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 ...

F., Cal., declare and proclaim myself Emperor of these U. S.” –Emperor Joshua Norton I It was 154 years ago, September 17th 1859, the eclectic and ruined San Francisco businessman Joshua ...

The city’s slogan, “Find Yourself Here,” was never more applicable than to the epic figure of San Franciscan Joshua Norton, Emperor of the United States, who ruled the nation from his seat of power, a ...

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 ...