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Dec 12, 2023 · Learn about the history and significance of the Presidio as a U.S. military base from 1846 to 1994. Explore the events, conflicts, and achievements that shaped the Presidio and its role in American expansion and defense.
- Post to Park Transition
When the Golden Gate National Recreation Area was formed in...
- Crissy Field
The story of Crissy Field is inexorably linked to the early...
- 1906 Earthquake
In the early dawn light of April 18, 1906—at 5:12 a.m.—the...
- Park Home
For 218 years, the Presidio served as an army post for three...
- Post to Park Transition
The Presidio of San Francisco (originally, El Presidio Real de San Francisco or The Royal Fortress of Saint Francis) is a park and former U.S. Army post on the northern tip of the San Francisco Peninsula in San Francisco, California, and is part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area . It had been a fortified location since September 17 ...
Dec 1, 2019 · Learn how the Presidio of San Francisco evolved from a Spanish military outpost to a national historic landmark and a public park. See key events, photos and milestones in its history and transformation.
The land at the Golden Gate was the traditional territory of the Yelamu, a local tribe of the Ramaytush Ohlone peoples of the San Francisco Peninsula. It then served as a military outpost for the Spanish Empire, the Mexican Republic, and the United States Army. Today, it’s a national park site and a National Historic Landmark District.
The Presidio of San Francisco was a military base for three different nations—Spain (1776–1821), Mexico (1821–1846), and the US (1846–1994) ( U.S. Military Period: 1846-1994 ). Due to its strategic location at the entrance of San Francisco Bay, the Presidio played an important role in every major US war.
Jan 18, 2024 · San Francisco’s Presidio has a long military history, of which Fort Scott is just one part. In 1776, Spanish colonizers landed on Ohlone land and decided this northwest spit of land overlooking the narrow entrance to the Bay would be a strategic location for protecting the Pacific coast from attacking ships.
