Charles Crocker (in Mountain View Cemetery)
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Squirreleen
N 37° 50.087 W 122° 14.284
10S E 567045 N 4187758
Quick Description: One of the "Big Four" industrialists in the 19th C and builders of the Central Pacific RR
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 5/3/2008 6:04:49 PM
Waymark Code: WM3Q5H
Published By: Groundspeak Premium Member cache_test_dummies
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Long Description:
Charles Crocker is interred in one of the large tombs on Millionaire's Row in the Olmsted-designed Mountain View Cemetery in Oakland, CA.
Description:
Charles Crocker made his fortune in California selling supples to the 49ers. By 1854, he was one of the wealthiest men in Sacramento. Along with Mark Hopkins, Collis Huntington and Leland Stanford he became known as one of the "Big Four" and builders of the Central Pacific RR, the western portion of the Transcontinental RR.

Date of birth: 09/16/1822

Date of death: 06/14/1888

Area of notoriety: Other

Marker Type: Tomb (above ground)

Setting: Outdoor

Visiting Hours/Restrictions: daylight hours, every day

Fee required?: No

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