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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZB9_where-daly-city-started_Daly-City-CA.html
Near this site from 1868-1907 was the 250 acre San Mateo dairy ranch operated by pioneer resident John Daly, for whom Daly City was named upon incorporation of the city in 1911. Among his philanthropic gestures was the opening of his Daly's Hill p…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZ67_if-its-summer-bring-a-sweater_Daly-City-CA.html
Daly City is usually blanketed with heavy fog and swept by brisk sea breezes from mid-May to mid-September. But while Daly City shivers, the summer fog and sea breezes provide natural air conditioning for the rest of the Bay Area. The breeze ki…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZ66_the-ground-beneath-your-feet_Daly-City-CA.html
Here at Thornton Beach, the ground is not as solid as it seems. The ground itself is made up of a semi-consolidate sedimentary rock from here to Mussel Rock. It doesn't hold together well, which makes the coastline very unstable. Constant pound…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMC00_broderick-terry-duel_Daly-City-CA.html
The famous duel that ended dueling in California was fought in a ravine east of here, near the shore of Lake Merced. In the early morning of September 13, 1859. The participants were U.S. Senator David C. Broderick and Chief Justice David S. Terry…
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