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California Lodge No. 1 of Free and Accepted Masons Endorses "Emperor Norton Tunnel" Naming Proposal

May 26, 2026 / The Emperor Norton Trust

The Emperor Norton Trust is delighted to announce that California Lodge No. 1 of Free and Accepted Masons has issued a statement in support of the Trust's proposal that the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge tunnel through Yerba Buena Island, S.F., be named the EMPEROR NORTON TUNNEL.

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categories / News, Bay Bridge, Tributes, Projects
tags / naming, Emperor Norton Tunnel, San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, Yerba Buena Island, endorsement, California Lodge No. 1, Masons

The Snubs of 1934

May 08, 2015 / John Lumea

The story of those who stood by Emperor Norton at his death in 1880 — and two prominent organizations that did not, when the Emperor was reburied in 1934. Includes images of original archival documents published for the first time.

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categories / Original sources, Histories, Commentary, Research
tags / 1934, Masons, Occidental Lodge, California Historical Society, Ernest Wiltsee, Bancroft Library, Herbert Priestley, Woodlawn Memorial Park, William M. Kramer, Masonic Mirror, San Francisco Chronicle, Peter Hartlaub, E Clampus Vitus, 1854, 1858, 1859, 1872, 1880, 1935