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Golden Gate National Recreational Areaphoto of Fort Baker
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Golden Gate National Recreational Area
Public Comment on Alcatraz
wood-frame earthquake shacks from 1906  

Did You Know?
GGNRA owns two of these rare, wood-frame shacks, built in 1906 to shelter survivors of the famous San Francisco earthquake. Now located at the Presidio, these shacks once comprised 24 city blocks and at peak occupancy, housed a total of 16,448 refugees.

Last Updated: May 07, 2009 at 17:23 EST