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1906 Earthquake and Fire (30)
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	1990 Census of Population and Housing - http://sunsite3.berkeley.edu/GovData/info/ Population and housing statistics from the 1970, 1990, and 2000 census. Presented by UC Berkeley.
	Virtual Museum of the City of San Francisco - http://www.sfmuseum.org/ Many online exhibits and links on practically every aspect of local history.
	California Shipwrecks - http://shipwrecks.slc.ca.gov/ Articles about California shipwrecks plus pictures of artifacts, underwater video, an online database of ship wrecks, and a list of links from the California State Lands Commission.
	Heart of the City - http://www.mistersf.com/ Includes various sections on the City's cultural history, along with a street origin guide, written by journalist Hank Donat.
	San Francisco History Center - http://sfpl4.sfpl.org/librarylocations/sfhistory/sfhistory.htm Front page for the San Francisco Main Public Library's History Center.

	The Muwekma Ohlone Website - http://www.muwekma.org/ Features information about the original inhabitants of the Bay area. Includes news, history, and a photo gallery.
	San Francisco History Index - http://www.zpub.com/sf/history/ From prehistory to the present. Includes historical maps, neighborhoods, ethnic groups, an email list and forum.
	Gold Rush Trail - http://www.goldrushtrail.org Walk San Francisco's Gold Rush Trail, an outdoor museum of San Francisco history.
	Sin, Fire and Gold! - http://www.kqed.org/w/sinfiregold KQED's documentary about San Francisco's Barbary Coast history, the gold rush, the 1906 earthquake and fire.
	The Maritime Heritage Project: Gold Rush Ships, Passengers, Captains - http://www.maritimeheritage.org A non-profit organization dedicated to preserving shipping history from the mid-1800s to the turn of the Century.

	Fisherman's Wharf - http://www.fishermanswharf.org/history.aspx?n=782885 A brief history of Fisherman's Wharf.
	Books about California - http://www.books-about-california.com/ Books about California, including etexts, and publishers lists. Includes San Francisco publishers and books about the City.
	Shaping San Francisco home page - http://www.shapingsf.org Shaping San Francisco pioneers an interactive multimedia approach to San Francisco's lost history.
	Reflections on Black History - http://www.freepress.org/fleming/fleming.html Articles by Thomas Fleming, who writes for the Sun-Reporter, San Francisco's African American weekly.
	Mechanics' Institute Library - http://www.milibrary.org/hist.html A general interest library in the San Francisco business district, from 1854.

	San Francisco Memoirs - http://www.sanfranciscomemoirs.com/ The history of San Francisco in the words of people who were in the city between 1835 and the earthquake of 1906.
	San Francisco History - http://www.sfgenealogy.com/sf/history/sindex.htm A collection of historical resources for the city and county.
	Summer of Love - http://www.sftoday.com/enn2/summerlove.htm The 1967 Summer of Love web site tour.
	Encyclopedia of San Francisco - http://www.sfhistoryencyclopedia.com/ A project from the San Francisco Museum and Historical Society. Includes a timeline, gallery, and biographies.
	Golden Gate International Exposition 1939-1940 - http://www.ggie.com History of the GGIE held on Treasure Island.

	San Francisco Memories - http://www.sanfranciscomemories.com A visual scrapbook of various events and structures in San Francisco's history.
	http://www.pier70sf.org/ - http://www.pier70sf.org/ History and current condition of the oldest operating civilian shipyard in the United States.
	S.F. Heart - http://www.sfheart.com/ History and photographs of the city, Peace and Love, and music.
	Summer of Love - http://www.summeroflove.org A celebration of the 1967 Summer of Love.
	Jewish Life in San Francisco, 1860 - http://www.jewish-history.com/WildWest/san_francisco.html A passage about Jewish life from "From Three Years in America," 1862.

	The Straight on The Haight - http://www.thestraight.com/ Stories and history of the Haight Ashbury. 60's styles, music, fashions and accessories in picture and text.
	Fisherman's Wharf 1870-1930 - http://www.nps.gov/archive/safr/local/wharf.html History of Fisherman's Wharf from the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park site.
	Hoppers Hands - http://www.hoppershands.blogspot.com The story behind infamous Hoppers Hands sign at Fort Point.
	Memories of San Francisco - http://www.historysmith.com/ A site dedicated to San Francisco’s Lost Landmarks, by Jim Smith.
	Playland Amusement Park - http://www.laffinthedark.com/articles/pacific/pacific.htm The dark side of the Playland Amusement Park, and details of the restoration of Laffing Sal.

	Financial Women's Association of San Francisco - http://www.fwasf.org/about_history.asp History of the Financial Women's Association from 1956.
	California Highways - http://www.cahighways.org/maps-sf-fwy.html History of San Francisco Bay area freeway development with maps.
	Horse and Buggy Days in San Francisco - http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pointe/4085/buggy/buggy1.html Horse and Buggy Days in San Francisco. Old ads and photos from Larkins and Co., 1865-1913 carriage makers.
	San Francisco History Experience - http://geocities.com/dc_sfhe/ A San Francisco history weblog by Sean M. Hall.
	Bay Area 2000 - http://www.sfgate.com/news/special/pages/1999/01/bayarea2000/ KRON's documentary series about San Francisco's first 150 years. Includes information per decade and a history quiz.

	Intersections: True Tales of San Francisco - http://atn2002.tripod.com/ Various stories on "sex, madness, blood lust and nobility."
	Women Pioneers in San Francisco Medicine - http://www.sfms.org/sfm/sfm303d.htm History of women in San Francisco medicine.
	America Hurrah - http://www.americahurrah.com Images and text on the history of San Francisco and California.
	An Unvanished Story: 5,500 Years of History - http://www.nps.gov/history/seac/appeals3.htm A local historical study conducted by the U.S. National Park Service and the U.S. General Services Administration.
	Postcard Exhibits - http://www.postcard.org/exhibits.htm Exhibits of early postcards including the Cliff House, Golden Gate International Exposition, etc.

Iceberg at the Golden Gate - http://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/item.php/1487.html
An article about Henry Washington Dodge, a survivor of the Titanic disaster, by Jan C. Nielsen.

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