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Making America's Best Idea Even Better
San Francisco Maritime National Historical ParkVolunteers learning the art of going aloft on the sailing ship Balclutha.
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San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
Lodging
 

Argonaut Hotel
800-790-1415

495 Jefferson Street
San Francisco, CA  94109

A luxury boutique hotel located adjacent to the visitor center in one of the park's historic register properties.
A white marking painted on the port side of Balclutha with letters and lines.  

Did You Know?
This "Plimsoll Mark" is painted on the port side of Balclutha and named for Samuel Plimsoll, an Englishman who fought to pass the Merchant Shipping Act of 1876. Before this law, many ships were dangerously overloaded and many sank. These “coffin ships” claimed the lives of many sailors.
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