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 link to plaque | TELEGRAPH HILL Photoset: Flickr Set | Map: Google Map A signal station was erected on Telegraph Hill in 1849 from which to observe the incoming vessels, a tall pole with movable arms was used to signal to the people in the town below whether sailing vessels or the sidewheel vessels of the Pacific mail were passing through the Golden Gate. In September 1853, the first telegraph in California, which extended eight miles to Point Lobos, was stationed here, giving the hill its name. Lobby of Coit Tower, Telegraph Hill, San Francisco Note: There a charge to visit the top of Coit Tower, though the lobby is free to visit. Additional info: Wikipedia entry | |
 link to plaque | GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE Photoset: Flickr Set | Map: Google Map Construction of the bridge started in 1933. Engineer Joseph Strauss and architect Irving Morrow created an extraordinarily beautiful bridge in an extraordinarily beautiful setting. The designs for the Golden Gate Bridge showed the greatest attention to artistic detail, especially on the two streamlined moderne towers. The bridge's 4,200 feet of clear span (from tower to tower) was the longest in the world until 1959. On April 19, 1937, the bridge was completed and the official dedication took place on May 27. Observation area, N end of bridge Note: I haven't taken a picture of the plaque yet. There is a toll to cross the bridge going south. It is free going north. Additional info: Golden Gate Bridge |