PORTSMOUTH PLAZA - San Francisco, CA
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member saopaulo1
N 37° 47.702 W 122° 24.337
10S E 552330 N 4183239
Portsmouth Plaza in downtown San Francisco.
Waymark Code: WM53A9
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 11/03/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member WalruZ
Views: 16

"Named for the U.S.S. Portsmouth, commanded by Captain John B. Montgomery, after whom Montgomery Street was named. It was here on the plaza that Captain Montgomery first raised the American flag near the Mexican adobe custom house on July 9, 1846. Center of many early-day activities, this plaza was the site of: the first public school building, erected in 1847 on the southwest corner of plaza, where religious services and many public meetings were held; the dramatic announcement of gold discovery made on May 11, 1848, when Sam Brannan displayed glittering samples to crowds; the mass meeting to urge election of delegates to Monterey Constitutional Convention on June 12, 1849; refuge for citizens following conflagrations of 1849, 1850, 1851, and 1906; a citizens' assembly on July 16, 1849 to organize against depredations of a lawless body called the "Hounds;"' memorial services held August 29, 1850, following death of President Zachary Taylor; first Admission Day celebration held October 29, 1850, when the steamship Oregon brought the news that California had become 31st state on September 9; an indignation meeting, organized June 1, 1852, to protest against the city council's purchase of the Jenny Lind Theatre to be used as a city hall; commemorative services held for Henry Daly, August 10, 1852; and an oration delivered by Colonel E. D. Baker on September 18, 1859, over the body of U. S. Senator David C. Broderick, killed in duel with Chief Justice David S. Terry. Robert Louis Stevenson spent many hours here during his visit to the city in 1879-1880." (visit link)
Marker Number: 119.00

Marker Name: PORTSMOUTH PLAZA

County: San Francisco

Marker Dedication Date: 01/01/1924

Location:
Portsmouth Square Park, on Kearny between Clay and Washington, San Francisco


Has Official CA Plaque: Not Listed

Website: Not listed

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