Brannan Street

Brannan Street (HM1DL1)

Location: San Francisco, CA 94107 San Francisco County
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 47.083', W 122° 23.303'

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This marker consists of six plaques arranged in a 2 X 3 pattern. The top left plaque is the title plaque and may contain some text. The top right plaque displayed an arrow which points in the direction of the named street. Other plaques contain biographical information on the person for whom the street is named, appropriate quotation(s) and relevant illustrations, cast in bronze.

In February of 1853, the United States Topographical Engineers published their first detailed survey of the city, showing new streets, many named for army and navy officers. Fremont and Folsom were prominent officers; Harrison, Bryant and King held important city and port positions' Spear and Brannon had been pioneers in Yerba Buena before San Francisco has its name.

Archetypical Gold Rush San Franciscan, Sam Brannan was first in many achievements. He arrived in Yerba Buena by sea in 1846, leading two hundred Mormon pioneers, and founding the city's first newspaper. He rode through the streets of San Francisco in 1848, announcing the discovery of gold for all to hear. In 1851, he inspired the vigilantes to take the law into their own hands and restore order to a chaotic city. The first California millionaire, he spent this fortune in building Calistoga as a health resort and lost it all. He died in 1889 with a twenty dollar gold piece in his hand.

"Some contend that there are really no laws in force here, but the divine law, and the law of nature." - Sam Brannan, Editor, California Star · March 27, 1847
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HM NumberHM1DL1
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Placed BySan Francisco Art Commission for the Waterfront Transportation Projects
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Date Added Friday, October 17th, 2014 at 11:38am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)10S E 553855 N 4182105
Decimal Degrees37.78471667, -122.38838333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 47.083', W 122° 23.303'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 47' 4.98" N, 122° 23' 18.18" W
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Area Code(s)415, 650, 408, 510
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1-141 Brannan St, San Francisco CA 94107, US
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