Brief
History:
San Francisco
County was formed in 1850. During the
1850s San Franciscans experienced a time
of building and coming to
grips with the population
explosion. The 1860s brought continued
population growth with the Pony Express
and railroad
connecting San Francisco to the
East Coast.
The 1870s
were a time of city expansion with the
Golden Gate park being created and the
first cable car system started.
By the late
1870s San Francisco began to suffer
difficult and bitter economic times. The
Indian Wars of the 1870s and 1880s
resulted in additional growth of
the Presidio.
The 1890s
brought a depression although San
Francisco continued some growth and
building.
In the early
1900's, the country had rebounded from
the depression of the 1890's, so a
renewed sense of optimism was the
mood of the day although in 1906 a
major earthquake caused much death and
destruction in the City. There was
extensive
record loss caused by the 1906
earthquake. Today, the records prior to
1906 are sparse to non-existent
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