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DEFENDER OF THE GATE

Image source - U.S. Army Military History Institute
Presidio of San Francisco, ca. 1900-1904

THE PRESIDIO OF SAN FRANCISCO
A History from 1846 to 1995

by

Erwin N. Thompson

Historic Resource Study
Golden Gate National Recreation Area
National Park Service


Note: This is a preprint version without photos or maps of a Historic Resource Study of this title printed by the National Park Service, Denver Service Center, July, 1997 (NPS-330). The volume is not otherwise available to the general public.

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