San Francisco
Dashiell Hammett brown plaque
San Francisco, CA
Home of Dashiell Hammett and Sam Spade.
Farnsworth Green Street Lab
San Francisco, CA
Farnsworth Green Street Lab- In a simple laboratory on this site, 202 Green Street, Philo Taylor Farnsworth, U.S. Pioneer in Electronics,...
First Jewish Religious Services
San Francisco, CA
First Jewish Religious Services In a second floor room in a store which stood on this location, forty pioneers of Jewish faith gathered...
First Ship into San Francisco Bay
San Francisco, CA
First Ship into San Francisco Bay On August 5, 1775, the Spanish packet San Carlos, under the command of Lieutenant Juan Manuel de Ayala,...
Golden Gate Park North Dutch Windmill
San Francisco, CA
Golden Gate Park North Dutch Windmill Originally constructed 1902 Restoration completed 1981 The restoration of this historical landmark...
Jack London Birthplace
San Francisco, CA
To mark the birthplace of the noted author Jack London, January 12, 1876.
John B. Montgomery bronze plaque
San Francisco, CA
On this spot the American Flag was first raised in San Francisco by Commander John B. Montgomery of the U.S.S. Portsmouth July 9 1846...
Lloyd Lake
San Francisco, CA
Lloyd Lake Named in memory of Reuben Headley Lloyd 1835-1909 Pioneer lawyer and Park Commisioner.
Roald Amundsen
San Francisco, CA
Roald Amundsen, the Norwegian polar explorer, was the first to locate the magnetic North Pole and to navigate the Northwest Passage, the...
Robert W. Carroll Memorial
San Francisco, CA
In Memoriam Robert W. Carroll Dedicated to the beloved memory of Petty Officer First Class Bob Carroll United States Navy Seabee Reserve...
William Richardson and San Francisco bronze plaque
San Francisco, CA
The birthplace of a great city.