Castillo de San Joaquin

Castillo de San Joaquin (HM6WS)

Location: San Francisco, CA 94129 San Francisco County
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 48.625', W 122° 28.595'

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The first ship to enter San Francisco Bay, the San Carlos (Captain Ayala), dropped anchor off this point August 5, 1775. Lieutenant-Colonel Don Juan Bautista de Anza planted the cross on Cantil Blanco (White Cliff) March 28, 1776. The first fortification, Castillo de San Joaqu?n, was completed December 8, 1794 by Jos? Joaqu?n de Arrillaga, sixth Governor of California. In 1853 United States Army engineers cut down the cliff and built Fort Point, renamed Fort Winfield Scott in 1882. This fort, a partial replica of Fort Sumter, is the only brick fort west of the Mississippi, its seawall has stood undamaged for over a hundred years.
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HM NumberHM6WS
Series This marker is part of the Daughters of the American Revolution series, and the Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail series.
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Marker Number82
Year Placed1955
Placed BySan Francisco Chapters, Daughters of the American Revolution
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Monday, October 6th, 2014 at 1:00pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)10S E 546072 N 4184909
Decimal Degrees37.81041667, -122.47658333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 48.625', W 122° 28.595'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 48' 37.50" N, 122° 28' 35.70" W
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Area Code(s)415
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 997 Marine Dr, San Francisco CA 94129, US
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