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Presidio of San Francisco
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Presidio of San Francisco
A Vision for the Presidio 12-July-2006
Contact Us 26-October-2005
Desktop Photo of the Week 27-June-2006
Frequently Asked Questions 26-October-2005
Leasing Opportunities 27-June-2006
Presidio of San Francisco 26-October-2005
Presidio Trust 23-June-2006
Scheduling Events 27-June-2006
For Teachers
For Teachers 22-June-2006
History & Culture
1906 Earthquake and the Army 16-November-2006
1906 Earthquake: Chinese Displacement 10-February-2007
1906 Earthquake: Fire Fighting 17-November-2006
1906 Earthquake: Law Enforcement 17-November-2006
1906 Earthquake: Medical Care and Sanitation 17-November-2006
1906 Earthquake: Refugee Camps 17-November-2006
1906 Earthquake: Relief Efforts 17-November-2006
1906 Earthquake: Signal Corps 17-November-2006
1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition 06-July-2006
1915 World Fair 06-July-2006
Adelbert von Chamisso 08-November-2006
Adolphus Washington Greely (page 1/2) 08-November-2006
Adolphus Washington Greely (page 2/2) 08-November-2006
Architecture: Colonial Revival (1880 - 1940) 04-December-2006
Architecture: Eclectic Anomalies 04-December-2006
Architecture: Greek Revival (1840 - 1860) & Italianate (1860 - 1880) 04-December-2006
Architecture: Mediterranean and Italian Renaissance Revival (1920 - 1940) 04-December-2006
Architecture: Mission Revival (1910 - 1940) 04-December-2006
Architecture: Post-War Era / Modern (1945 to the present) 04-December-2006
Architecture: Queen Anne (1880 - 1890) 04-December-2006
Architecture: Utilitarian (1860 to the present) 04-December-2006
Architecture: World War II Era (1940 - 1945) 04-December-2006
Aviation at Crissy Field 14-May-2007
Batteries East and West 06-December-2006
Buffalo Soldiers and the Spanish-American War 21-February-2008
Buffalo Soldiers in The National Cemetery 20-February-2008
Cavalry Buffalo Soldiers Buried at the Presidio 19-February-2008
Charles Varnum 30-November-2006
Charles Young - Buffalo Soldier 22-June-2006
Charles Young - Leader of Men 22-June-2006
Charles Young on Foreign Shores 25-October-2006
Charles Young on Sequoia National Park 08-November-2006
Civilian Contributor List 28-June-2006
Civilian Memories: 1950s and earlier 28-June-2006
Civilian Memories: 1960s through 1970s 28-June-2006
Civilian Memories: 1980s to the Present 28-June-2006
Collections 29-November-2006
Concepcion Arguello & Nikolai Petrovich Rezanov: A Presidio Love Story 01-December-2006
Crissy Field (page 1/2) 20-November-2006
Crissy Field (page 2/2) 20-November-2006
Crissy Field Aircraft 20-November-2006
Dana Crissy 09-November-2006
Defender of the Gate 14-December-2006
East Cantonment 20-February-2008
Eda Blankart Funston (page 1/2) 01-December-2006
Eda Blankart Funston (page 2/2) 01-December-2006
El Presidio de San Francisco 14-December-2006
Footnotes 20-February-2008
Fort Point 06-December-2006
Fort Scott Batteries 22-November-2006
Fort Scott: Battery Baldwin (1901-1920) 22-November-2006
Fort Scott: Battery Blaney (1900-1920) 22-November-2006
Fort Scott: Battery Boutelle (1900-1917) 22-November-2006
Fort Scott: Battery Chamberlin (1904-1948) 22-November-2006
Fort Scott: Battery Cranston (1897-1943) 22-November-2006
Fort Scott: Battery Crosby (1900-1943) 22-November-2006
Fort Scott: Battery Dynamite (1895-1904) 22-November-2006
Fort Scott: Battery Godfrey (1895-1943) 22-November-2006
Fort Scott: Battery Howe-Wagner (1895-1920) 22-November-2006
Fort Scott: Battery Lancaster (1898-1918) 22-November-2006
Fort Scott: Battery Marcus Miller (1897-1920) 22-November-2006
Fort Scott: Battery McKinnon-Stotsenberg (1898-1943) 22-November-2006
Fort Scott: Battery Saffold (1895-1943) 22-November-2006
Fort Scott: Battery Sherwood (1900-1917) 22-November-2006
Fort Scott: Battery Slaughter (1900-1917) 22-November-2006
Fort Winfield Scott 22-November-2006
Frederick Funston (page 1/2) 09-November-2006
Frederick Funston (page 2/2) 09-November-2006
From the Journal of Adelbert von Chamisso 09-November-2006
Funston Avenue Officers' Houses 29-November-2006
Highlighted Memory 24-June-2006
Historical Studies 14-December-2006
History & Culture 22-June-2006
History of San Francisco National Cemetery 10-July-2006
Indigenous Period 21-November-2006
Infantry Buffalo Soldiers Buried at the Presidio 27-February-2008
Irvin McDowell 10-November-2006
John Pershing - Success and Tragedy 09-November-2006
John Pershing - The Early Years 09-November-2006
John Pershing - World War I 09-November-2006
Juana Briones (page 1/2) 09-November-2006
Juana Briones (page 2/2) 09-November-2006
Letterman Hospital Complex (page 1/2) 28-November-2006
Letterman Hospital Complex (Page 2/2) 28-November-2006
Main Post 15-November-2006
Mexican Period: 1822-1846 21-November-2006
Military Architecture 04-December-2006
Military Architecture at the Presidio 16-February-2007
Military Contributor List 28-June-2006
Montgomery Street Barracks 29-November-2006
Officers' Club 29-November-2006
On The Western Frontier 20-February-2008
Patrolling Sequoia National Park 21-February-2008
Pauline Cushman-Fryer 15-November-2006
People 22-June-2006
Pershing Square 15-November-2006
Places 08-November-2006
Post to Park Transition 21-November-2006
Presidio Fire Station 29-November-2006
Presidio Garrison 21-February-2008
Presidio Memories 24-June-2006
Presidio Memories of Military Personnel 24-June-2006
Presidio Memories: 1940s through 1950s 24-June-2006
Presidio Memories: 1960s through 1970s 24-June-2006
Presidio Memories: 1980s to the present 24-June-2006
Presidio Memories-Military Dependents, Spouses and Other Civilians 28-June-2006
Presidio Pet Cemetery 22-November-2006
Pursuing Pancho Villa 21-February-2008
San Francisco National Cemetery 15-November-2006
San Francisco National Cemetery: Famous Interments 10-November-2006
Spanish American War - "A Splendid Little War" 26-March-2008
Spanish Artillery 04-December-2006
Spanish Artillery: Birgen de Barbaneda 04-December-2006
Spanish Artillery: Poder 04-December-2006
Spanish Artillery: San Domingo 04-December-2006
Spanish Artillery: San Francisco 04-December-2006
Spanish Artillery: San Martin 04-December-2006
Spanish Artillery: San Pedro 04-December-2006
Spanish Period: 1776 to 1822 21-November-2006
Stories 15-November-2006
Submit a Presidio Memory to Share 24-June-2006
The Alameda 29-November-2006
The Barracks 20-February-2008
The Buffalo Soldiers 15-November-2006
The Buffalo Soldiers Exhibit 21-February-2008
The Cavalry Barracks 20-February-2008
The Final Years 20-February-2008
The Philippine War - A Conflict of Conscience for African Americans 21-February-2008
The Philippine War - Suppressing An Insurrection 27-March-2008
The Rodman Process 23-January-2007
The Stables 21-February-2008
The Visitor Center 21-February-2008
U.S. Military Period: 1846-1994 21-November-2006
William Shafter 30-November-2006
William Thompkins 30-November-2006
Winfield Scott 22-November-2006
World War I and the Buffalo Soldiers 21-February-2008
World War II Memorial 15-November-2006
Nature & Science
A Climate of Contrasts 11-December-2006
Allen's Hummingbird 06-November-2007
American Coot 06-November-2007
American Crow 06-November-2007
American Goldfinch 06-November-2007
American Kestrel 06-November-2007
American Robin 06-November-2007
Amphibians 27-February-2007
Animals 28-July-2006
Anna's Hummingbird 06-November-2007
Arboreal Salamander 28-June-2007
Arroyo Willow Riparian Forest 05-December-2007
Barn Swallow 06-November-2007
Basalt 25-January-2008
Beach Evening Primrose 31-October-2007
Beach Strawberry 01-November-2007
Belted Kingfisher 06-November-2007
Bermuda Buttercup 03-November-2007
Bicolor Lupine or Miniature Lupine 01-November-2007
Black Phoebe 07-November-2007
Black Turnstone 06-November-2007
Black-crowned Night-Heron 07-November-2007
Blue Toadflax 02-November-2007
Blue Wildflowers 15-November-2007
Bluedicks 28-December-2007
Blue-eyed Grass 01-November-2007
Brandts Cormorant 07-November-2007
Brewer's Blackbird 07-November-2007
Broad-Footed Mole 07-December-2006
Brown Creeper 06-November-2007
Brown Pelican 07-November-2007
Brown-headed Cowbird 07-November-2007
Bullfrog 28-June-2007
Bushtit 07-November-2007
California Alligator Lizard 30-June-2007
California Buttercup 31-October-2007
California Goldfields 31-October-2007
California Gull 07-November-2007
California Hedgenettle 02-November-2007
California Phacelia 02-November-2007
California Poppy 31-October-2007
California Quail 06-November-2007
California Slender Salamander 28-June-2007
California Toad 28-June-2007
California Towhee 07-November-2007
California Vole 07-December-2006
Calla Lily 03-November-2007
Canada Goose 07-November-2007
Ceanothus or Coast Blue Blossom 02-November-2007
Chamisso's Lupine 02-November-2007
Checkerbloom 02-November-2007
Chert 25-January-2008
Chestnut-backed Chickadee 07-November-2007
Coast Angelica 01-November-2007
Coast Bluff Scrub Community 05-December-2007
Coast Buckwheat 01-November-2007
Coast Cryptantha or Popcorn Flower 01-November-2007
Coast Dandelion 31-October-2007
Coast Fiddleneck 31-October-2007
Coast Garter Snake 30-June-2007
Coast Live Oak Riparian Forest 05-December-2007
Coast Range Newt 28-June-2007
Coast Rock Cress 02-November-2007
Coastal Dune Scrub Community 05-December-2007
Coastal Live Oak Riparian Forest 30-January-2008
Coastal Onion 02-November-2007
Coastal Prairie - Serpentine Grassland Community 05-December-2007
Coastal Serpentine Scrub 05-December-2007
Coastal Tidytips 01-November-2007
Cobweb Thistle 02-November-2007
Common Raven 07-November-2007
Coyote 07-December-2006
Dark-eyed Junco 07-November-2007
Deerweed 01-November-2007
Double-crested Cormorant 07-November-2007
Douglas Iris 02-November-2007
Downy Woodpecker 07-November-2007
Dune Gilia 02-November-2007
Dune Knotweed 01-November-2007
Dune Tansy 01-November-2007
Elegant Tern 06-November-2007
European Starling 07-November-2007
Fennel 03-November-2007
Footsteps-Of -Spring 01-November-2007
Foredune Plant Community 05-December-2007
Forster's Tern 07-November-2007
Fox Squirrel 07-December-2006
Franciscan terrane map 01-February-2008
Franciscan Thistle 06-December-2007
French Broom 03-November-2007
Freshwater Marsh Community 05-December-2007
Freshwater Seep Community 05-December-2007
From Plates to Clouds to Dunes 03-January-2008
Fumitory 03-November-2007
Geologic Map and Cross-Section 19-January-2008
Geologic Setting 25-January-2008
Geologic Thrusts From The Past 19-January-2008
Giant Vetch 02-November-2007
Golden-crowned Sparrow 07-November-2007
Gopher Snake 30-June-2007
Gray Fox 07-December-2006
Graywacke Sandstone 25-January-2008
Great Blue Heron 07-November-2007
Great Egret 07-November-2007
Great Horned Owl 06-November-2007
Greater Periwinkle 03-November-2007
Greater Scaup 07-November-2007
Harvest Brodiaea 02-November-2007
Heermann's Gull 07-November-2007
Hermit Thrush 07-November-2007
Himalayan Blackberry 03-November-2007
Hoary Bat 07-December-2006
Hooded Oriole 23-February-2008
House Finch 08-November-2007
House Mouse 07-December-2006
House Sparrow 08-November-2007
Hutton's Vireo 06-November-2007
Ice Plant 03-November-2007
Ithuriel's Spear 02-November-2007
Killdeer 08-November-2007
Lesser Goldfinch 08-November-2007
Life on the Plates' Edge 02-February-2008
Liveforever 01-November-2007
Lizard Tail 01-November-2007
Long-billed Curlew 08-November-2007
Mélange 25-January-2008
Mallard 08-November-2007
Mammals 06-December-2006
Marbled Godwit 08-November-2007
Marin Dwarf Flax 06-December-2007
Mediterranean Climate 07-December-2007
Mew Gull 08-November-2007
Milkmaids 01-November-2007
Mock Heather 01-November-2007
Mourning Dove 08-November-2007
Narrowleaf Mule-ears 01-November-2007
Native Plant Communities 05-December-2007
Nature & Science 15-June-2006
Non-native Flowers 02-January-2008
Northern Flicker 08-November-2007
Northern Mockingbird 08-November-2007
Northwestern Pond Turtle 30-June-2007
Orange-crowned Warbler 06-November-2007
Pacific Ringneck Snake 30-June-2007
Photo contest 15-June-2006
Pine Siskin 06-November-2007
Pink Sand Verbena 02-November-2007
Pink to Red Wildflowers 28-December-2007
Plant Distribution 07-December-2007
Plants 14-July-2006
Presidio Birds 13-November-2007
Presidio Clarkia 03-November-2007
Pygmy Nuthatch 08-November-2007
Raccoon 07-December-2006
Rare and Endangered Plants 06-December-2007
Raven's Manzanita 06-December-2007
Recent Sand Dunes 19-January-2008
Red Fox 07-December-2006
Red-eared Pond Slider 30-June-2007
Red-shouldered Hawk 08-November-2007
Red-tailed Hawk 08-November-2007
Red-throated Loon 06-November-2007
Red-winged Blackbird 08-November-2007
Reptiles 16-June-2007
Ring-billed Gull 08-November-2007
Rock Dove 08-November-2007
Roof Rat 07-December-2006
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 08-November-2007
Saltwater marsh community 05-December-2007
San Francisco Alligator Lizard 30-June-2007
San Francisco Campion 03-November-2007
San Francisco Gumplant 01-November-2007
San Francisco Lessingia 01-November-2007
San Francisco Owls Clover 01-November-2007
San Francisco Spineflower 03-November-2007
San Francisco Wallflower 01-November-2007
San Francisco Willow Herb 03-November-2007
Sanderling 08-November-2007
Santa Cruz Garter Snake 30-June-2007
Scrub Jay 08-November-2007
Sea Level Rise Since the Last Glaciation 25-January-2008
Sea Rocket 03-November-2007
Sea Thrift or Sea Pink 01-November-2007
Seaside Daisy 02-November-2007
Seaside Paintbrush 02-November-2007
Seep Monkey Flower 01-November-2007
Serpentinite 25-January-2008
Sharp-tailed Snake 30-June-2007
Shooting Star 03-November-2007
Short-billed Dowitcher 06-November-2007
Snowy Egret 08-November-2007
Snowy Plover 06-November-2007
Soap Plant 01-November-2007
Song Sparrow 08-November-2007
Sticky Monkey Flower 01-November-2007
Striped Skunk 07-December-2006
Summer Weather Pattern 07-December-2007
Surf Scoter 09-November-2007
Surfbird 06-November-2007
Sweet Pea 03-November-2007
Tectonic Terrane Map 02-February-2008
The Colma Formation 19-January-2008
The Outsiders 02-January-2008
Townsend's Warbler 09-November-2007
Townsends Big-eared Bat 07-December-2006
Tree Swallow 06-November-2007
Turkey Vulture 09-November-2007
Vagrant Shrew 07-December-2006
Valley Pocket Gopher 07-December-2006
Virginia Opossum 07-December-2006
Weather 11-December-2006
Western Fence Lizard 30-June-2007
Western Grebe 09-November-2007
Western Gull 09-November-2007
Western Harvest Mouse 07-December-2006
Western Meadowlark 06-November-2007
Western Skink 30-June-2007
Whimbrel 09-November-2007
White Wildflowers 28-December-2007
White-crowned Sparrow 09-November-2007
Wild Mustard 03-November-2007
Wild Radish 03-November-2007
Wildflowers 15-November-2007
Willet 09-November-2007
Wilson's Warbler 09-November-2007
Winter Weather Pattern 07-December-2007
Yarrow 01-November-2007
Yellow Bush Lupine 01-November-2007
Yellow Sand Verbena 01-November-2007
Yellow Wildflowers 28-December-2007
Yellow-eyed Salamander 28-June-2007
Yellow-rumped Warbler 09-November-2007
Photos & Multimedia
Philippine War Tour Track_01 24-December-2008
Photos & Multimedia 27-June-2006
Plan Your Visit
Accessibility 24-June-2006
Architectural Sites 29-June-2006
Baker Beach 11-July-2006
Battery Chamberlin 30-June-2006
Battery East 06-July-2006
Campgrounds 23-June-2006
Cavalry Stables and Pet Cemetery 06-July-2006
Citation 06-July-2006
Coastal Bluffs 11-July-2006
Crissy Airfield 06-July-2006
Crissy Field Center 30-June-2006
Crissy Field Marsh and Beach 11-July-2006
Directions 22-June-2006
Education Page 14-July-2006
El Polin Spring 11-July-2006
Exploratorium 30-June-2006
Fees & Reservations 23-June-2006
For Kids 14-July-2006
Fort Point 30-June-2006
Fort Scott 05-July-2006
Fort Winfield Scott 06-July-2006
Golden Gate Bridge 05-July-2006
Golden Gate Club 05-July-2006
Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy 24-June-2006
Group_Reservation_Form 08-August-2009
Guided Tours 14-July-2006
Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary 30-June-2006
Historic Sites 29-June-2006
History of the Officers Club 14-July-2006
Housing Areas 05-July-2006
Infantry row 06-July-2006
Julius Kahn Playground 11-July-2006
Letterman Complex 06-July-2006
Lobos Creek Valley 11-July-2006
Local Partners & Information Resources 23-June-2006
Lodging 24-June-2006
Lovers Lane 11-July-2006
Main Post 06-July-2006
Map showing buildings, roads, trails, and forest 08-February-2008
Maps 14-July-2006
Mountain Lake 11-July-2006
Nature and Recreation Sites 29-June-2006
Nearby Attractions 23-June-2006
Officers club 05-July-2006
Old Post Hospital 05-July-2006
Operating Hours & Seasons 23-June-2006
Outdoor Activities 23-June-2006
Palace of Fine Arts 05-July-2006
Pet Cemetery 06-July-2006
Places To Go 23-June-2006
Plan Your Visit 10-February-2006
Post Interfaith Chapel 05-July-2006
PresidiGo 22-June-2006
Presidio Forest 11-July-2006
Presidio Golf Course 11-July-2006
Presidio Park Map 14-July-2006
Presidio Visitor Center 30-June-2006
Program Registration Form 14-July-2006
Public Health Service Hospital 06-July-2006
Public Transportation 22-June-2006
Schedule Of Events 10-February-2006
Things To Do 10-February-2006
Visitor Centers and Museums 29-June-2006
Weather 24-June-2006
Where To Eat 24-June-2006
Support Your Park
Bookstore 28-July-2006
Support Your Park 28-July-2006
Volunteer 17-August-2006
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Did You Know?
The U.S. Army maintained a post at the Presidio for nearly 150 years. The Presidio's garrison included troops from all major combat arms: infantry, cavalry, and artillery.

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