The Birthplace of a Great City

The Birthplace of a Great City (HM1CDE)

Location: San Francisco, CA 94108 San Francisco County
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 47.681', W 122° 24.392'

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Here, June 25, 1835, William A. Richardson, founder of Yerba Buena, (later San Francisco) erected its first habitation, a tent dwelling, replacing it, in October 1835, by the first wooden house, and on this ground, in 1836, he erected the large adobe building, known as "Casa Grande."
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HM NumberHM1CDE
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Placed ByNorthern Federation of Civic Organizations of San Francisco
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Date Added Monday, September 15th, 2014 at 12:00pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)10S E 552249 N 4183200
Decimal Degrees37.79468333, -122.40653333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 47.681', W 122° 24.392'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 47' 40.86" N, 122° 24' 23.52" W
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Area Code(s)415, 925, 650, 510
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 831 Grant Ave, San Francisco CA 94108, US
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