Turning Whale Blubber Into Valuable Oil - San Simeon, CA
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N 35° 38.633 W 121° 11.253
10S E 664091 N 3945963
One of a few interpretive signs at William R. Hearst Memorial State Beach in San Simeon.
Waymark Code: WMWW5Y
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 10/20/2017
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The sign reads, "This 200-gallon iron vat or try pot was found here on San Simeon Beach. Captain Clark and his crew melted slabs of blubber from the whales hunted offshore. Imagine the stench and black smoke filling this cove as the blubber was pended into oil."
Group that erected the marker: CA State Parks
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
San Simeon, CA, USA
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed
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