Fort Point
Fort Point and Lime Point define respectively the southern and northern flanks of the narrow entrance to San Francisco Bay. Given its prime location, Fort Point has been a desired spot for several construction proj... lighthousefriends.com
Alcatraz Island
Prompted by the cry of "Gold!" at Sutter's Mill in 1848, thousands of fortune hunters set out from the East Coast and rounded Cape Horn on their way to San Francisco and the gold fields beyond. After several vessel... lighthousefriends.com
East Brother
As vessels enter the Golden Gate bound for the Sacramento or San Joaquin Rivers, they first pass through San Francisco Bay, and then head north through San Pablo Strait and into San Pablo Bay. Two-mile-wide San Pab... lighthousefriends.com
Point Bonita
Guardian of the northern tip of the Golden Gate, the Point Bonita Lighthouse still uses its original second-order Fresnel lens to cast forth a guiding beacon for mariners. In the 1850s, as lighthouses started poppi... lighthousefriends.com
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
Visitors relive America's seafaring past on National Historic Landmark ships at Hyde Street Pier. Round out the visit by strolling the grounds and beach of Aquatic Park, the 1930s Landmark District. Exhibits featurin... sanfrancisco.travel
Presidio, San Francisco, California
The Presidio for many years was one of the major U.S. Army posts on the West Coast. In 1995 almost all of it was turned over to the National Park Service, to be administered as a part of Golden Gate National Recreation Area. ... trails.com
Presidio Army Museum - San Francisco, Ca
"Situated on Lincoln Boulevard (junction with Funston Avenue) is the Presidio Army Museum, housed in an old military hospital dating from 1857. There are exhibitions of relics and documents which illustrate the part playe... waymarking.com
Yerba Buena
It has been said that the small island situated roughly midway between Oakland and San Francisco has had as many names as a modern divorce, and also in like fashion, has reclaimed a former name. The island was repo... lighthousefriends.com
Mile Rocks
The southern side of the entrance to the Golden Gate is dotted with a family of dangerous wave-swept rocks that includes Black Head Rock, Lobos Rock, and Pyramid Rock. The two northernmost, and thus most dangerous ... lighthousefriends.com
Lime Point
Lime Point is situated on the northern side of the Golden Gates narrowest point. From this point, a rocky spur, just twenty feet wide, extends roughly 100 feet into the bay. In 1883, a narrow one-story fog signal b... lighthousefriends.com
Ashurbanipal Monument
The Assyrians formed one of the earliest great empires in the world. Their civilization dates from 2700 B.C. with the important cultural centers at Ashur and Nineveh north of modern Baghdad. Beginning as a river civilization in... hmdb.org
Peoples Of The Coast - Why Did They Live Here?
Alson, Aptos, Carquin, Huchiun, Oljon, Tamien, Matsun, Rumsen, Yelamu ? these are jst a few of the 50 or so Indian tribes that populated the coastal area from Carquinez Strait to south of Monterey Bay. For at least 10,000 years... hmdb.org
Point Blunt
In 1775, Juan Manuel de Ayala became the first European navigator to sail into San Francisco Bay. He found a protected anchorage in a small cove on the northern side of the bay's largest island and promptly named t... lighthousefriends.com
Navigating The Golden Gate - Bonfires, Buoys, And Foghorns
Deep channels make San Francisco?s remarkable harbor accessible to immense ships. On the other hand, a narrow entrance, swift currents, high winds, rocks, and fog make navigating the Golden Gate treacherous. Early mariners look... hmdb.org
Historic Shipwrecks - Lost At The Golden Gate
Swift tides, treacherous rocks, dense fog, and a narrow harbor entrance have always made San Francisco?s coast and port difficult to navigate. Over 300 known vessels have failed to make the passage and sank in the cold, treache... hmdb.org
Vernon Alley
The legendary jazz bassist Vernon Alley was born May 26, 1915, in Winnemuca, Nevada. His father was a barber, a railroad man, and a laborer. His mother was a hotel worker. He came to San Francisco as a child and has always call... hmdb.org