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  2. San Francisco Fire of 1851 - Wikipedia

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    Around 11 pm on the night of May 3, 1851, a fire (possibly arson) broke out in a paint and upholstery store above a hotel on the south side of Portsmouth Square in San Francisco. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Fueled by increasingly high winds, the fire was initially carried down Kearny St. and then, as the winds shifted to the south, into the downtown area ...

  3. Musée Mécanique - Wikipedia

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    The museum's move sparked protests by San Francisco locals. An online petition was created opposing it, with over 12,000 signatures. Many of the protesters believed that the money was unavailable to fund the move and renovations, and many had strong feelings about the museum's historical and nostalgic significance from its history at Playland.

  4. List of museums in the San Francisco Bay Area - Wikipedia

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    This list of museums in the San Francisco Bay Area is a list of museums, defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.

  5. History of San Francisco - Wikipedia

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    San Francisco, 1865–1932: Politics, Power, and Urban Development. University of California Press. Richards, Rand (2007). Historic San Francisco: A Concise History and Guide. ISBN 978-1879367050. Ryan, Mary P. (1997). Civic Wars: Democracy and Public Life in the American City during the Nineteenth Century. Berkeley: University of California Press.

  6. Abcarian: California's cycle of fiery destruction and ... - AOL

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    In 1993, the Old Topanga fire — one of 26 major wildfires that burned from Ventura County to the Mexican border that year — blazed for 10 days, scorched 18,000 acres, destroyed 359 homes and ...

  7. Niantic (whaling vessel) - Wikipedia

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    A portion of Niantic ' s hull and rudder, with several related artifacts, is in the San Francisco Maritime Museum. The display includes the ship's log kept by First Mate James Cleaveland, recording the arrival in San Francisco. A diorama shows the ship as she is believed to have appeared in 1850, converted to a storeship but not yet landlocked ...

  8. Barbary Coast Trail - Wikipedia

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    The Barbary Coast Trail is a marked trail that connects a series of historic sites and several local history museums in San Francisco, California.Approximately 180 bronze medallions and arrows embedded in the sidewalk mark the 3.8-mile (6.1 km) trail.

  9. The J. Paul Getty Museum's priceless collection of artwork, which includes paintings by Van Gogh, Rembrandt, Monet and Degas, once again found itself in the path of destruction as the Palisades ...