San Francisco.The History of

Part 1

WelcomeThis way to learn about San Francisco

Fact OneSan Francisco was first inhabitanted around

3000 B.C

TwoFact

IN 1821, MEXICO WON ITSINDEPENDENCE FROM SPAIN,AND BY THE 1840S DOZENSOF AMERICANS ARRIVED TOALTA CALIFORNIA ANDDEMANDED INDEPENDENCE.

Fact Three

JAMES B. MONTGOMERY, A U.S. NAVY CAPTAIN WHO CAME ASHORE ON JULY 9, 1846, TO RAISE THE U.S. FLAG INYERBA BUENA’S PLAZA (TODAY’S PORTSMOUTH SQUARE)

Fact FourThe first gold was found at Sutter’s Fort, in theCalifornia foothills during 1848. Suddenly, SanFrancisco (renamed from Yerba Buena in 1847)

became the central port and depot of thefrenzied Gold Rush. During the next year, arriving

“forty-niners” increased the city’s populationfrom 1,000 to 25,000

Fact 5

In the 1930s, the cityexperienced growth includingthe construction of the iconicGolden Gate and San FranciscoBay Bridges.