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The Historian · Ethan · San Francisco

Embarcadero Shoreline Historical Marker

Embarcadero · streets · Free

I walk this line every time I want to remind myself what San Francisco actually is. The Financial District, the Embarcadero, everything east of the line — landfill built over abandoned

A painted ground marker near Howard Street and the Embarcadero indicating the original 1849 shoreline. Everything east of this line is landfill built on abandoned Gold Rush ships.

— Ethan, The Historian
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