Anthony Chabot 's grave
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Squirreleen
N 37° 50.000 W 122° 14.136
10S E 567264 N 4187598
Monument in Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, CA.
Waymark Code: WM3VAX
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 05/20/2008
Views: 7
This obelisk marks the grave of nineteenth-century entrepreneur Anthony Chabot who made his career in hydraulic mining and water works. Nearby Chabot Reservoir is named after him as is the Chabot Observatory, whose telescope he donated.
Date Created/Placed: 1888
Address:
5000 Piedmont Avenue
Oakland, CA 94611
Height: 4 meters
Website: [Web Link]
Illuminated: Not Listed
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