Jack London

Jack London (HM1COR)

Location: Oakland, CA N7M 5J5 Alameda County
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 47.631', W 122° 16.489'

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January 12, 1876 - November 22, 1916

Oakland's famed native son was the noted author of "The Call of the Wild", "The Sea Wolf" and "South Sea Tales". He was at various times a sailor, Alaskan gold miner, salmon fisher and longshoreman.

For a time he was politically involved in making socialist speeches and served as a war correspondent at different periods in the Far East and Mexico.
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HM NumberHM1COR
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Year Placed1977
Placed ByE Clampus Vitus, Joaquin Murrieta Chapter No. 13
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Sunday, October 5th, 2014 at 11:56pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)10S E 563847 N 4183190
Decimal Degrees37.79385000, -122.27481667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 47.631', W 122° 16.489'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 47' 37.86" N, 122° 16' 29.34" W
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Area Code(s)765
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1-199 Webster Street Tube, Oakland CA N7M 5J5, US
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