right when traveling east on West MacArthur Boulevard.
97 California, Alameda County, Oakland, Piedmont Avenue — Key Route Train Station
On 41st Street near Piedmont Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
98 California, Alameda County, Oakland, Pill Hill — St. Augustine's Episcopal ChurchOakland Landmark Number 29
On 29th Street at Telegraph Avenue, on the right when traveling south on 29th Street.
99 California, Alameda County, Oakland, Prescott — Dr. Huey P. Newton
On Madela Parkway at 10th Street, in the median on Madela Parkway.
100 California, Alameda County, Oakland, Prescott — 107 — Liberty Hall
On 8th Steet at Chester Street, on the right when traveling east on 8th Steet.

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