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Presidio Of San Francisc :-
The Presidio preserves an astonishingly complex cultural and natural
heritage within its 1480 acres. For details, select the "In Depth"
link to the right.
For thousands of years, Native Americans called the Ohlone managed and harvested
the natural bounty of what is now the Presidio. In 1776, Spanish soldiers
and missionaries arrived, forever disrupting Ohlone culture and beginning
218 years of military use of the area just south of the Golden Gate. The
Presidio served as a military post under the flags of Spain (1776-1822),
Mexico (1822-48), and the United States (1848-1994). As a U.S. Army post,
the Presidio protected commerce and trade, and played a logistical role
in every major U.S. military conflict from 1848 until closure. World events
and those on the home front - from military campaigns to the rise of aviation,
from World Fairs to natural disasters - left their mark here.
The Presidio is the most unique unit of America's national park system,
and part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Please ask the Presidio
Trust to manage the Presidio for public, not private, purposes.
- Choose tenants according to potential contributions to the Park's mission,
not their ability to pay the highest possible rent;
- Cap employment and housing rates;
- Restrict operating costs;
- Control new development and ensure the Presidio as a National Historic
Landmark District!
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