The Voices of the Main Post

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Main Post from Presidio Terrace

Golden Gate NRA, Park Archives, GOGA 35330





The presidio was a lot of posts in one. The stories found here are told by people who mostly interracted with the main base portions of the presidio. When a military faciltiy most of the surrounding areas, like Fort Scott, were considered sub-posts, that eventually became part fo the Presidio as a whole.

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GOGA-2278 Soldiers holding flags of Presidio
Soldiers and spectators at the Presidio

Golden Gate NRA, Park Archives, GOGA-2278


"The advisory commission, I would say, played a really important role the ensuring that the Presidio became a park. It’s important to realize during all of this, and you know from ’89 to ’94—or even ’96 when the Presidio Trust legislation actually was enacted—that the context of all of this was a lot of volatility in Congress." - Craig Middleton

 
 
Letterman Hospital
Letterman Hospital

Golden Gate NRA, Park Archives, GOGA 34782


"I was born at the old Letterman Hospital in the Presidio. And it interests me now because the quarters are still standing and in fine condition." -William R. Bennett

 
 
Lombard Gate
Presidio of San Francisco Lombard Gate

Golden Gate NRA, Park Archives, GOGA-1766



"It was building 563. It was right inside Lombard Street Gate." - Adeline Michel - on the location of the post thrift shop

 
 
Statue in National Cemetery
Statue in National Cemetery

Golden Gate NRA, Park Archives, GOGA 35360


"I started working in a US military cemetery as a landscaper. And that led me to the Presidio."- Rik Penn

 
 
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Last updated: July 10, 2024

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