Guarding the Golden Gate - San Francisco, CA
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bluesnote
N 37° 48.226 W 122° 28.621
10S E 546039 N 4184170
A sign marks the site of Battery Godfrey, a military outpost used for more than 100 years.
Waymark Code: WMRBPJ
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 06/05/2016
Views: 5
The sign says, "The West Coast's most important harbor was a defense priority for three nations. Beginning in 1776, Spanish, then Mexican, and finally American troops guarded the narrow, highly defensible Golden Gate Strait for two centuries.
From the 1849 Gold Rush through World War II, San Francisco Bay ports played a key role in the United States' growth and rise to World Power. Gold Seekers, soldiers, entrepreneurs, immigrants, raw materials, commercial goods and gold cam and went trough the Golden Gate. Increasingly powerful weapons positions above the strait defended this critical passage as troop ships carried soldiers to and from wars around the world."
Group that erected the marker: National Park Service
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
San Fransisco, CA
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed
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