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Official Twitter account for the Society of California Pioneers Museum and Library in San Francisco, California.

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1906: The Great Earthquake damages buildings in Golden Gate Park; 5,500 San Franciscans, made homeless by the earthquake and fire, live in tents and shacks erected at three large campsites in the park.… https://t.co/UUhqHYYpda

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1906: The Great Earthquake damages buildings in Golden Gate Park; 5,500 San Franciscans, made homeless by the earthquake and fire, live in tents and shacks erected at three large campsites in the park.… https://t.co/slNDvx4QfY

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1900: The Spreckels Temple of Music and Concourse opens, a donation of sugar magnate Claus Spreckels. His son and daughter-in-law, Adolph and Alma Spreckels, would later continue in this philanthropic vein, the… https://t.co/cm46eq7yYD

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1891: A temporary attraction featuring Baldy and Queen Jumbo, two elephants on loan from the McMahon Bros. Circus, opens in the park.
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GOLDEN GATE PARK IN THE GILDED at the Society of California… https://t.co/5PYVG68yQ7

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1891: The Sweeny Observatory atop Strawberry Hill opens, at the bequest of $8,000 from Thomas U. Sweeny. As the first monument in the public park with a name attached, controversy ensued, and the monument was… https://t.co/UupSMA6jlP

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1888: The William Sharon Building and Quarters for Children opens; its features the first public playground in the country. —————————————————
GOLDEN GATE PARK IN THE GILDED AGE… https://t.co/vaP7DshsNx

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1888: Hundreds gather to sing the Star Spangled Banner at the dedication of the Francis Scott Key monument, funded by philanthropist James Lick. —————————————————
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1888: A music stand, later replaced by a larger bandshell, is erected. —————————————————
GOLDEN GATE PARK IN THE GILDED AGE at the Society of California Pioneers Museum. Free Admission, Wednesday to… https://t.co/6RVf8hoAIB

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1879: The Conservatory of Flowers opens; it is the first public venue in Golden Gate Park.
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GOLDEN GATE PARK IN THE GILDED AGE at the Society of California Pioneers Museum. Free Admission,… https://t.co/7Jdwiaukdi

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1878: A U.S. Life Saving Service compound opens on Ocean Beach, a government agency which was the precursor to the United States Coast Guard.
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GOLDEN GATE PARK IN THE GILDED AGE at the Society of… https://t.co/vIb1tU3QSw

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1868: The San Francisco Board of Supervisors drafts Order 800, an outline for the purchase and development of the area know an The Outside Lands; their plan includes a grand, public park similar to those in New York,… https://t.co/bCzNKEZaIG

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Golden Gate Park and Ocean Beach played a significant role in the lives of San Franciscans during the Gilded Age. The dedication of every monument or new attraction became a citywide celebration. Working class… https://t.co/9hpy9gP2tQ

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Whew! Our staff, assisted by dedicated and tireless volunteers, have transcribed more than 800 handwritten, previously-unpublished, first-person accounts of California pioneer women.

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