San Francisco- California.San Francisco (/sæn frənˈsɪskoʊ/), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the cultural, commercial, and financial center of Northern California and the only consolidated city-county in California.[23] San Francisco encompasses a land area of about 46.9 square miles (121 km2)[17] on the northern end of the San Francisco Peninsula, which makes it the smallest county in the state.
San Francisco (Spanish for Saint Francis) was founded on June 29, 1776, when colonists from Spain established Presidio of San Francisco at the Golden Gate and Mission San Francisco de Asís named for St. Francis of Assisi a few miles away.[8] The California Gold Rush of 1849 brought rapid growth, making it the largest city on the West Coast at the time. San Francisco became a consolidated city-county in 1856.[25] After three-quarters of the city was destroyed by the 1906 earthquake and fire,[26] San Francisco was quickly rebuilt, hosting the Panama-Pacific International Exposition nine years later. |
Font's plan or map of the journey from Monterey to the port of San Francisco. (1776)
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Natural history museumA natural history museum or museum of natural history is a scientific institution with natural history collections that include current and historical records of animals, plants, fungi, ecosystems, geology, paleontology, climatology, and more. The primary role of a natural history museum is to provide the scientific community with current and historical specimens for their research, which is to improve our understanding of the natural world. Some museums have public exhibits to share the beauty and wonder of the natural world with the public; these are referred to as 'public museums'. Some museums feature non-natural history collections in addition to their primary collections, such as ones related to history, art, and science.
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