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Pages in category "Military facilities in the San Francisco Bay Area" The following 41 pages are in this category, out of 41 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Presidio of San Francisco is the only site in a national recreation area with an extensive residential leasing program. The Presidio has four creeks that park stewards and volunteers are restoring to expand their riparian habitats' former extents. The creeks are Lobos and Dragonfly creeks, El Polin Spring, and Coyote Gulch.
San Francisco Bay Area. The San Francisco Bay Area, commonly known as the Bay Area, is a metropolitan region surrounding the San Francisco Bay estuaries in Northern California. According to the 2010 United States Census, the region has over 7.1 million inhabitants and approximately 6,900 square miles (18,000 km 2) of land. [1]
Presidio of San Francisco – a former military reservation and site of the initial Spanish fortification in San Francisco, including: Baker Beach – the birthplace of the Burning Man festival, a popular sunbathing spot that is clothing-optional at its northern end. Located at the southwestern corner of the Presidio
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. ... Pages in category "Military in the San Francisco Bay Area" The following 30 pages are in this category, out of 30 total.
In 1769 Spain occupied the San Francisco area and by 1776 had established the area's first European settlement, with a mission and a presidio.To protect against encroachment by the British and Russians, Spain selected Punta del Cantil Blanco, a promontory with a high white cliff (cantil blanco) located at the narrowest part of the bay's entrance, [4] to construct a fortification.
San Francisco: 1901: 1962: United States Army Fort Miley Military Reservation: Point Lobos, San Francisco: San Francisco: 1898: 1949: United States Army Camp Barbour [8] Camp Miller Fort Miller: Millerton Lake: Fresno: May 26, 1851: December 1, 1866: United States Army Presidio of Monterey: Monterey: Monterey: 1768: still in use by US: New ...
Historically part of the Presidio of San Francisco, Crissy Field closed as an airfield after 1974. Under Army control, the site was affected by dumping of hazardous materials . [ 2 ] The National Park Service took control of the area in 1994 and, together with the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy , [ 3 ] worked to restore the site until ...