History and Heritage in San Francisco, CA

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Fort Point and Lime Point define respectively the southern and northern flanks of the narrow entrance to...

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The California Historical Society was founded in 1871. A nonprofit, privately funded, membership organization, ...

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Because all of the furnishings and collections are original and authentic, without exception, the museum ...

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Alameda is a unique island community located in the heart of the San Francisco Bay Area. We offer permanent displays of...

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Prompted by the cry of "Gold!" at Sutter's Mill in 1848, thousands of fortune hunters set out from the E...

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Completed in 1934, the Coast Guard Cutter Electra was converted to the presidential yacht and commissioned as a U.S. ...

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- This unique park, located at the west end of San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf, includes the fleet of historic...

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The second floor museum regularly hosts traveling and original exhibitions that highlight the art, histor...

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This monument is erected to commemorate the arrival of the first Japanese naval ship Kanrin Maru in San Francisco Bay...

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On April 1, 1942, sixteen B-25 bombers were hoisted to the flight deck of the carrier Hornet and parked there, while ...

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Built by Peter Brooks in 1883, serving the needs of tourists, local citizens, mourners, partyers, Clampers, and a hos...

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The first United States Branch Mint in San Francisco was authorized by Congress July 3, 1852, and opened for operatio...

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In the early 1880s, three miles of sand dunes separated the developed areas of San Francisco from Lands End, where Ad...

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Pan American World Airways fabled China Clipper (Martin M/130 Flying Boat) left Alameda Marina on November 22, 1935 u...

Fort Point National Historic Site