Gold Fire Hydrant - 1906 Earthquake - San Francisco, CA
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saopaulo1
N 37° 45.481 W 122° 25.679
10S E 550385 N 4179120
A hydrant that dates from the 1906 earthquake.
Waymark Code: WMRFMY
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 06/19/2016
Views: 7
This little hydrant helped extinguish flames after the earthquake in 1906. Every year since the 1960s, on April 18 at 5:45 am, a ceremony is held in which relatives of the disaster's survivors spray-paint the hydrant with a fresh coat of gold paint.
Price of Admission: 0.00 (listed in local currency)
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