Cliff House / Sutro Baths - San Francisco, California
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member DougK
N 37° 46.717 W 122° 30.834
10S E 542806 N 4181363
The area immediately around Cliff House is part of the setting of Jack London's novel The Scarlet Plague, written in 1912. The story is told in 2073 of a plague that struck the world in 2013, reducing the population of the world to less than 500.
Waymark Code: WMJ830
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 10/08/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member fi67
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Timely, the Scarlet Plague describes the story of a vicious plaque that struck the world in 2013. The book is divided into six sections. In section one, James Howard Smith, one of the few survivors of the plague, recalls memories of his youth and exploring the lands around the Cliff House and the nearby Sutro Baths ruins.

The latter sections of the book describes the Red Death plague and how James watched those around him die.

Short Description: The Cliff House and nearby ruins was a youth hangout of the survivor of the Scarlet Plague.

Book Title: Scarlet Plague

First Year Published: 1912

Author's Name: Jack London

Name of Waymarked Item: Cliff House, Sutro Baths

Location of Item: West side of San Francisco, near Ocean Beach

More Information:
The Scarlet Plague is a post-apocalyptic science fiction novel written by Jack London and originally published in London Magazine in 1912. When London wrote this book, the 4th Cliff house, resembling the one present today, had just been rebuilt on the cliffs in 1909.


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