Site of San Francisco's First Book Store

Site of San Francisco's First Book Store (HM1CT2)

Location: San Francisco, CA 94108 San Francisco County
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 47.678', W 122° 24.352'

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John Hamilton Still
Arrived in California September 16, 1849, and was San Francisco's first book dealer. He opened a store on the west side of Portsmouth Plaza in the Fall of 1849, where he remained until the Spring of 1850.
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HM NumberHM1CT2
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Year Placed1965
Placed ByMrs. William Ely Chambers and the Society of California Pioneers
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Date Added Monday, October 13th, 2014 at 7:03am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)10S E 552308 N 4183195
Decimal Degrees37.79463333, -122.40586667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 47.678', W 122° 24.352'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 47' 40.68" N, 122° 24' 21.12" W
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Area Code(s)415, 925, 650, 510
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 15 Walter U Lum Pl, San Francisco CA 94108, US
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