Site of Garbage Wars

Site of Garbage Wars (HM2J74)

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N 37° 53.265', W 122° 17.901'

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On April 1, 1908, armed Ocean View residents
gathered near this area on Buchanan St. to protest
Berkeley's dumping of garbage in Ocean View.
Garbage dumps were unpopular due to a regional
plague scare, the residents (mostly women) turned
away Berkeley's garbage wagons until the sheriff
arrived and ordered them to stop. The conflict
caused the city of Ocean View (later renamed
Albany) to incorporate in the fall of 1908 and
outlaw outside garbage dumping.
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HM NumberHM2J74
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Year Placed2013
Placed ByAlbany Historical Society
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Sunday, July 28th, 2019 at 2:02pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)10S E 561697 N 4193592
Decimal Degrees37.88775000, -122.29835000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 53.265', W 122° 17.901'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 53' 15.9" N, 122° 17' 54.06" W
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