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San Jose Fort Point

The Gull Wing Group donates 125 scholarships in honor of 50th anniversary

The historic Fort Point, which was built during the Gold Rush as a defense location to protect the San Francisco Bay from a naval attack, is the...
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Crissy Field: Walk your way to the Golden Gate Bridge

At the northern part of San Francisco lies Crissy Field, stretching 3.3 miles along the Presidio. It is rich in history as it used to be a military...
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Golden Gate Bridge 75th anniversary celebration to open International Orange

TheGolden Gate Bridge 75th anniversary brings theInternational Orange exhibit opening this Thursday evening at Fort Point, under the bridge. Many...
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Fort Point and the Warming Hut: Strolling toward the Golden Gate

Hitchcock fans know that Fort Point is where a suicidal Kim Novak goes into the drink to be rescued by an obsessed Jimmy Stewart in 1958's ...
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The Golden Gate Bridge at nearly 75 years

Although many had dreamed of bridging the strait separating San Francisco from Marin County, this treacherous mile of water was considered...
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Anniversary of Fort Point and The Civil War

This year marks the 150th anniversary of the start of the American Civil War, and incidentally the 150th anniversary of the completion of that...
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Giddy for Vertigo's scene at Fort Point's Candlelight Tours

Need some amusing but earnest ideas during the quiet days of winter in San Francisco? There is nothing more inviting or awe-inspiring than taking...
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Catching crabs at Fort Point

Catching crab is popular among fishermen in the Bay Area. And many times, when seeing the multitude of people crowding the piers around the Bay...
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Fort Point and the defense of San Francisco

About the same time as the business depression occurred, efforts by the United States government to fortify the harbor at San Francisco got...
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Fresh water for San Francisco

A large amount of money had been expended in the hope that fresh water could be introduced to San Francisco as early as gaslight. In June of 1851 a...
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