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  2. Mary Ellen Pleasant - Wikipedia

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    In 1974, the city of San Francisco designated eucalyptus trees that Pleasant had planted outside her mansion at the southwest corner of Octavia and Bush streets in San Francisco as a Structure of Merit. [44] The trees and associated plaque are now known as Mary Ellen Pleasant Memorial Park, which is the smallest park in San Francisco. [45]

  3. The House On Octavia Street - Wikipedia

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    Teresa Percy flees her abusive husband, a gambling addict, from New York City to San Francisco in the mid-1800s. Her new friend Lizzie, a prostitute, introduces her to Ms. Mary Ellen "Mammy" Pleasant, a mysterious local socialite infamous for having "rescued" and gainfully employed numerous black people who were former slaves and part of southern America's African-American diaspora.

  4. The 11 Most Haunted Places in San Francisco - AOL

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    Mary Ellen Pleasant Memorial Park, Lower Pac Heights When work with the Underground Railroad in New England became too dangerous, Mary Ellen Pleasant moved to San Francisco to work as a cook for ...

  5. Thomas Bell (capitalist) - Wikipedia

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    Bell was a decades-long bachelor [4] when Pleasant introduced him to Teresa Percy Hoey, [3] [10] who had been one of her "protégés". [11] [d] Teresa's maiden name was Harris and she was a widow when she married Bell. [10] Home of Mary Ellen Pleasant and Thomas Bell's family, 1861 Octavia, San Francisco, California

  6. Warm Water Cove - Wikipedia

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    Warm Water Cove is an outdoor, formerly industrialized picnic area in San Francisco, California, located near Pier 80 and the Dogpatch neighborhood. [1] The park contains works of graffiti art, abandoned warehouses, and punk concerts. [2] Free, all-ages shows are set up a few times every month by local Bay Area and touring musicians.

  7. Mary Jane Megquier - Wikipedia

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    Mary Jane Megquier (1813–1899) was an American businesswoman. She participated in the California Gold Rush . She is mentioned alongside Luzena Wilson and Mary Ellen Pleasant among the women who managed to profit among the miners of the Gold Rush by selling 'female gendered" domestic services to the miners.

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  9. Charlotte L. Brown - Wikipedia

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    The Charlotte Brown case paved the way for other cases brought by San Francisco African Americans like William Bowen and Mary Ellen Pleasant that challenged the "whites-only" practices of the privately owned streetcars. [27] [28] In 1893 streetcar segregation was officially outlawed on statewide streetcars by the California legislature. [1] [29]