Charles Crocker (in Mountain View Cemetery)
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Squirreleen
N 37° 50.087 W 122° 14.284
10S E 567045 N 4187758
One of the "Big Four" industrialists in the 19th C and builders of the Central Pacific RR
Waymark Code: WM3Q5H
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 05/03/2008
Views: 18
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
Web site: [Web Link]
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