Feb 2, 2021 · Floor plaque memorializing the spot where Mary Ellen Pleasant lived, on Octavia near Sutter. Heritage photo. Born into slavery, she became a ...

Oct 16, 2020 · The trees and plaque are now known as Mary Ellen Pleasant Memorial Park, the smallest park in San Francisco.

Sep 22, 2016 · City's smallest public park is just a small stretch of sidewalk without a patch of grass or spot for picnicking.

May 31, 2023 · Mary Ellen Pleasant Memorial Park · One of the smallest parks in San Francisco honors the legacy of the "Mother of Civil Rights in California.".

Mar 15, 2022 · Her former mansion was demolished and has been replaced by the Mary Ellen Pleasant Memorial Park. The trees that the plaque refers to, and the ...

Mary Ellen Pleasant Memorial Park. Mother of Civil Rights in California. She supported the western terminus of the underground railway for fugitive slaves, 1850 ...

Mary Ellen Pleasant's mansion at Bush and Octavia, c. 1870s. Photo: courtesy OpenSFHistory.org wnp71.1598. Mary Ellen "Mammy" Pleasant became an important ...

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The Mary Ellen Pleasant Memorial Park, the smallest park in San Francisco, consists of that plaque and six enormous eucalyptus trees that march down Octavia.