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Fort Point, U.S. Highway 101, San Francisco, San Francisco County, CA
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Summary
Significance: Designed to protect the entrance to the San Francisco Bay. Classic example of brick seacoast forts. Abandoned in 1886 when powerful rifled cannons made brick forts obsolete.
Survey number: HABS CA-1239
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 70000146
Tags
forts and fortifications
golden gate
fort point
highway
san francisco
san francisco county
california
david g de vries
historic american buildings survey
liz jandoli
david maul
photo
ultra high resolution
high resolution
san francisco bay
united states history
library of congress
national register of historic places
california historical photos
Date
1933 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Maul, David, transmitter
De Vries, David G
Jandoli, Liz, transmitter
Location
Fort Point National Historical Site
,
37.80770, -122.47500
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html