Fort Point And The Golden Gate San Francisco
by Jay Milo
Title
Fort Point And The Golden Gate San Francisco
Artist
Jay Milo
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Fort Point is a masonary seacoast fortification located at the southern side of the Golden Gate at the entrance to San Francisco Bay. The fort was completed just before the american civil war by the United States Army, to defend San Francisco against hostile warships. Throughout the civil war, artillerymen at Fort Point stood guard for an enemy that navy came. The confederate raider Shenandoah planned to attack San Francisco, but on the way to the harbor the captain learned that the war was over. This was in 1865.
The bridge was started in 1933 and finished in 1937 and spans the mile-wide,three-mile-long channel between San Francisco and the Pacific Coast.During it's construction 11 lives were lost.
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December 29th, 2013
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