On Bridgeway north of Richardson Street, on the right when traveling north.
At left, Angel Island on a clear winter day as the Eureka steams out of Sausalito. Originally named the Ukiah, she was built in 1923 and was once the largest ferryboat to operate on San Francisco Bay. With the capacity to hold 3,300 . . . — — Map (db m232290) HM
On Bridgeway at El Portal, on the right when traveling south on Bridgeway.
Built to house Sausalito's one-time community bank. It's sandstone and marble exterior and neo-classical details are typical of the grand banking temples of the 1920's. Original exterior unaltered. — — Map (db m132614) HM
On Field Road near Conzelman Road, on the right when traveling west.
Battery Alexander, fully armed by 1906, mounted eight 12-inch mortars designed to fire shells in a high arc - up and then down onto the decks of enemy battleships. Low-trajectory gunfire from nearby batteries, aimed close to the enemy's waterline, . . . — — Map (db m102819) HM
On Conzelman Road near McCullough Road, on the left when traveling west.
Never named because it was never finished, this battery was designed for the biggest, most powerful guns ever used by the United States military - 16-inch caliber weapons that fired 2,100-pound shells and could hit ships 26 miles out to sea. . . . — — Map (db m102778) HM
On Mendell Road near Field Road, on the left when traveling west.
Battery Mendell's mission was to keep enemy warships farther from San Francisco's harbor than any of the earlier coastal defences were equipped to do. Built in 1905, the battery was positioned as far west on the headlands as possible and armed with . . . — — Map (db m102829) HM
San Fransisco Bay and its portal, the Golden Gate, accidentally discovered by Spanish explores, is the reason San Fransisco was founded.
The abrupt face of the Marin Headlands bounds the north side of the Golden Gate Straight. For a century, . . . — — Map (db m196779) HM
On Bridgeway north of Princess Street, on the right when traveling north.
Built by Christopher Becker, early Sausalito businessman and political figure. Becker housed his stationary store below and his office above — a common practice in his time. The bay windows and neo-classical details typify storefront . . . — — Map (db m132616) HM
The Marine Mammal Center is built on the site of the former Nike Missile Launch Area, SF 87L. In the 1950s, the army constructed two batteries in the Marin Headlands equipped with surface-to-are missiles, one near Fort Cronkhite and a second across . . . — — Map (db m102832) HM
On Conzelman Road near McCullough Road, on the right when traveling west.
Despite its imposing appearance, Construction 129 was never used - or even completed. It was to have been armed with 2 guns having massive, 16" diameter barrels. Each weapon weighed almost 1,000,000 pounds and could accurately fire a 2,100 pound . . . — — Map (db m102784) HM
On Bridgeway at Princess Street, on the right when traveling north on Bridgeway.
Sausalito's first brick building. For over 50 years it was a general store operated by the locally prominent Fiedler family. In the 1950's and '60's it housed the town's last "five and dime" store. Second story added in 1980. — — Map (db m132633) HM
Near Redwood Highway (U.S. 101) north of Golden Gate Bridge, on the right.
H. Dana Bowers (1903-1977)
Supervising landscape architect
for the California Division of Highways.
Created and nurtured California's
Highway beautification program from 1936 to 1964
This vista point, designed by Mr. Bowers, is one of many . . . — — Map (db m195734) HM
On Bridgeway at Bay Street, on the right when traveling south on Bridgeway.
Built as a garage for ferry commuters. At various times it also housed a Chinese gambling hall, indoor golf course, and way station for rum runners. It became an indoor shopping complex in the 1960's, one of the first conversions of its kind in the . . . — — Map (db m132609) HM
On Conzelman Road at Field Road, on the left on Conzelman Road. Reported missing.
For the first three-quarters of the 20th century, the Marin Headlands were fortified with weapons that evolved from cannon to nuclear warheads. The guns became more and more powerful, able to hit warships miles out to sea. Antiaircraft guns appeared . . . — — Map (db m102828) HM
On Field Road near Conzelman Road, on the right when traveling west.
By 1945, the age of aerial warfare had fully arrived and the U.S. Army sought a weapon that could intercept enemy aircraft. In 1951, after years of research and development, a supersonic missile controlled by ground-based electronic equipment was . . . — — Map (db m102818) HM
On Bridgeway at Anchor Street, on the right when traveling south on Bridgeway.
Old Sausalito City Hall
Constructed in the year of 1894 for Bank of Sausalito & deeded to the city of Sausalito in 1915
Restored in 1974 for Topps & Trowsers
Plant Bros. Corp. General Contractors
1894 Old City Hall . . . — — Map (db m132603) HM
On Bridgeway north of Princess Street, on the right when traveling north.
Sausalito's first movie theater. Renamed the Gate Theater in 1937 in honor of the Golden Gate Bridge. Briefly housed live theater in the 1960's, showcasing a repertory company widely known for its Irish and Shakespearian productions. — — Map (db m132691) HM
On Brdigeway north of Anchor Street, on the left when traveling north.
Best remaining example of the wooden Victorians of downtown Sausalito. Headquarters of the Sausalito News from 1909 to 1925. In the 1950's, it housed The Tides bookstore, favorite meeting place of avant garde literary circles of that era. — — Map (db m132653) HM
On Bridgeway south of Princess Street, on the right when traveling north.
Sausalito, like other small coastal towns, had unpaved roads that led though town and up into the hills. The image on the left shows the condition of the streets circa 1890. This would soon change. As travel on the ferries and rails increased, so . . . — — Map (db m232209) HM
On Bay Street at Bridgeway, on the right when traveling west on Bay Street.
Marker One:
Before the Golden Gate Bridge opened in 1937, Sausalito was a transportation hub. In 1868 the Sausalito Land and Ferry Company established itself in a general office building and ferry dock in Sausalito at the foot of . . . — — Map (db m232201) HM
Near Humboldt Avenue near Anchor Street, on the left when traveling south.
Three plaques provide an historical overview of the the Sausalito ferry terminals.
c. 1890
In 1907 the rail system in Sausalito was expanded to consolidate facilities so that interurban trains could operate only from Sausalito. . . . — — Map (db m102437) HM
On Bridgeway north of Bay Street, on the right when traveling north.
BCE 2000-1800s
The indigenous Coast Miwok people inhabit Marin County
1769
The Spanish Ship San Carlos becomes the first European vessel to enter San Francisco Bay. The explorers anchor and begin charting the bay
1775
Spanish . . . — — Map (db m232198) HM
On Bridgeway at Anchor Street, on the right when traveling north on Bridgeway.
In loving memory of the Sons of Sausalito who gave their lives in the World War
1914 1918
Daniel Francis Madden • John Norwood McNeill • João DeCosta Molles • Alfred Harold Panella • Ray Henry van Fleet
Dedicated by their comrades . . . — — Map (db m232296) WM
Near Conzelman Road near U.S. 101, on the left when traveling west.
The Golden Gate Bridge, completed in 1937, is a monument of the last century, and could be damaged by a strong earthquake. Seismic retrofit construction is underway to transform the international icon into a strong and flexible structure that can . . . — — Map (db m102776) HM
For thousands of years Native Americans lived in the Bay Area harvesting animals, salt, and acorns. The changes they made to the landscape were limited. They used fire to shape oak woodlands and grasslands. cultivated plants, and collected salt . . . — — Map (db m102474) HM
On Conzelman Road near McCullough Road, on the left when traveling west.
Providing a narrow entrance to the west coast's most defensible harbor, the strategic value of the Golden Gate is readily apparent. Between 1776 and 1846, Spanish, then Mexican, guns defended the harbor entrance. Starting in 1846, American soldiers . . . — — Map (db m102777) HM
Near U.S. 101, on the right when traveling north. Reported damaged.
The Golden Gate Bridge is a structure of striking form and elegance. Built in 1937, it remains an indispensable link in the Bay Area's transportation network and a historical monument of civil engineering and construction. The bridge was named for . . . — — Map (db m102433) HM
Near U.S. 101, 0.2 miles south of Alexander Avenue, on the right.
This is a memorial to every one who ever sailed out of the Golden Gate in the service of their country - in the Navy, the Marine Corps, the Coast Guard, the Merchant Marine.
A ship heading for sea passes directly by this spot at the northern . . . — — Map (db m69495) WM
On Bridgeway north of Richardson Street, on the right when traveling north.
The most famous and most popular version of the Tequila Sunrise was created at the Trident in the early 1970s by bartenders Billy Rice and Bobby Lozoff. In June 1972 the Rolling Stones attended a party at the Trident hosted by Bill Graham. Lozoff . . . — — Map (db m232278) HM
On Bridgeway north of Richardson Street, on the right when traveling north.
Trident Philosophy (circa 1960s)
It was a another time, but the same place... Where you can still channel your inner love child and groove on the original Trident atmosphere and philosophy, which advocated "positive energy projection" and . . . — — Map (db m232279) HM
Near Spinnaker Drive near Humboldt Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
In 1822, English-born Richardson arrived in San Francisco Bay on the whaler "Orion." After his baptism at Mission Dolores, he married Maria Antonia Martinez, daughter of the Commandante of the Presidio. In 1835, he founded Pueblo Yerba Buena, later . . . — — Map (db m102432) HM
Near Field Road west of Rathbone Road, on the right when traveling west.
Explore Battery Alexander
Battery Alexander
Built in 1901, the concrete coastal defense installation in the grove of trees behind the restroom held mortars that could fire 12-inch diameter shells in a high arcing path to penetrate the . . . — — Map (db m232187) HM
Be Safe! Stay on the trail.
Cliffs are unstable and plant life is fragile.
The Point Bonita Lighthouse has guided ships through the hazardous Golden Gate Strait into San Francisco Bay since 1855. This lighthouse has witnessed a remarkable . . . — — Map (db m232190) HM
On Mitchell Road west of Kirkpatrick Street, on the right when traveling west.
Golden Gate National Recreation Area
From Roundups to Radar
A sprawling Mexican rancho, where vaqueros (cowboys) herded cattle, encompassed this valley and its surrounding hills during the mid-1800s. Cattle roundups on the beach . . . — — Map (db m232185) HM
