Guarding the Golden Gate Map - 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: WMRBPM
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 06/05/2016
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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."
Location Name: Golden Gate National Recreation Area
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Visit Instructions:
A photo of either you or your GPS at the site is welcomed but not required.