Emperor Norton departed the earth almost 140 years ago, but the memory of the beloved San Francisco figure has never faded, in part because of the members of the fraternal group E Clampus Vitus, which commemorates historical moments, places and figures of the American West.
A 1939 plaque celebrating Emperor Norton I was refurbished and rededicated by the Clampers at a ceremony Sept. 7 at the newly reopened Salesforce Transit Center in San Francisco.
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