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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20Y2_electric-streetcar-line_San-Francisco-CA.html
An electric streetcar line once wound along the cliffs past this very spot. From 1905 to 1925, the line extended nearly 8 miles, carrying passengers from the neighborhoods of San Francisco, through sand dunes and coastal scrub, to Lands End. T…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1FFS_the-naval-battle-of-guadalcanal_San-Francisco-CA.html
Friday the 13th November 1942 By July 1942 Japan military juggernaut had invaded and occupied Korea, Manchuria, China, Hong Kong, Burma, Borneo, New Guinea, Rabaul, Truk, The Philippines, Aleutians, Marshalls, Carolines, and the Solomons, which i…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CTG_fdrs-salute_San-Francisco-CA.html
In Saluteto the Officers and Men, living and dead, of theU.S.S. "San Francisco"a warship named for our city, which though sorely wounded, emerged triumphantly from the Battle of Guadalcanal, November 12-13 1942 after inflicting heavy losses on the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1777_the-new-cliff-house_San-Francisco-CA.html
For nearly 150 years generations of visitors have traveled to the Cliff House to experience the magnificent natural setting and to enjoy recreation. There have been three different Cliff Houses on this site. The first two were destroyed by fire. T…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM159X_norman-scott-natatorium_Annapolis-MD.html
Midshipman Scott was instrumental in introducing intercollegiate swimming at the Naval Academy in 1911. Winner of Congressional Medal of Honor for heroism during the Battle of Savo Island [sic] on the night of 12-13 November 1942.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM159W_the-naval-battle-of-guadalcanal_San-Francisco-CA.html
Friday the 13th November 1942 By July 1942 Japan's military juggernaut had invaded and occupied Korea, Manchuria, China, Hong Kong, Burma, Borneo, New Guinea, Rabaul, Truk, The Philippines, Aleutians, Marshalls, Carolines, and the Solomons, whi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14NZ_this-memorial-to-rear-admiral-daniel-j-callaghan_San-Francisco-CA.html
[Main Marker - Mounted on base of the flag pole.]This memorial to Rear Admiral Daniel Judson Callaghan, U.S.N. and his officers and men who gave their lives for our country, while fighting on board the USS San Francisco in the battle of Guadalcana…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14NY_heavy-cruiser-uss-san-francisco-ca38_San-Francisco-CA.html
Honor-Courage-CommitmentThese are the remains of the flag bridge of the cruiser USS San Francisco, badly damaged in battle against Japanese naval forces on the night of November 12-13, 1942. The shrapnel-torn holes in her bridge bear mute testimon…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12AD_the-holocaust_San-Francisco-CA.html
We will never forget the genocidal slaughter of six million Jews, including one and a half million children in the Nazi Holocaust of 1933-1945. We will never forget the cruel apathy of a world which allowed that Holocaust and the deliberate mur…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZRE_china-beach_San-Francisco-CA.html
Since Gold Rush times, this cove was used as a campsite by many of the Chinese fishermen who worked in and around San Francisco Bay. Their efforts to supply the needs of a young city helped establish one of the area's most important industries and…
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