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  2. William Hammond Hall - Wikipedia

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    In 1870 the Park Commission solicited bids for a topographical survey which was awarded to Hall. After the successful completion of that task, he was appointed Golden Gate Park's first superintendent in 1871. [1] Hall devised a plan to improve the Park. The design included a Panhandle along with two main drives.

  3. Golden Gate Park - Wikipedia

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    Golden Gate Park is an urban park between the Richmond and Sunset districts of San Francisco, California, United States. It is the second-largest park in the city , containing 1,017 acres (412 ha), and the third-most visited urban park in the United States, with an estimated 24 million visitors annually.

  4. William McKinley Memorial - Wikipedia

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    Relief bust of William McKinley shown in profile. 1908 Post Card of the McKinley Monument in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. On May 13, 1903, President Theodore Roosevelt visited San Francisco to break ground at the Golden Gate Park for the erection of a monument to the late President William McKinley. Five thousand people came to Golden Gate ...

  5. John McLaren (horticulturist) - Wikipedia

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    McLaren also designed Graceada Park in Modesto, California. He was friends with John Muir and dedicated his life to vigorous advocacy and development of 1,017-acre (4.12 km 2) Golden Gate Park, one of the largest public parks

  6. Joseph Strauss (engineer) - Wikipedia

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    After completion of the Golden Gate Bridge he returned to his passion of poetry and wrote his most recognizable poem "The Mighty Task is Done". He also wrote "The Redwoods", and his "Sequoia" can still be purchased by tourists visiting the California redwoods. He died in Los Angeles, California one year after the Golden Gate's completion. His ...

  7. California Academy of Sciences - Wikipedia

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    The institution is located at the Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. Completely rebuilt in 2008, the academy's primary building in Golden Gate Park covers 400,000 square feet (37,000 m 2). [3] [5] In early 2020, before the COVID-19 pandemic, the California Academy of Sciences had around 500 employees and an annual revenue of about $33 million. [2]

  8. Human Be-In - Wikipedia

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    The Human Be-In was an event held in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park Polo Fields on January 14, 1967. [1] [2] [3] It was a prelude to San Francisco's Summer of Love, which made the Haight-Ashbury district a symbol of American counterculture and introduced the word "psychedelic" to suburbia.

  9. De Young Museum - Wikipedia

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    Located in Golden Gate Park, it is a component of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, along with the Legion of Honor. The de Young is named for early San Francisco newspaperman M. H. de Young. The museum is accessible via public transit on the N Judah Metro line.