NO. 91 TELEGRAPH HILL - San Francisco, CA
Posted by: saopaulo1
N 37° 48.149 W 122° 24.349
10S E 552307 N 4184066
Telegraph Hill and Coit Tower.
Waymark Code: WM5TH2
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 02/11/2009
Views: 67
A signal station was erected on Telegraph Hill in 1849 from which to observe the incoming vessels, a tall pole with movable arms was used to signal to the people in the town below whether sailing vessels or the sidewheel vessels of the Pacific mail were passing through the Golden Gate. In September 1853, the first telegraph in California, which extended eight miles to Point Lobos, was stationed here, giving the hill its name.
Marker Number: 91.00
Marker Name: TELEGRAPH HILL
County: San Francisco
Has Official CA Plaque: no
Marker Dedication Date: 10/08/1983
Location: Lobby of Coit Tower, Telegraph Hill, San Francisco
Website: [Web Link]
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