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OCTOBER 21, 1868: San Francisco suffered damage when a 6.8 earthquake stuck the Hayward Fault.

OCTOBER 21, 1868: San Francisco suffered damage when a 6.8 earthquake stuck the Hayward Fault.

When one hears about San Francisco Bay Area earthquakes only two are usually mentioned: the 1906 Earthquake[1] and the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake[2]. But anyone who…

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SEPTEMBER 7, 1865: Performer James Cooke walked a tightrope from San Francisco’s Cliff House to Seal Rock just offshore. The Cliff House operated for 157 years, drawing people to its sweeping views of the Pacific Ocean.

SEPTEMBER 7, 1865: Performer James Cooke walked a tightrope from San Francisco’s Cliff House to Seal Rock just offshore. The Cliff House operated for 157 years, drawing people to its sweeping views of the Pacific Ocean.

Located at the northwest corner of San Francisco, the first Cliff House opened on October 15, 1863. Samuel Brannan[1] purchased the lumber from a ship that…

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