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The Golden Gate Bridge opened May 27, 1937 across San Francisco Bay to link San Francisco with Marin County, CA

San Francisco A city of western California on a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, an inlet of the Pacific. A Spanish presidio and mission were founded here in 1776. The first settlement was known as Yerba Buena, and the name was changed to San Francisco after control of the town passed to the United States in 1846. The city was all but destroyed by a devastating earthquake and fire on April 18, 1906. Population, 723,900+.

California A state of the western United States on the Pacific Ocean. It was admitted as the 31st state in 1850. The area was colonized by the Spanish and formally ceded to the United States by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (1848). Sacramento is the capital and Los Angeles the largest city. Population, 29,839,250+. Updated 06-27-04 © Bill_MT 1999 Many images on other pages were found on line, I saw no credit taken for many thus no credit given. If you think I have one of your images, I will give credit or remove them as you desire.Send message to web master. Thank You Bill_MT TOP