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The Funeral Pyer, Pyramid to Moses, and John C. Fremont Monument

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By Joseph Alvarado, May 20, 2023

The Funeral Pyre and Marker

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1 ► California, Alameda County, Oakland, Joaquin Miller Park — The Funeral Pyre —

Oakland’s Poet Joaquin Miller hoped to be cremated here but never was. He lived on these hights 1885-1913. — — Map (db m229373) HM

2 ► California, Alameda County, Oakland, Joaquin Miller Park — Pyramid to Moses — 1892 —

Joaquin Miller’s symbol of belief in the Ten Commandments. The first of three monuments erected by Miller on these “Hights.” — — Map (db m229378) HM

3 ► California, Alameda County, Oakland, Joaquin Miller Park — John C. Fremont Monument — Built 1904 —

Erected by Joaquin Miller where it was reputed that Fremont first saw the sunset over the Bay in 1846. — — Map (db m229379) HM

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