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'''<font face = arial light> <font color = maroon> <font size = 3>Unfinished History</font></font> </font>''' | |||
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'''Looking north from Russian Hill, c. 1860. Alcatraz and Angel Island across the water, large sand dune separates [[Jessie Benton Fremont at Blackpoint|Black Point]] (today's Ft. Mason) from Russian Hill. Black smoke is rising from the [[Ghirardelli Square|Pioneer Woolen Mills]] near today's Aquatic Park.''' | '''Looking north from Russian Hill, c. 1860. Alcatraz and Angel Island across the water, large sand dune separates [[Jessie Benton Fremont at Blackpoint|Black Point]] (today's Ft. Mason) from Russian Hill. Black smoke is rising from the [[Ghirardelli Square|Pioneer Woolen Mills]] near today's Aquatic Park.'''<br>''Photo: San Francisco History Center, SF Public Library'' | ||
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Before the Gold Rush, this hill was a goat pasture with an old cemetery where Russian seal hunters had buried their dead. Children who climbed the hill to play among the overgrown graves first gave the area the name "Russian Hill." But the name was officially recognized only after it hosted the City's first legal execution, the hanging of convicted murderer Jose Forni in 1852. After that, the hill hosted a whole series of hangings. | Before the Gold Rush, this hill was a goat pasture with an old cemetery where Russian seal hunters had buried their dead. Children who climbed the hill to play among the overgrown graves first gave the area the name "Russian Hill." But the name was officially recognized only after it hosted the City's first legal execution, the hanging of convicted murderer Jose Forni in 1852. After that, the hill hosted a whole series of hangings. | ||
Revision as of 01:21, 18 January 2009
Unfinished History
Looking north from Russian Hill, c. 1860. Alcatraz and Angel Island across the water, large sand dune separates Black Point (today's Ft. Mason) from Russian Hill. Black smoke is rising from the Pioneer Woolen Mills near today's Aquatic Park.
Photo: San Francisco History Center, SF Public Library
Before the Gold Rush, this hill was a goat pasture with an old cemetery where Russian seal hunters had buried their dead. Children who climbed the hill to play among the overgrown graves first gave the area the name "Russian Hill." But the name was officially recognized only after it hosted the City's first legal execution, the hanging of convicted murderer Jose Forni in 1852. After that, the hill hosted a whole series of hangings.
--Dr. Weirde