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Historical Markers and War Memorials in San Francisco City and County, California

 
Clickable Map of San Francisco City and County, California and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg San Francisco County, CA (722) Alameda County, CA (674) Contra Costa County, CA (480) Marin County, CA (249) San Mateo County, CA (191)  SanFranciscoCityandCounty(722) San Francisco City and County (722)  AlamedaCounty(674) Alameda County (674)  ContraCostaCounty(480) Contra Costa County (480)  MarinCounty(249) Marin County (249)  SanMateoCounty(191) San Mateo County (191)
Adjacent to San Francisco City and County, California
      Alameda County (674)  
      Contra Costa County (480)  
      Marin County (249)  
      San Mateo County (191)  
 
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1 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco — 408 — Birthplace of Freemasonry in California
On Montgomery Street north of Washington Street, on the right when traveling north.
2 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco — 964 — Birthplace of The United Nations — War Memorial Complex — Opera House —
Near Van Ness Avenue at Grove Street, on the right when traveling south.
3 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco — 875 — Old United States Mint — San Francisco
On 5th Street at Mission Street on 5th Street.
4 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Alamo Square — Westerfield House
On Fulton Street near Scott Street, on the right when traveling west.
5 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Alcatraz Island — Alcatraz Lighthouse — Oldest beacon on the West Coast — Golden Gate National Recreation Area —
6 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Alcatraz Island — First Escape Attempt — Golden Gate Recreation Area
Reported damaged.
7 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Alcatraz Island — Indian Occupation 1969-1971 — Golden Gate National Recreation Area —
8 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Alcatraz Island — Lower Military Prison — From Fort to Prison — Golden Gate National Recreation Area —
9 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Alcatraz Island — Not Just a Water Tower — A Message to the World — Golden Gate National Recreation Area —
10 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Alcatraz Island — Officers' Club — Getting together on Alcatraz
11 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Alcatraz Island — Persian Carpet
12 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Alcatraz Island — Quartermaster Warehouse and Power Plant — Sustaining the city in the bay
13 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Alcatraz Island — The Morgue — Death on the Rock
14 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Alcatraz Island — Warden's House
15 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Alcatraz Island — Western Gulls — Nursery on the Parade Ground
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16 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Bernal Heights — 791 — Original Site of Bancroft Library
On Valencia Street at Cesar Chavez, on the right when traveling south on Valencia Street.
17 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Cathedral Hill — 691 — Sarcophagus of Thomas Starr King
Near Franklin Street at O'Farrell Street.
18 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Central Waterfront — Building 49
On Illinois Street at 18th Street, on the right when traveling north on Illinois Street.
19 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Central Waterfront — Crane 14
Near Illinois Street.
20 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Central Waterfront — Industrial Architecture
Near Illinois Street near 18th Street.
21 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Central Waterfront — Industrialization of the Shoreline
Near Illinois Street.
22 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Central Waterfront — Radial Drill Press
Near Illinois Street near 19th Street.
23 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Central Waterfront — Steel Lathe
Near Illinois Street north of 18th Street.
24 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Central Waterfront — Yard Evolution: New Power and Production
On Illinois Street at 18th Street on Illinois Street.
25 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Central Waterfront — Yard Layout: Form Follows Function
Near Illinois Street at 18th Street.
26 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Chinatown — "Comfort Women" Column of Strength
Near Pine Street at Kearny Street.
27 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Chinatown — A Legacy of Preserving Fish
On Wentworth Place south of Jackson Street, on the right when traveling south.
28 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Chinatown — Alleyways in Chinatown — Ross Alley
On Ross Alley near Jackson Street, on the right when traveling north.
29 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Chinatown — 500 — Andrew Smith Hallidie — Site of Eastern Terminus First Street Cars in the World Propelled by Cable
Near Kearny Street near Clay Street, on the left when traveling south.
30 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Chinatown — 85 — California Star — Office of the California Star Newspaper —
Near Washington Street near Grant Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
31 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Chinatown — 86 — California Theatre
On Bush Street, on the left when traveling east.
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32 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Chinatown — Chinese-American War Memorial
Near Pine Street at Quincy Street, on the left when traveling east.
33 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Chinatown — Dr. Sun Yat Sen — 1866 - 1925
On California Street just south of Grant Street, on the left when traveling west.
34 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Chinatown — Far East Cafι — Since 1920
On Grant Avenue south of Sacramento Street, on the left when traveling north.
35 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Chinatown — First Chinese American Boy Scout Troop in America
On Washington Street west of Stockton Street, on the left when traveling east.
36 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Chinatown — First Chinese Baptist Church — 華人浸信會
On Waverly Place at Sacramento Street, on the left when traveling north on Waverly Place.
37 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Chinatown — Former Site of Eureka Lodgings — Residence of Emperor Norton
On Commercial Street west of Montgomery Street, on the right when traveling west.
38 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Chinatown — Hang Ah / 香雅 — Dimsum Tea House
On Pagoda Place (Hang Anh Alley) at Sacramento Street, on the left when traveling north on Pagoda Place (Hang Anh Alley).
39 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Chinatown — Hang Ah Alley / 香亞巷
On Hang Ah Alley / Pagoda Place, on the right when traveling south.
40 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Chinatown — Hanlin Tea Restaurant / 翰林茶館 — Since 1986
On Washington Street near Kearny Street, on the right when traveling west.
41 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Chinatown — Home of Benjamen Chinn — 1921 – 2009
On Commercial Street near Kearny Street, on the left when traveling west.
42 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Chinatown — 819 — Hudson's Bay Company
On Commercial Street at Montgomery Street, on the left when traveling west on Commercial Street.
43 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Chinatown — Kong Chow Association and Temple
On Pine Street at Kearny Street, on the right when traveling west on Pine Street.
44 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Chinatown — Pony Express
On Clay Street at Montgomery Street on Clay Street.
45 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Chinatown — 119 — Portsmouth Plaza — An Historic Shrine
Near Kearny Street near Washington Street.
46 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Chinatown — Raising of the American Flag
Near Washington Street near Walter U Lum Place, on the right when traveling east.
47 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Chinatown — Ross Alley / 舊呂宋巷
On Ross Alley at Washington Street, on the left when traveling north on Ross Alley.
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48 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Chinatown — San Francisco Brewing Company
On Columbus Avenue at Pacific Street, on the right when traveling south on Columbus Avenue.
49 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Chinatown — 143 — SFFD Engine Co. No. 2
On Bush Street, on the left when traveling east.
50 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Chinatown — 87 — Site of First U.S. Branch Mint
On Commercial Street, 0 miles west of Montgomery Street, on the right when traveling west.
51 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Chinatown — 810 — Site of Old St. Mary’s — Cornerstone 1853 - Dedicated 1854
On California Street at Grant Avenue, on the right when traveling west on California Street.
52 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Chinatown — Site of San Francisco’s First Book Store
On Walter U Lum Place near Clay Street, on the right when traveling south.
53 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Chinatown — 587 — Site of the First Public School in California
Near Clay Street at Walter U Lum Place.
54 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Chinatown — 192 — Site of the Jenny Lind Theatre and San Francisco City Hall
On Kearny Street near Merchant Street, on the right when traveling south.
55 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Chinatown — Spofford Alley / 斯呂宋巷
On Spofford Street at Washington Street, on the left when traveling south on Spofford Street.
56 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Chinatown — The Birthplace of a Great City
Near Grant Avenue near Clay Street, on the left when traveling north.
57 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Chinatown — Watershed History (North Shore)
On Spofford Street near Washington Street, in the median.
58 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Chinatown — 696 — Western Headquarters of Russell, Majors, and Waddell
On Montgomery Street at Merchant Street, on the right when traveling south on Montgomery Street.
59 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Chinatown — Willie "Woo Woo" Wong
Near Sacramento Street at Pagoda Place / Hang Ah Alley.
60 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Civic Center — Ashurbanipal Monument — The Assyrians
On Fulton Street east of Larkin Street, on the right when traveling east.
61 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Civic Center — Pioneer Monument / California Native Americans
On Fulton Street east of Larkin Street, in the median.
62 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Dogpatch — Ship Propeller Drive Shaft
Near Illinois Street.
63 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Duboce Triangle — AIDS Memorial Quilt
On Market Street east of Castro Street, on the right when traveling west.
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64 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Duboce Triangle — Audre Lorde — Rainbow Honor Walk —
On Market Street, on the right when traveling west.
65 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Duboce Triangle — Barbara Jordan — (1936-1996) — Rainbow Honor Walk —
On Market Street east of Castro Street, on the right when traveling west.
66 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Duboce Triangle — Divine — Rainbow Honor Walk —
On Market Street at Noe Street, on the right when traveling west on Market Street.
67 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Duboce Triangle — Fereydoun Farrokhzad — (1938-1992) — Rainbow Honor Walk —
On Market Street at Castro Street, on the right when traveling west on Market Street.
68 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Duboce Triangle — Josephine Baker — Rainbow Honor Walk
On Market Street, on the right when traveling west.
69 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Duboce Triangle — King of the Road! — The Golden Gate’s Golden Age of Cycling
On Duboce Avenue near Market Street, on the right when traveling west.
70 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Duboce Triangle — Kiyoshi Kuromiya — (1943-2000) — Rainbow Honor Walk —
On Market Street near Castro Street, on the right when traveling west.
71 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Duboce Triangle — Lou Sullivan — Rainbow Honor Walk
On Market Street south of 16th Street, on the right when traveling west.
72 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Duboce Triangle — Marie Equi — (1872-1952) — Rainbow Honor Walk —
On Market Street at Noe Street, on the right when traveling west on Market Street.
73 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Duboce Triangle — Mint Hill — A Trip Through Local History — Clyde Wahrhaftig —
On Duboce Avenue near Market Street, on the right when traveling west.
74 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Duboce Triangle — Quentin Crisp — Rainbow Honor Walk —
On Market Street, on the right when traveling west.
75 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Duboce Triangle — Sally Ride — (1951-2012) — Rainbow Honor Walk —
On Market Street at Castro Street, on the right when traveling west on Market Street.
76 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Duboce Triangle — St. Francis Lutheran Church
On Church Street, on the left when traveling north.
77 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Duboce Triangle — 247 — Swedish American Hall — San Francisco Landmark No. 247
On Market Street west of Sanchez Street.
78 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Duboce Triangle — The Industrial Age — San Francisco Street Car History
On Duboce Avenue near Market Street, on the right when traveling west.
79 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Duboce Triangle — W.H. Auden — Rainbow Honor Walk —
On Market Street east of Noe Street, on the right when traveling west.
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80 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Embarcadero — 20,000 Years Ago
Near The Embarcadero near Folsom Street, on the right when traveling west.
81 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Embarcadero — Audiffred Building
On Embarcadero at Mission Street, on the right when traveling south on Embarcadero.
82 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Embarcadero — Bryant Street
Near The Embarcadero at Bryant Street, on the right.
83 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Embarcadero — Bustle of the City
On The Embarcadero near Market Street, on the right when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
84 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Embarcadero — Captain Leidesdorff
Near The Embarcadero near Washington Street, on the right when traveling south.
85 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Embarcadero — Captain Shorey
On The Embarcadero at Folsom Street, on the right when traveling west on The Embarcadero.
86 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Embarcadero — Fast Tides, Frisky Winds & Wet Sails
Near The Embarcadero near Folsom Street, on the right when traveling west.
87 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Embarcadero — Ferry Building — 1898
On The Emarcadero, on the right when traveling north.
88 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Embarcadero — Fireboats on the Bay
On The Embarcadero near Harrison Street, on the right when traveling north.
89 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Embarcadero — Folsom Street
On Embarcadero at Folsom Street, on the right when traveling south on Embarcadero.
90 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Embarcadero — Freeway Supports
On The Embarcadero near Market Street, in the median.
91 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Embarcadero — Fruit Seller
On The Embarcadero, on the right when traveling north.
92 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Embarcadero — Getting Around
On The Embarcadero near Mission Street, on the right when traveling west.
93 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Embarcadero — Harrison Street
On Embarcadero at Harrison Street, on the right when traveling south on Embarcadero.
94 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Embarcadero — Hills Bros. Coffee Trademark
Near The Embarcadero at Harrison Street.
95 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Embarcadero — Hills Brothers Coffee
On Embarcadero at Harrison Street, on the right when traveling south on Embarcadero.
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96 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Embarcadero — Howard Street
On Embarcadero at Howard Street, on the right when traveling south on Embarcadero.
97 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Embarcadero — In Memory of Howard Sperry and Nick Bordoise — “An Injury To One Is An Injury To All” — Bloody Thursday, July 5, 1934 —
On Steuart Street near Mission Street, on the right when traveling north.
98 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Embarcadero — Indian Occupiers — This Land is My Land
On Pier 33 north of The Embarcadero.
99 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Embarcadero — Klebingat Recalls The City Front
On The Embarcadero near Market Street.
100 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Embarcadero — Luxury to the Tropics
On The Embarcadero, on the left when traveling south. Reported permanently removed.

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Apr. 28, 2024