It was signed, “NORTON I, Emperor of the United States”. Norton was referring to the heightened political tension surrounding slavery. The Southern states largely depended on enslaved people ...

Today marks the 150th anniversary of the accession of Norton I, emperor of the United States and protector of Mexico, unquestioned monarch of all the zany characters who have inhabited the streets ...

If you’ve taken a walking tour of San Francisco, there’s a good chance you’ve heard the name Emperor Norton. That was how Bay Curious listener and Oakland resident Jennifer Jacobs first learned about ...

The loyal subjects of Emperor Norton were none too thrilled with the idea of sticking his royal highness' name on that big gray thing in San Francisco Bay. It's every bit as good an idea ...

But for a period in the 19th century, San Francisco boasted its own emperor. Residents are so proud of him, in fact, that he remains a symbol of the city even to this day. Joshua Abraham Norton ...

There’s no word as yet on royal appearances at the market, but if you see Emperor Norton striding down San Francisco’s waterfront or holding court in Union Square, clad in an ostrich-plumed ...

It was signed, “NORTON I, Emperor of the United States”. The proclamation of ‘Emperor Norton’ as seen in The San Francisco Evening Bulletin on September 17, 1859 [Courtesy of the San ...